2 months

A little late on this one. C is currently 10 weeks old but better late than never...

Stats:
12 lbs 11 oz
24 inches
90% or better

2 months is a dream! C has gotten over her fussiness and her GI system seems to be working much better-- less gas and pain, and a nice little pooping schedule! I now breastfeed one side at a time every hour and half or so to cut down on her reflux, with a double feed each morning and bedtime. She is a star burper at last!
She is still sleeping at night in her beloved Fisher Price Lil-Lamb Dream Swing. It is the best baby item we own by far. I think it helps with her reflux b/c it elevates her head slightly. Add a swaddle blanket, pacifier, swinging action, and the white noise setting and you have a recipe for success. She started sleeping past 3:30 to 6:30 once she hit 2 months old. Her wake-up time varies but is still consistently 3:30 to 6:30 and she goes back to sleep afterward until I am willing to get out of bed. Can anyone say perfect baby?! I can't handle putting her in her own room yet...she's just too stinkin cute.


She is smiling up a storm. Recognizes faces and voices and will turn head to track them. No laughing yet but does do a cute little squeak when she smiles. Can hold a rattle in her hand but hasn't figured out what to do with it yet. Lots of bouncing in her froggie chair! Hates tummy time but her neck muscles are getting stronger with practice while sitting in my lap--we should be able to use a bumbo chair in no time!
There are so many parenting books out there on how to raise your babies and place them on certain schedules with specific goals in mind. I have been too lazy to read through all of these. My method has been to respond to her needs right away, demand feed, put her down for naps when nothing else can soothe her. By doing this, she actually set her own bedtime which I have learned to follow religiously for fear she breaks out of it! I have also "separated" bedtime from nap-time by swaddling her at night, hoping it is an extra signal and tool for keeping her asleep.


The new baby adrenaline has worn down and I am more tired even though I am getting more sleep. The G diapers are awesome but I have to stay on a routine to keep enough prepped and liners clean for re-use. (Note to self: write future blog post praising G-diapers) Holiday visitors have been my only motivation to keep the house clean. I caught a nasty virus which gave me a chest cold and laryngitis...so I am going easy on myself and napping when C naps. Once I recover it is go time! Need to get her on a daytime routine and my baby items organized in time for her first day of daycare!! Let the countdown begin...I return to work, but only 2 shifts a week praise Jesus, on Jan 19th.