I cannot believe our baby girl is already two months old! This time has flown by so far and I have a feeling it will only fly faster.
We're blessed with a very happy girl...
She has the cutest yawn in the world :)
She's been sleeping great! The last couple weeks, she's been going about 7-ish hours at a time and last night, we got 9 hours straight! For a few days, she was quite fussy in the evenings and the pediatrician thought she might have evening colic. This was a tough pill to swallow but after paying closer attention to her and her sleeping habits, we've decided it's just fighting sleep and over-stimulation. I've been attempting to sleep train during the day, shooting to keep her awake around an hour to an hour and a half around feeding time. She still takes a longer nap in the morning and afternoon. As long as she gets an evening nap, we're able to avoid what used to feel like a breakdown. Finding what gets her to sleep is key. Lately what seems to work best are the fail-safe noise of the shower, rides in the car, walks in the stroller. She also loves to be bounced in our arms and walked. She's a pro at knowing the moment we sit down and being sure we start walking again. Yes, we're suckers for giving her what she wants.
I'm not quite ready to transfer her to the crib---mostly for selfish reasons---I can't wake up in the middle of the night to lean over and be sure she's still breathing. I've read several tips on transferring the the pack n play from the rock n play before the crib because often the large size of the crib can be overwhelming for babies. We started the pack n play over the weekend and last night she made it 7 hours in it until she was a little fussy looking for her paci. I moved her to the rock n play and she slept the remaining 2 hours with no issue. Eventually, we'll get to the crib :)
She's so full of personality already! She's constantly making different facial expressions. We have a feeling once she starts, she'll be talking a mile a minute because she coos and ahh's constantly.
I think she grows longer every night while she sleeps! We're wearing mostly 3 month clothing for length but she's not quite filling them out.
She loves tummy time (despite the look in this particular picture). We try to do a lot of tummy time these days between time on her activity mat or staring up at mom and dad on our chests.
She's become a side-sleeper at night. We think this may have been an accident when she was looking for her pacifier (which she loves) and just decided it was comfortable. We think she'll be rolling over anytime! When on her tummy, she tends to push one arm under herself and rock her legs back and forth as if she has somewhere to be. It's so exciting to watch her!
She'll have her two month appointment and shots on August 14th, which happens to be her mommy and daddy's 3-year anniversary. We're not looking forward to the shots but anxious to see her updated height/weight.
Ellie and I have been going jogging in the amazing jogging stroller (recommended for any active mom!). She really enjoys going out with me. She typically spends the first few minutes checking out her surroundings and smiling, then dozes off the rest of the jog. One day I hope she'll want to jog with her mommy!
Putting my little girl down to work is extremely hard to do! I could hold her all day long! Instead, she likes to help, so I tend to get most done with her in one arm and working with the other.
I just love this beautiful little angel!
