TWO MONTHS OLD! I cannot believe it. I'll probably say that every time I do one of these monthly posts. But, I truly cannot process how quickly the months go by! I only have one more month home with my little love before I go back to work. So, I'm really hoping April is a SLOW month! But, I know better, it will fly by just like the others. Therefore, I'm just trying to soak in every minute with her and taking WAY too many pictures along the way!
2 Month Favorites::
Honestly, everything she loved at 1 month she still loves, especially bath time, the play mat and the car seat! But, she's starting to get a little personality and that is making things so much fun! She has started to interact with things and she's taking in the world around her. It's awesome!
1) Bink - She loves the pacifier. We have it on hand at all times. She has also started to suck her hand which is adorable!
2) I Love You & Goodnight - This book and all the others we have on the shelves in her room. We read to her every morning and before bed!
3) Noise Machine - She sleeps with the noise machine on in her room. It makes a white noise sound and I think it really helps her to stay asleep. It kind of drowns out the car noises from the street and keeps her from waking up!
4) Monitor - I love the monitor that we registered for. It has a video monitor so I can roll over in the middle of the night and check on her. Instead of having to get up and go in her room! It also has a noise sensor that will only kick on if she makes a certain level of noise, so we don't hear her every grunt and sneeze in the middle of the night!
5) Rock & Play - She takes the majority of her naps in the rock and play. It's really nice because I can keep her right by me and I don't have to take her upstairs to her room and get the monitor out.
6) Spring (walks, sunglasses..etc) - The weather has JUST started to get warm and we have taken her out for several walks. Like I said, she loves the car seat and stroller. I've gotten out my baby carrier a couple times but, she is still warming up to the idea of being in it!
7) Headbands - As you can see she loves to wear her headbands. I'm always looking for new ones when we go to the store! Since she is bald they help to keep her from looking like a boy (if all the pink doesn't give it away)! And she has her daddy's huge head, so it helps to make it look smaller! =)
8) March Madness - Chad's convinced that she sits with him on the couch and watches basketball. I'm pretty sure she's pooping but either way they both look happy sitting there together! It's too bad our Bearcats couldn't pull off a win!
Stats::
10 lbs 13oz :: 50th%
22.5 in. :: 50th%
We really feel like she has grown SO much this past month. She is getting little baby rolls and chubby cheeks. I just can't get over the cuteness! She has outgrown all her newborn clothes and is wearing 0-3 months now. It was a very sad day when I packed up all her tiny cute clothes.
Milestones::
Along with growing so much this past month, we feel like she has really gotten a lot older. She has a little personality now!
{Following faces/focusing}
She watches everything! She will follow us as we walk by, if we are walking around with her she will look around at everything! We will hold her on our laps and talk to her and she looks right at us!
{Making more noises}
She has started "cooing" I guess you would say. She makes funny noises all the time, and new ones everyday. She laughs and "talks" to us when we play with her. It's so much fun!
{Smiling}
This is by far our favorite thing she has started to do. It's a game everyday to see how many times we can get her to smile and laugh at us. She is the cutest thing we have every laid our eyes on!
Sleeping::
{Sleeping in her own crib}
This is a close second on our favorite things list! The day of her 1 month check up with the doctor we put her in her own crib to sleep (per his instructions) and she slept 5+ hours that night. It was glorious! The monitor and noise machine have helped this I think. She usually does 4.5-5 hour chunks at a time, but we have recently had a handful of 6-7 hour stints! She will wake up, eat and go right back to sleep! It's amazing! In the mornings she usually wakes up around 7. She will make just enough noise to let us know she's up and wants to be picked up, but she doesn't really cry! She's definitely a morning person!
{Naps}
Her naps are still pretty unpredictable except her morning nap. She will usually sleep from 9-12 every morning. Other than that she will take 30 minute to 1 hour naps sparatically throughout the day!
Eating::
She is still exclusively breastfed and she is doing great! Since she has gotten a little bigger, she has corrected all the issues we had in the beginning. Everyone was right, it does get so much easier! Now, I love that I can just walk in her room at 3 in the morning and fed her and not have to make a bottle! It's really nice!
Misc::
{Cloth Diapers}
We started cloth diapers 2 days ago. It is going really well for the time being! I will keep you updated!
{Bedtime Routine}
We started a bedtime routine which I also think helps her sleep for longer periods at night. We give her a bath with her nighttime bath soap and lotion, get her all cozy in her PJs, read her a book or two and then I nurse her and put her in her crib!
{Next steps}
I can just tell she is on her way to hitting so many more milestones this next month. During tummy time she is SOO close to rolling over. And I have tried putting a rattle in her hand to see if she will hold onto it and she does for short periods of time. It's just a matter of time before she's grabbing things!
These have truly been the best 2 months of our lives! We have the sweetest baby girl and we cannot get enough of her. Every moment has been amazing and watching her grow and hit new milestones has been incredible. Just look at that sweet little face!!
