Two Months Old

Another month gone by.  Where are they going?  I have no clue.  Your second baby does seem fly by so much faster than the first.  Probably because your first baby requires that you split your attention so much you feel like you're only getting about 50% of the time you had with your first.  No matter what the reason, I am wishing time could stand still a little bit for both my kids.  They are each growing and maturing before my eyes and sometimes it's a little scary!

Adam went to the doctor today and had to get 3 shots (poor baby!)  I made sure to take his monthly picture before the doctor's appointment.  Here are the obligatory stats:

Weight: 11 pounds, 4.5 ounces (38th percentile)
Height: 23 inches (51st percentile)
Head: 15.5 inches (34th percentile)

So we know he's growing!  They did a prediction calculator for his final height and he's clocking in right at Dad's height (5'11") so Owen will tower over all of us (he is predicted to be 6'2"!)

Sleeping is still less than I would like.  We had a couple days of 6 hour stretches and I got really excited, but we've reverted back to 4 hours being the longest.  However, he seems to be getting much more comfortable on his tummy and in his pj's so hopefully he'll start to stay asleep a little longer in the next few weeks.  I am looking at his one month post and he was only sleeping 2 hours then, so if we are going to double our longest stretch every month - that is great with me!

I've also started giving him formula at night - just as a "top off" right before bed.  Sometimes he drinks it and sometimes he doesn't and I haven't seen that it affects how long he sleeps.  However, it's not hurting anything and I will most likely be transitioning him to 100% formula when he's 3 months old (like I did with Owen) so this is a way to get him used to the formula and the bottle slowly.  He drank 3 ounces last night, so I think he might like it.

During the day, he is getting more and more alert and happy - but we are not done with the yoga ball yet.  Last night and today at lunch were the first two meals he has allowed me to eat while he sat in the bouncy seat.  He still hates the car, but he has started cooing!  I love that sound.  I also love to watch their faces really try to get that sound out from their head to their mouth.  And he is a smiling fool.  Loves to smile at Owen and us and last night, he smiled for a long time at himself in the mirror.  He must have liked what he saw!

I bought these stickers to put on Adam's shirt each month for his monthly photo. They are designed to look like iron-ons, but they are just stickers and you are supposed to "stick and click." I questioned if they were lame or not when I bought them, but I have been looking for new things to do with Adam that I didn't get to do with Owen and this was one of them. I am really liking them though! I think they are going to be really fun when I have all 12 months to compare.

I can't believe he's two months old.  9 weeks to be exact, and I'm coming up on halfway through my maternity leave.  Maybe it's time to start playing the lotto so I can win and quit my job!

Happy birthday, little Adam.  I love you so much.