Eliana, you are 2 months old!!!
-You are wearing 0-3 and 3 month clothing. I haven’t tried you
in 3-6 months yet, because
I’m not ready to admit that you are growing that
fast, but I bet you could fit in some of them.
-You are wearing a size 2 diaper. We had a lot of fun discovering that we needed to up the
size…yeah. This happened while we were at a conference in
Lynchburg, VA. Ask me about it
sometime. Let’s just say it involves poop on the
floor of Liberty’s basketball arena.
-You are up to 12 lbs 2 oz – 75th percentile!
-You are 22.5 inches long – 50th percentile! Although, I am not
convinced that you aren’t
longer than that. The doctor even admitted that they
don’t take good measurements.
-Your head size is also 75 percentile, but I don’t know the
exact measurement.
- Dr. Adams admitted at your 2-month appointment that he was
actually quite surprised
that you didn’t end up being hospitalized when you had
RSV. He said that most infants at
that age do. We were all very thankful that
you did so well.
-You are still taking breast milk exclusively, and you refuse to take a bottle
even though it
is still breast milk. I guess you just love your Mommy too much.
-You started sleeping through the night the night before you
turned 6 weeks old. You slept
from 10:45 pm – 7:45 am (and we kind of woke
you). I couldn’t believe it, and I thought it
was a fluke! It has happened
every night since then with the exclusion of 2 nights. You act
like a teenager
in that you don’t like waking up in the mornings. Sometimes I even make
you
wake up to eat when you start stirring a little. Any time you wake up you act
just like
your Daddy when he wakes up, too. You are also very good about going
to sleep at bedtime.
Even if you are awake, we can swaddle you and you will
eventually go to sleep. Sometimes
you grunt a little, but so far you haven’t
really cried except for a few nights.
-You're still sleeping in the pack-n-play at night at the end of our bed. Daddy
says it is time
for you to start sleeping in your own room, but I just can’t
handle that thought. It seems so
far away.
-You are really smiling a lot now. You smiled before, but it is much more
frequent now.
- Your little legs barely ever stop kicking. We call it “riding
your bike.” I think you
discovered your feet in your car seat the other day
(5-5-12). Any time you sit in it, you stare
down at your feet and look back and
forth from one to the other, especially if you are
wearing shoes. You also love
the mirror that we have in the car for you. You like looking at
that super cute
baby.
-You can stand up with us barely supporting you under your arms,
and you’ve been able to
do that for a while. It’s kind of crazy. You also lean
against our chests looking over our
shoulders and push yourself up to a
standing position.
-You like to stare at our window treatments, the fans, and just about any
light. You also
love looking at the tv.
-Your neck has been strong since the day that you were born. You can lift it up
to about a 45
degree angle.
-You are not a fan of tummy time for very long.
-Your eyes are so big and blue. They are absolutely gorgeous!
-You used to love your swing, but lately you haven’t liked it as much. I am
thinking it may
be because we need to adjust the straps. Hopefully you will
start liking it again. We've tried
the Bumbo, but I think you are still a
little small for it. You were a little small for your
Exersaucer, too, but you
didn’t seem to hate it.
-We still have not given you a paci, and I am okay with that. You like to suck
on the back of
your hand, and sometimes I think you are trying to get to your
thumb. I may regret not
giving you a paci if you become a thumb sucker, but
we’ll see what happens.
-You do really well riding in the car most of the time. You used to fall asleep
every time,
but lately you have been looking around more. However, if you are
awake and you have
been strapped into your seat for a while, you let us know
that you are ready to get out.
-You LOVE bath time. You get so relaxed and do not want out. Most bath times
end in you
crying when we start drying you off with the towel.
-You absolutely love your Daddy. Mommy can tell him that you’ve
had a fussy day, and he
doesn’t believe me because you smile at him as soon as
he comes home.
-You love to be held. This is probably Mommy's fault. Most of
the time you refuse to take a
nap in your crib or the pack and play. You will
only nap on Mommy. Sometimes if Daddy is
home he can get you to take a nap.
-You love your changing table. You smile all of the time when
you are getting your diaper
changed and after. This is when we have some of our
most fun times together.
-You have the hiccups all of the time…just like when I was
pregnant with you.
- When you were 6 weeks old we were at McDonald's and one of the nursery nurses from
the hospital was there, too. She saw you and remembered you and your name. We were
impressed, but we think you are just that memorable.
You did great at your two month appointment. Daddy and I were
both there, and I was very
nervous about your shots. Dr. Adams answered all of our questions and checked you out.
He said you look wonderful! We were concerned because you seem to always be
congested,
but he didn’t think it was anything to worry about. He said it could
be that you are still a
newborn, leftover from your RSV, or maybe even a
lingering cold…but you are still smiling
and happy and not having trouble
breathing, so it’s okay. Next it was time for your shots.
The nurse gave you an
oral vaccine first. You weren’t too keen on her squirting that stuff
into your
mouth, but you were a good girl and didn’t spit it out. Next you had to get 3
different shots. The nurse needed one of us to hold your arms down, and Daddy
said he
would do it. I walked across the room so I wouldn’t have to watch (yes,
Mommy is a wimp
when it comes to you). The nurse was very quick, and you really
only cried a little. I think
you cried worse when Daddy accidently cut your
finger with the fingernail clippers. I tried
to nurse you right after, but you
were still a little too upset to nurse. I stood up and held
you and you calmed
right down. Then, you were more than happy to eat.
