2 Months!

Hello my sweet girl! Today, you are already two months old! I don’t even know where the time is going, but you are already growing up!

Your eyes and hair are already changing. Your hair is lightening up a lot, and I’m about 80% sure that we have a little red head on our hands! Your eye brows give it away. J Your eyes are definitely changing colors. I’m thinking they will end up brown…you already have small brown spots mixed in with the blue. I’m excited for you to have beautiful brown eyes like your Dad, but it made me tear up a little bit because it just reminded me of how fast you are growing. Your dad told me to take LOTS of pictures of your blue eyes now so that we can always remember your newborn look.

You have a lot of nicknames. We still call you our sweet girl, honey, baby, monkey, pumpkin and little lady. But we also have started calling you Banana and Nana. I’m pretty sure your Auntie Kelly started those names and they just kind of stuck.

You have been quite the traveler! In your second month we did a lot of across the state trips….which you do not love. You don’t appreciate the pressure on your little ears during the elevation change and you let us know by screaming as loud as you can. It makes Mama very worried and I made Daddy pull over several times so that I could take you out of your car seat and cuddle you until you felt better. We managed to turn a 3 hour car ride into five and a half hours…but I can’t bear to hear you cry.

Even though you don’t like traveling, we have had some pretty fun adventures! Your first trip across the state was to Chelan for the 4^th of July (your first holiday!). You loved Chelan. You spent a lot of time enjoying the outdoor weather, and napping. This was a big milestone for Mommy because I let you nap all by yourself for the first time! I had been hanging out in your room while you napped because I was too nervous to leave you alone…but I forced myself to let you nap by yourself while we were in Chelan. However, I was glued to the baby monitor like nobody’s business! J

Your second and third trips across state were for weddings. The first wedding was another big milestone for us. Not only did you get to meet most of Mommy’s best friends, but it was also your first night away from us. I was pretty nervous about it, but I managed to have a lot of fun and I heard you had lots of fun getting some quality time with Grammy and Auntie Kelly. They are some of your most favorite babysitters.

In your second month you have been increasingly more aware of things going on around you. You definitely notice when people are in the room and you quiet down when you think you hear Mommy or Daddy nearby. You make lots of eye contact with us and we can tell that you are watching our faces closely.

On July 8^th, you had your first laugh! Mommy was in the other room getting ready and Daddy was holding you and making silly sounds to try and get you to laugh…and out it came! He was so excited and yelled for me to come and watch. Of course it was a one-time deal, so I’ve been waiting for my turn to hear your sweet laugh.

You’ve changed your schedule around…which I love. In the beginning of your second month you started sleeping from 11pm to 3:45am consistently. After that you would sleep off and on every few hours or so until bedtime at 11pm again. However, this last week you have changed your schedule again. Bedtime is now anywhere from 9-10pm and you sleep until about 3am. You wake up again for the day at around 7am. Your morning nap is around 9am, afternoon nap around 1pm, and evening nap around 4pm. It comes and goes depending on what we are doing…but that’s the pattern we are seeing as of now.

When you are not napping (or eating) you are helping Mommy wedding plan! You come with me to all of my appointments and meetings. Sometimes we take Auntie Kelly with us in case you get a little fussy. We picked out your flower girl dress. It is the cutest thing I have ever seen and I can’t wait for it to come in the mail! You are going to be the belle of the ball at our wedding!

You are still loving your bouncer and swing. I only put you in the bouncer when I need to bring you with me but can’t hold you…aka the bathroom when I need to shower and get ready. You just love sitting in there and listening to Mommy sing to you. I have also been trying to get you to like your play mat. It’s hit and miss…sometimes you tolerate it for a few minutes. However, you prefer to be propped up and looking at everyone or held and do not enjoy being on your back so the play mat is not the most ideal toy for you.

Something you really love is watching T.V. This is one habit that we do not want to get into too much…but for now you really love watching the different colors and shapes across the screen. You are pretty funny though…we try and block the T.V. from your view and you will move your little head up and down trying to figure out where it went!

This month you took your first nap in your crib! You have definitely out-grown your bassinet by now and I have loved having you sleep next to me every night. I wanted to try out your crib to see how you did. You seemed to enjoy it enough. Apparently we are supposed to start sleep training in the next month or two and I am not looking forward to that. I’m going to miss my baby!

You’ve been in great health. The only thing that seems to bother you is some bouts of gassiness and mild cases of diaper rash. Both things make you cry out in pain, which makes me so upset. I’m working on changing my diet, to help reduce your gassiness. I also have a faint suspicion that you might have started teething. I asked the doctor about it and she said that we wouldn’t see teeth until much later on…however, you are showing LOTS of teething signs and I’m sticking with my suspicion. Besides, the doctor we saw wasn’t your regular doctor and doesn’t know what an advanced baby you are! We will see over this next month if some little teethies pop up!

You’ve had some pretty huge milestones this month. One of them is that you discovered your hands and thumb! You LOVE to suck on both your hands now, which means I am constantly washing them so you don’t accidentally get sick! You also smile ALL the time, especially when you see Mommy and Daddy. This has been my most favorite milestone so far, because it is the most rewarding thing to see you start to recognize us. You have also found your voice, and it is the sweetest sound I have ever heard. You love talking to Mommy and our favorite time is around 7am, when you wake up for the day and we get a good half hour of cuddle time/talk time in before we get up for the day. The last milestone is that you have started mimicking our facial expressions. This one is really fun to watch. When I stick out my tongue at you, you start working your little mouth and trying to figure out which muscles you need to use until your little tongue starts poking out. It is absolutely the cutest thing.

 

At your two month check-up you weighed in at 13 pounds, 4 ounces. You measured in at 23.5inches in height and your head is 16.5 inches. You shot up in the last month…so much that you are off the charts in weight and head circumference and in the 95% percentile for height. In fact, the doctor came in and measured your head three different times to make sure they got it right. They couldn’t believe the growth spurt you went through! I actually have to take you back in a month so they can check your head again to make sure it isn’t growing TOO fast.

Because of your growth spurt, we are officially done with size 1 diapers. Luckily we were able to use them all up and were left with one box of size 1-2 diapers, which are definitely a little tight, but we are making do with them until they are gone. You are all over the board in clothing sizes. You seem most comfortable in size 3-6 month clothes, but can still wear your 3 month clothes and even some of your 0-3 month clothes. You even have one onsie in a size Newborn that you wear.

My favorite things about you so far (besides everything!) are when you know milk is coming and you make a sound that resembles a puppy panting. You just get so excited! It makes me laugh every time. I also love your sweet smile and I can make my voice go to crazy high octaves just to squeeze one little smile out of you. You also make these adorable little screeches that sound like bird chirps. You will chirp loudly and wait until you have our attention and then go back to looking around the room. You also have the most adorable sleepy stretch when you are just waking up; you ball your little fists up and reach high above your head, while tucking your legs up and sticking your head out. I am going to try and get it on video because I love it so much. My last favorite thing you have done this month is give us sweet wet baby kisses (otherwise known as baby drool) on our arms, shoulders and hands. I will just be holding you and suddenly feel something wet, only to discover that somehow your little mouth found my fingers, hands, arm, or shoulder.

Above all, my favorite thing about this month has been that I got to spend another month getting to know you. Your personality is coming out more and more every day and I absolutely can’t wait to see what next month brings us. I love you so much, baby doll. Happy 2 months!

Love,

Mommy