Happy 2 Months Annie!

 

Happy two months! Once again as I write this monthly post, I feel as though you are older than your month age. Though you've only been on the outside for two months, you are definitely a precious part of our family.

 

Ella, Troy, and Luke are always concerned about you in some way. I think if I'd let him, Troy would hug you, kiss you, and sing to you all day long. He loves to "make you happy" by singing to you. He sits next to you in the car, and he loves to hold your hand and talk about how he taught you to hold his hand. He'll say something along the lines of the following: "Annie's holding my hand like I teached her" and he is SO proud.

 

You are sleeping really well at night - I keep telling people you are spoiling me! Most nights you sleep between 9-10 hours, and you've been doing that for a few weeks now. Every now and then you have a night that isn't quite as good, but overall you are an amazing sleeper. You love white noise and to be swaddled or sacked (as I call it) in your swaddle sack at night. You also like your swing, and take naps in it during the day. You do not like tummy time, but hopefully that will change soon.

At your two month appointment, you weighed 10 lbs, 11 oz (50%), and were 22 inches long (25%). It is getting harder and harder for me to carry you in your carseat...it is amazing the difference two pounds can make!

 

You started smiling (not just during your sleep) this month and I LOVE it! You love to be talked to, and you often smile when we talk to you. You also coo back at us sometimes.

We traveled twice during this past month, and you did great both times. As of right now, you seem to like your carseat pretty well, and I'm SO thankful for that. On both trips we took you slept the majority of the time.

 

I've gotten you to suck on a pacifier a few times this month, but overall you hate it most of the time. I still think you might end up being a thumb sucker. A few times over the past week you really been trying hard to suck on your hands, but you haven't quite figured out how to get your thumb out.

 

We are often commenting about who we think you look the most like at this age, and right now your dad and I think you look the most like Troy. However, there is something about your pout that reminds me A LOT of Luke.

Annie @ one month

Luke @ two months
Troy @ two months (I didn’t start writing these monthly posts for Ella until she was 17 months old)

Happy 2 Months Luke!

Wow, two months old! It is amazing how much can change in a month. I already feel like I have many more things to write about you this month compared to last month. Overall, you seem less content at two months old compared to one month. I’m not sure exactly what the fussiness is all about, but we think it may be acid reflux or possibly an issue with dairy.  Hopefully we’ll figure it out soon so you won’t feel so bad.

You are more alert every day and you have been sleeping for much longer stretches at night. I knew you were growing, but I was amazed to find out that you weigh more than a pound more than your brother did at 2 months. That might make wearing hand-me-downs a little difficult!

You started smiling this month and it melts my heart. I love to see you smile! You have found your hands and at times like to suck on your hands. I’m curious to see if you end up being a thumb-sucker.

You are an extremely expressive little boy from smiles to wrinkly foreheads to big eyes. Sometimes we joke that you have “big-eyed” us when we you give us a certain look. You’ve also started making the cutest baby noises.

You can be quite picky about the way you like to be held. Sometimes you make your dad hold you like the photo below to be happy. :) Luke @ one month

Troy @ two months (I didn’t start writing these monthly posts for Ella until she was 17 months old)

Happy 2 Months Troy!

Happy 2 Months Troy! This post is a little late because you turned two months old during the week of Thanksgiving

This month flew by just as fast as the first month. In fact, it is hard to believe that you have already been with us on the outside for two months. In ways, it seems longer (like during the nights you still keep us up!), but in others it seems impossible that you are already two months old.

You started smiling this month, and it is hard to describe the pure joy and warmth we feel from seeing your smile. You are still a mama's boy, and would much rather be held than lay in your swing or bouncy seat.

You finally decided that your pacifier was OK, although you still try to get your thumb to suck on at times. You have also become very attentive to the things around you. You like to watch the mobile on your swing, and you also enjoy listening to the music your swing plays. In fact, if the music stops, you start fussing!

Although you are still small (only 9 lbs, 11 oz at your two month check-up), you strength continues to grow. You hold your head up very well! You've continued to struggle with reflux which is difficult not only for you, but for us as well. We hate to see you not feeling well! We love you so much!

Troy @ 1 Month