It’s so hard to believe our little guy turned 2 months old on Sunday! He’s changed so much in the last 2 months, that its almost difficult to comprehend.
we’ve gone from this…
to this is just a few short weeks!
We had his 2 month check-up today and he got an A+ from Dr. Dickerson! Unfortunately the 2 month appointment also means shots :(. He did really great though and didn’t hardly cry until the last one – which she said stings really badly as it goes in. Poor baby…made me so sad to hear him scream like that & know that I was the one holding him down for it.
Here’s the rundown on the little guy at 2 months:
- He weighs just over 11 lbs and is 23.5 inches long. That puts him in the 25 percentile for weight and 75 percentile for height. Obviously inheriting his daddy’s height, it looks like he’s going to be long & lean!
- He wears size 1 diapers and 3 month clothes, but some outfits seem to be a little short for him.
- He’s eating 4 oz about every 3 hours during the day and will go about 6 or 7 hours at night (from about 9 pm to 4 am).
- Right now he’s getting half formula & half breast milk in his bottles, but will soon be getting all formula when our stash of frozen milk is gone.
- He is sharing lots of smiles with us and its just adorable to see his little face light up and smile at us!
- He’s also started “talking” to us and hearing he and his daddy carry on a conversation is enough to melt my heart.
- He’s still sleeping in the Nap Nanny in our bedroom, but I’m hoping to get enough courage to move him to his bed soon. We’ll see how that transition goes. I’ve heard some people say its better to start with naps, while others say its better to start at bedtime. I’m thinking we’ll start with bedtime since he doesn’t nap super well during the day unless he’s being held or in his bouncy seat.
- He LOVES his pacifier, which we call the “nu-nu” (pronounced new-new). I take 2 with us everywhere go…just in case! Don’t ask me where this name came from, but its what we’ve called them in my family for as long as I can remember, so it felt only appropriate to continue the tradition.
- We are trying to learn to like tummy time. Some days he’ll tolerate it for a few minutes, other days, not so much. We’ll keep working though.
- He’s a very happy and content baby and for that, we are so thankful!
Happy 2 months Parker James! We love you so very much!