two months: may 5, 2015
with daddy back at work, you and i started to get into our own groove and schedule of life at home together. since you usually wake up for a feeding when it's time for daddy to get ready for the day, daddy and i take that opportunity following your feeding to spend a few minutes "talking" to you. you are quite the chatterbox and a very happy morning baby. you coo, gurgle and smile when we talk to you, it is absolute bliss. your expressions are endless and sometimes you coo so loud that i think you do it just to hear yourself get loud, almost as if you have just discovered you have a voice.
after a morning gab fest, you and i crawl back in bed and snuggle for another few hours before starting the day. i could lay all day with you snuggled on my chest, fast asleep, heavy arms and legs dangling while your one cheek is smushed up against my chest. your lips make this pursed half open look while you sleep. you look so peaceful and like a tiny angel.
once you rise and shine again, we get our day started. you aren't really keen on taking naps during the day as you once were, and you continue to become more alert and inquisitive about your surroundings. for the most part, a few days out of the week are usually filled with errands or appointments. we try to get out of the house as often as possible, but not too much, because you can have car ride meltdowns that make driving alone nearly impossible. one reason i finally caved and allowed you to try soothing yourself with a pacifier, sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't. you're still working on the whole thumb sucking thing and usually only do that when you're hungry, but it's more of a fist sucking than a thumb sucking!
we also introduced a bottle for the first time, despite my anxiety with the introduction. we started out using tommie tippie bottles with the slowest flow and you had milk flying out the sides and downed a 5 oz. bottle in nearly five minutes. i wasn't comfortable with the idea of that much milk entering your tiny tummy that quickly so i did some research and asked advice from other mommas. with some trial and error we have found the dr. browns bottles with the premie flow work best. it takes you the same amount of time to finish your bottle as it does when you nurse, and not nearly as much milk comes out the sides while you're eating. we have incorporated a nightly feeding from daddy to help familiarize you to the bottle feeding. daddy likes the bonding time and mommy likes the "freedom" it allows.
i spend most of our days talking to you, telling you what i'm doing as i'm doing it, sometimes we even dance around the house listening to music while you're in your carrier. other times we sit in silence and i just savor all your tiny features and soft skin, listening to you breath while you sleep snuggled on me.
just a little gab sesh with nessie.
you had your first "play date" this month with one of mommy's childhood friend's son. it was so neat to see you react to another baby!
i had my first mommy fearful moment this month when you had your first allergic reaction. nan was with us at a doctor appointment for mommy, when we noticed your eye was swelling shut while nan was holding you. i panicked. we called your pediatrician and had to wait for an appointment an hour from the time i called, but surprisingly during that hour wait, your swelling went down. nan and i were trying to think back to what could have caused it, and thought it may have been perfume. once at your pediatrician, they told us it was most likely contact dermatitis (skin allergic reaction) and could have been anything. it didn't show up again until we got home and nan was holding you again. we found the culprit. it's nan! just kidding! nan wore a new perfume that day and it must have been irritating to your skin, because every time you laid your head on her shoulder it happened. nan left the house that afternoon in tears almost because she felt so bad. we reassured her you were okay, but that she couldn't wear that perfume around you ever again! needless to say, she threw it out that night and you haven't had a reaction like that since!
you love lying on your back taking in all the new sights while kicking your legs around and talking. we've tried some baby/mommy yoga at home and you love to have your legs and arms stretched. you never tire being carried around in your moby/ergo/ring sling. as i mentioned earlier, you have some rough bouts in the car, i think you find the car seat too confining for your squirmy self, and you hate hats/sweatshirt hoodies because they seem to always fall down over your eyes, making you seriously upset–i don't blame you buddy!
i absolutely melt when i watch daddy with you. you look at him and your face lights up each time. daddy has mastered the diaper change game and bounces you like a grasshopper when you are fussy.
you make everything in life so much sweeter, baby boy. even when it's 2 a.m. and i'm exhausted, you make it all worth it–i'll rock you back to sleep, kiss you on your cheek and you will smile while your dreaming. enough to make anyone wake up at 2 a.m. for!
i hold onto all the special moments we have during our time at home. i can't imagine not being here for every moment of your day, so for that reason, i made the decision, with daddy's support, to stay home with you and not return to work. eventually i plan to return to my compensated career life (since we all know being a stay at home mommy IS a career in itself) doing something part time, but for now i am savoring you!
weight: 11.8 lbs.
height: 23.75 inches
physical appearance: you have filled out since birth, not so squishy face and your cheeks are getting chubby. but that doesn't mean you are chubby! you are still long and lean! by the end of this month, most people say you look more like me. i still see more of daddy though! during your bath time one night this month, daddy discovered you have the same birthmark as him, just below your left nipple. kind of clarifies to me you're daddy's clone!
diapers: diaper changes remained pretty much the same as they were by the end of month one. although the newborns are getting a bit snug, so we most likely will move to size ones by next month!
clothing: it's hard to believe the newborn onesies that were too big on you when you came home from the hospital are getting too tiny for you now. i swear i try squishing you into these, because i am just in denial my itty bitty baby is getting so big!
sleep: your sleep patterns have found a steady routine for the night time, but not much for the day time. during the night you are up asleep by 9:30 p.m., up again at 12 or 1 a.m., then asleep until 3 a.m., but up again at 6 a.m. after the 6 a.m. wake up, we head back to sleep and snuggle with you on my chest.
feeding: a champion feeder is what you are! i am so happy despite our struggles in the beginning, you and i have become pros at it now! you are fed on demand, but it pretty much ends up being every 2.5 to 3 hours. you usually fall asleep while feeding, and have started pacifying towards the end and not really eating. for this reason, we tried giving you a paci, and you take it sometimes, but more times than none, you spit it out.
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