Two months
Thursday
February 21st, 2013
Kinsley
Mae 2 months
We celebrated her 2 months by going over to a friends house for a play date and lunch. Granted Brody was the only one who got to actually play but she got to hang out with the girls and I!
Weight
I’m not sure
how much she weighs, but I’m positive she has put on some weight. I still need
to find a new doctor and make an appointment for her 2 month check up.
Health
Her health seems to be great. No problems that we can see other then an occasional fussiness but unfortunately that’s pretty normal for babies. Her baby acne can get pretty bad at times, as long as I keep up on her ointment it will go away pretty quickly though.
Sleep
As
far as naps go she is great, I couldn’t ask for better naps from this girl! Her
whole morning/early afternoon is usually spent napping. She usually wakes up to
eat around 6:30 or 7 and will go back to sleep for a few hours, sometimes not waking
up again till noon. She definitely likes to nap. This month has been a
roller coaster as far as bedtime goes though. We aren’t sure if the whole moving
threw her off or just the age and phase that she was going through but things
changed that for sure. She used to go to sleep great at night and only wake up
once to eat. The beginning of this month was horrible, like a living nightmare
for me. I swear ALL I ever wanted to do was sleep, in fact that’s usually what
I did during the day, I was lucky if I got a shower in by 3 or 4…yes it was
that bad. She wouldn’t want to go to sleep until midnight or later and even then
would constantly wake up, and she always wanted to sleep with us. Luckily the
last couple weeks have been pretty good. A friend of mine told me to try and
keep her up from 7 to 10, which we have been doing and its worked wonders.
There have been several nights where she will go to bed around 10:30 or 11 and
not wake up to nurse until 6am, which has been wonderful although it doesn’t
happen every night. Also a positive is I have gotten her to be ok not sleeping
in our bed; although some nights I am so tired I don’t even want to mess with
it and just put her in our bed (bad I know).
Just love these little baby feet :)
Clothes
I know this
sounds unreal but I just barely packed up most of her newborn clothes a couple
weeks ago. She grew out of some faster then others; I swear every stores sizes
are different. As of now she can still wear some 0-3 months and 3 months. Again
weird because some 3 months fit her since she was a couple weeks, just depends
on the store. Dresses have always been a different story, her legs are so long
that she’s been in mostly 3 months since the beginning. Makes me so sad how
much she is growing already :( Wish I could keep her my little baby forever.
Diet
Milk Milk and more Milk! Her first little bit of life I was really worried about how much she actually eat because she eats so fast, and usually only nurses on one side. I was so used to Brody where every feeding would take forever! I figure she must just eat fast because she has to be getting what she needs. She is starting to nurse on both sides more and more lately too. It has been nice having her be such a fast eater for those times when we’re in a hurry to get somewhere or I’m in the middle of something.
Milk Milk and more Milk! Her first little bit of life I was really worried about how much she actually eat because she eats so fast, and usually only nurses on one side. I was so used to Brody where every feeding would take forever! I figure she must just eat fast because she has to be getting what she needs. She is starting to nurse on both sides more and more lately too. It has been nice having her be such a fast eater for those times when we’re in a hurry to get somewhere or I’m in the middle of something.
Crying
This girl can cry…that’s for sure, but she still isn’t that bad. I really can’t complain too much. I also really can’t say for sure what her crying is like because it changes so often. Some days she will be completely fine sitting by herself in her bouncer chair while I’m getting things done and other days the minute I lay her down she freaks out. She has quiet the dramatic cry too, sometimes Brody and I can’t help but laugh! I know that’s bad but she just acts like it’s literally the end of the world. The past week or so has been pretty good with her crying, I’m hoping it stays that way. She does like being held, so for the most part as long as she’s being held she’s good to go.
This girl can cry…that’s for sure, but she still isn’t that bad. I really can’t complain too much. I also really can’t say for sure what her crying is like because it changes so often. Some days she will be completely fine sitting by herself in her bouncer chair while I’m getting things done and other days the minute I lay her down she freaks out. She has quiet the dramatic cry too, sometimes Brody and I can’t help but laugh! I know that’s bad but she just acts like it’s literally the end of the world. The past week or so has been pretty good with her crying, I’m hoping it stays that way. She does like being held, so for the most part as long as she’s being held she’s good to go.
Milestones
She is getting really pretty good at holding her head up, it still bobs around from time to time but for a 2 month old I think she does great. She has been trying to hold her head up from the very beginning so I’m not too surprised. She’s also great at focusing on us, I swear she follows me around with her eyes everywhere I go haha. She’s been smiling and “baby laughing” a lot lately; it’s the cutest sweetest thing ever. She chats with us a lot too, I love it so much. We will just “chat” back and forth for quiet a while, she’s so fun!
She is getting really pretty good at holding her head up, it still bobs around from time to time but for a 2 month old I think she does great. She has been trying to hold her head up from the very beginning so I’m not too surprised. She’s also great at focusing on us, I swear she follows me around with her eyes everywhere I go haha. She’s been smiling and “baby laughing” a lot lately; it’s the cutest sweetest thing ever. She chats with us a lot too, I love it so much. We will just “chat” back and forth for quiet a while, she’s so fun!
Products I'm
loving.
I have loved having her Lollypop muslin
swaddle blankets. They are so nice because they are bigger then the normal receiving
blankets I used with bro, which has come in handy since she’s so big. I also
love the feel and texture of them. I’m also loving her Boppy newborn lounger, my
friend bought it for her and it has been wonderful!!! She sleeps in it almost every
night (other then those lazy days I put her in bed with us). She also lays in
it during the day for naps and stuff, I have absolutely loved it. I will use it
with every baby, it is just so nice because they sink right into it and it’s so
comfy. I have also loved the lavender scent baby lotion (we just use the Wal-Mart
brand although in the past I used Johnson brand), it’s great for those days I don’t
have time to give her a bath so she can still smell great. One last thing,
white long sleeve onsies have been a lifesaver! Most of her clothes I bought
were from second hand stores so It was hard to find the right season of things.
But I have made it work with just layering short sleeve things over her white
long sleeve onsies.
We just had to celebrate her 2 month "birthday" with her first nail clipping and mini manicure!!
