Age: 2 months
Height: 22.5 inches
Weight: 11 lb even
Head: 14.96 inches
What we’ve learned: my patience is not endless! We struggled for two weeks through a growth spurt and over-tiredness issues, and recovering from the tongue tie clipping at the same time, and I had to give in and ask for help. Luke is a big help in the evenings but those hours go by fast. We are still living by the motto - "whatever works".
What we’re enjoying right now: we love playtime, bath time and snuggles, just like any family. She's a snuggly girl that wants to be held all the time, and usually I love it (except when I need to accomplish something!). We've found she loves being outside too! It's amazing to watch her little wheels turn as she figures things out, and seeing her face change when she recognizes me, Luke or my mom.
What our biggest struggles are: Sleep and balancing her need to be held with my need to accomplish things. She also HATES the car seat, especially when riding in the car.
What has been Evie's most exciting milestone: we still love her smile most of all, and she's recognizing us! She's tracking objects and faces really well, and will turn towards noises now too.
What we’re looking forward to: I can't wait for a laugh!! She's so close. I also am so looking forward to celebrating Mother's Day with this beautiful girl who made me her mama.
Sleep: oh man this is hard. Evie likes being bounced and shushed to sleep which is exhausting! We are working hard to keep her from getting overtired because then she fights sleep so much. She's also refusing to be put down once she's asleep, even at night. She will only nap 20 minutes at most if I get her to stay asleep in her swing. Nighttime has been the biggest change - we've resorted to her sleeping in bed with us. 😳 She was waking every time we tried putting her in the cradle and no one was sleeping well. She is now sleeping THROUGH THE NIGHT in our bed - usually 10-430 then back to sleep until 630 or 7. We are struggling with guilt over loving the snuggly sleep and worrying about what this could mean down the road. She still has yet to sleep in her room!
Health: No big issues! She took her first shot like a champ and is handling it well after. She had the rotavirus oral vaccine and dTap injection. We go back at 3 months for her next vaccines - we are following Dr Sears alternative schedule from The Vaccine Book. We also just started Zantac for her reflux since that hasn't improved much. Dr Sarah said she looked great overall and was impressed with her muscle tone!
Eating: She had her first bottle of pumped breast milk, given by dad, and loved it. I felt a little cheated on ;) I stopped tracking how often she nursed because I was tired of constantly living by the clock. It wasn't really "nursing on demand", which is what we do now. She still only nurses on one side for about 5-10 minutes.
Other Highlights:
- Evie had her first trip to the zoo with me and Oma.
- Dad gave her the first bottle.
- She had her first vaccine injection at her two month appt.
- We sent out her announcements around 6 weeks old. They were so cute!
- We joined a Meetup group! It's a playgroup of sorts for moms and kiddos and we've met a few nice moms. We are going to our first baby play date sans crazy toddlers tomorrow and looking forward to it!
