Baby boy B, you're two months old today! After taking your picture with your "milestone" onesie, I sat back and reflected on the last 60 or so days. It's amazing how in just a short time, you've changed so much. At the same time, it's crazy how the short days and long nights have already added up to your seeing your third month on this earth. We are so thankful for you and don't take for granted any time with you or the simple blessing of having you here...I updated your stats on a prior post, so what else have you been up to during your second month?
-You are a sweet baby. You love to smile when spoken to and are starting to recognize mom and dad.
-You LOVE your big brother. You light up when J enters the room and will seek out his voice no matter where he is. I am excited to see you grow and to witness the bond that the two of you will share.
-You are unbelievably strong. Your doctor confirmed this (it's not just mom saying it). You can hold your neck up with the best of them and once you get a grip on something (including my hair...OUCH), you will NOT let go.
-You are pretty consistent with your schedule. You eat every three hours, play for about an hour after that and then sleep for an hour and a half. That cycle repeats throughout the day (we are becoming Baby Wise...) and at night, you may go four hours before you wake up to eat and you go right back down to sleep once you're fed and changed.
-You have started tummy time though it's not your favorite. You'd rather be upright on our shoulders so that you can see and take the world in.
-You still dislike riding in the car and being in your carseat though it seems that you are starting to mellow out a bit. I hope so, we have places to go and things to see!!!!
-All the newborn clothes have been put away for a while now, but now I am starting to put away the 3 months clothes as well. It depends on the brand, but you are most comfy in the 3-6 months clothing and some 6 month outfits as well.
-You are in size 2 diapers and made that leap last week. You can technically still fit the size 1's, but the extra room is good on those big legs you have and also protect us from your blow outs.
-You were taking Zantac for your reflux, but I am weaning you off of it. We changed your formula to the Similac sensitive for spit up which contains rice paste and that seems to be helping. No more breast milk for you (I still think you're allergic to something in my diet, but hopeful that you won't have any food allergies).
-You took one immunization and an oral vaccine at your doctor's appointment. You have a few others to take before you are up to speed. Sorry if it seems like you are getting poked more often than the other babies, but I don't want all those toxins in your system at one time, so we are spacing things out.
-Your favorite activities include brief visits in your swing, small doses of your play mat and gazing at the Christmas tree and the lights. More than anything, you LOVE personal attention will babble and "talk" to us for quite some time. We love it too :). Your brother especially loves it since he feels that you are finally acknowledging him and communicating with him.
-You really enjoy bath time. We just removed the sling from your tub and you love to kick those feet and splash the water. We enjoy it too, though the bathroom floor probably doesn't feel the same.
-We have tried to give you prune juice and apple juice to get things "moving" down there at the advice of your doctor. I understand not liking the prune juice, but you do not like ANYTHING to go in your mouth besides milk. You don't even like apple juice and made faces like it's the worst thing in the world. So we had to table the juice idea for now...
Well, B, that's all for this month. You are an awesome baby and a joy to have in our lives. I know your brother would tell you that you are the best little brother he could have asked for!
Love you to the moon and back!
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