The past 2 months has been a whirlwind. As soon as things should have been calming down (as far as having a newborn in the house,) I got sick. After I got over it, O caught the bug. But, we have had a couple weeks to figure out this new life of ours.
Our sweet Buggie's 2 month pediatrician appointment went well. They said he is developmentally spot on and everything looks great. He is 13lbs, 3.5oz, which is the 85th percentile for his age. He is only the 55th percentile in height, so, as we guessed- we have a chunker! This sweet chunker is still eating very often, giving me one big stretch of 4 hrs tops each day and one each night. The rest of his life, he is eating every 2 hours on average. When he takes a bottle (once a night,) he is taking about 4 oz now. This is new, as up until a few days ago, we were giving him 3-3.5 oz and he seemed satisfied.
Some things going on this month:
>We get smiles all the time now.
>We now get laughs every so often. These laughs are the sweetest noise I have ever heard and you can't help but join in on the giggles.
> He loves to coo and "Oh." He loves when you make noises he can make. It's actually sometimes frustrating. When he wakes up at 5am to eat, he always wants to talk and play with me. How can I resist his sweet smile?
> He is getting better at keeping his pacifier in his mouth. This is nice when he wants it for sleep.
> He is starting to have somewhat of a schedule. Based on how the morning is, I can tell how the rest of the day is going to go.
> His cries are changing. He has a specific "piggy" cry when he is hungry, and angry cry when he is gassy, a scream-like cry when he is over tired, a cough-like cry when he wants his pacifier, and a whiney- pout like cry when he is needing to go to the bathroom.
> Odin is now in size 2 diapers! We still have some size 1's that we are finishing off, but they are way too small.
Every day, he is using his hands more and more. He still scratches his face often, so he is still in his gloves a lot. He is also a very kicky boy, now. Watching him kick around, we decided to purchase the Fisher Price piano play mat. Oh my goodness. Little boy LOVES this thing. A friend of mine described the play mat as "baby crack" because of how excited the baby gets when playing on it, and how long they can play. He spends a lot of his waking time playing on the play mat. He likes when we lay behind him and talk to him in the overhead mirror.
Odin loves mirrors. He will talk and coo to the mirror. I call it "telling stories." He seems less enthralled with the frames on the walls and is now more interested in people. He now recognizes certain people. It used to be that anyone was as good as the last person. The only time he wanted a specific person was when he wanted to eat. But, now, there are times where he doesn't want me. Nothing I can do will stop his crying. He wants Liam. And the opposite. There are times when Liam gets home from work, so excited to snuggle his Lovey, and Odin only wants mommy.
The past few weeks, he has gotten more fussy, for sure. But, he is still a very easy baby and we can't believe how blessed we are with such a sweet boy.
And now....Photo-bomb....
Buggie: Bronchitis Edition
He is still sleeping a lot.
Athena has finally decided we can keep him.
Not quite ready for it, but first shot at the Bumbo.
Such a silly Love.
5 AM feeds are a little easier when he looks like this.
Laughing in his sleep.
He is still co-sleeping with us. We have no intention to change this any time soon.
Visiting Daddy at work
Playing outside
Such a handsome boy!
Before and After his 2 month shots.
First Time Playing the piano.
Just some morning talking time.
