Raising the Barrs: 2 Months Old and All Smiles

Aiden is now 2 months old and he just loves to smile! He is really starting to show his personality and it's really cute. He loves to smile at Abbey too. All she has to do is start talking to him and he lights up! Just check out this picture.

He had his 2 month checkup and he's doing great. He weighs 11 lbs. 9 oz. now, so he has gained 5 lbs. since he was born. That puts him in the 50th percentile for weight. Unfortunately for him, he takes after his mother and is only 21 1/2 inches long, which is in the 5th percentile for height. So, basically he is short and chubby! He couldn't be cuter though (I'm being completely unbiased here, of course) and I'm sure he will grow some eventually.

We're all getting excited about our upcoming trip to Florida. Yes, I have decided to take the kids to see their "Nana" (my Grandmother) and "Gamma" (Abbey's name for my Mom). Did I mention I am taking a 2 1/2 year old and a 2 month old on a plane by myself? I'm pretty sure I've got some sort of mental lapse happening here, due to lack of sleep, that I will realize just about the time we all get buckled into our seatbelts (actually, it will probably hit while I'm trying to herd myself and the kids through the security line), but I'm hoping you won't be hearing about us on the news..."Mom with unruly toddler and screaming infant thrown off of plane." I've had lots of people promise to pray for me. I'm not sure if I'm encouraged by that or not since, clearly, they see a need for some divine intervention, but I'll take those prayers and as I'm sitting on the plane with my sleeping infant in my arms and my toddler happily watching a movie, I'll be thanking God for answering them. :-) How's that for faith!!