Two Months Old

My sweet sea monster, the days may be long but they are already passing by too quickly. You have reached your two month mark already and we are enjoying watching all the new things you are learning how to do. At your doctors appointment we learned that you are fit as a fiddle, 13.5 pounds and 24 inches long! You are growing so big, I often wonder how big you will be when you grow up.

You got your first round of vaccines this month as well, which i am pretty sure was more traumatic for me than it was for you. I had to hold you while you got poked three times then cried and cried. It took you a couple days to recover from the shots and you slept a lot. You did run a slight fever, but thanks to some infant Tylenol it went away rather quickly 

Your head control is getting better, but you hate your tummy time. You only make it a few minutes before the crying starts but i promise it is for your own good.

in the last month you have really enjoyed sucking on things, you are getting the hang of your pacifier although you still spit it out quite a bit. Your hands end up in your mouth a lot these days, which brings us to the fact that you have begun to drool! it's cute though, i promise :)

your smiles have started to become more social, but you seem to save them solely for mommy and daddy. Nobody else has yet to make you grin, but its not for the lack of trying. You are a little superstar at church and everyone loves to ooh and ahh over you. 

your sleeping patterns are getting better, technically "sleeping through the night", which consists of 5 to 7 hour stretches of sleep. quite often you will be down for the night around 8/8:30 and awake around 2 for a feeding. Those are the good nights, I enjoy waking up only once and getting a little more sleep but i also cherish the sweet night time moments we share. 

there is not much interest in toys or rattles yet, you do like to hold and grasp things though. lights however are your best friend! you will gaze at them all day and even try to fend off sleep to keep your sleepy head awake to stare at those lights. 

You love to take Duke on walks but only in your stroller. We have a baby carrier for you but I don't think it fits us very well. you hate being in it and we often end up in tears. I've been looking into finding a used ergo baby carrier to try, that is what most people say is the best. You love being cuddled and held so hopefully we find an answer to that soon!

We both love you so much, the love your daddy has for you shows in everything he does. it makes me love you both even more watching you together. Like i said, the days may be long, bug a boo, but the months are flying by. I'm loving watching you grow but already wishing for time to slow down. 

love, the williams

One Month Old

I cannot believe that you, my dear, are already one month old. It feels like yesterday that we were in the hospital waiting your arrival. Now here we are one month later and oh how you have changed!

you are now 11 pounds and 23 inches long, quite the difference from when you were born. You're breastfeeding like a champ, most days it feels like that is all we do.. well it is all we do. Eat, play, poop and sleep then repeat. speaking of sleep you are hit and miss these days. the first few weeks started out so well and lately you have been deciding to sleep a few hours at night and then stay awake a few hours. Or you like to wake up every hour just for fun :) i know this time soon will pass so i try not to worry about it to much.

you have recently found your hands and feet. always kicking them about and sticking hands in your mouth or pulling on your ear. You have also begun to smile, and not just gassy smiles that happen with out you knowing it. I mean full on look at me mom I'm smiling, smiles! they are magical. 

your favorite thing to do is stare out windows. you love to see the light and listen to the wind blowing. as long as someone is standing next to you, you could stare out the window for minutes on end. 

you are a huge cuddler, always wanting to be held and snuggled close. I love to hold you and smell your sweet baby smell. However this also causes you to not like to be left to your own devices, you can only stand to be set down for short time periods. 

you love to sit in your swing, and are not so thrilled about your bouncer. 

you love to stare at things and are always taking everything in around you. your eyes are currently blue and we are both hoping that they stay that way but only time will tell. You also have your dads blond hair but some of that has started to fall out causing you to rock a baby mullet. luckily your hair is so light that you can't really tell yet.

we are excited to see what new things will happen over this next month of your life. we love watching your grow and learn.