Rose is two months old today. She’s started smiling a little bit, but only when the mood takes her, and smiling at her doesn’t always get one in return; most often she just looks surprised or faintly disgusted.

On Monday she was weighed for the first time in several weeks and is now 10lbs 5oz – almost 4lbs heavier than her birth weight. I’m not surprised, really, as I’ve noticed that she’s not swimming in her clothes so much, though still fits into the newborn size. And she has lovely little rolls of chub on her wrists and knees. Though I am probably the only woman in the world who puts on weight when breastfeeding, so the fact she’s eating like a horse isn’t having a positive effect on me.

ETA: Anna asked about Rose’s cardigan. It’s Helena from Knitty and one of the many baby things I knitted this year. I think if I made it again, I’d make the sleeves longer and roll them up as there’s still plenty of room in the body, but already the sleeves are beginning to skim her wrists (could possibly undo the hem to make these longer, though). Perhaps she’s part orang-utan…