Every time Irene gets on her belly, her neck gets stronger and when she's unhappy, she uses it to headbutt me.

Oh irene. As irene gets older, her faces transition from purely reactionary to something resembling shades of her opinion. Like that picture above where she's all "yeah... uh huh, still on the floor" to this where she clearly looks like she's not really down for whatever is happening. "you see

It seems like most babies get into this routine where they sleep with their hands behind their heads. irene is no exception to the rule, but that doesn't mean that it's not endearing when she does it all the same. these next two outfits, it's sort of impressive, she's grown

irene has her ups and downs like anybody. The other day, i was holding her and she just erupted into a cry while i was taking her photo, seemingly for no reason. here she is at the precipice of crying, at that moment when she's winding up for a cry

The other day we went to the doctors' for irene's 2-week checkup. It's funny sitting in the office as a parent, but it was comforting to hear that irene had been gaining weight at a good rate. So without further ado, I present to you a celebration of baby rolls,