Today you turn two months old. I can hardly believe how the time has gone by! You’ve changed so much and I look back at the pictures from when we brought you home and I feel sad to see that you’re already so big.
You went to the doctor today and they weighed you on their scale. You are 13 lbs. 9 oz. and 24 inches long. That means that you are bigger than 97% of other babies your age! I could hardly believe it. I think you are putting so much energy into grown fat rolls that you’ve started to forget about growing hair—that or you want to be just like your Grandpa Garth, but who can blame you for that? You seem to have a small case of male pattern baldness. While you have fine baby hairs growing back, it makes me sad to compare your hair now to the way it was when you were born. It’s okay, though. We put headbands on you and no one can tell the difference.
You are good at growing in other ways. Just this week, after much tickling, prodding, and poking you gave us your first real smile on Tuesday, October 27. Dad and I were so excited to see you smile at us! Before that, we would tickle your bottom lip and sometimes you would smile and other times you would just stick your tongue out. It didn’t take you long to learn that sticking out your tongue was more fun! You’ve also started cooing when you think no one is paying attention. Your little sounds are very girly and pleasant to listen too.
Your head and legs are growing strong too. You can sit in the Bumbo and hold up your head—although I don’t think you like it very much. You can also climb across daddy’s chest with a little help. At first you would just cry and whine if we put you on your tummy, now you enjoy it for five or ten minutes every day.
You have also learned to sleep through the night! This is my favorite accomplishment. Although you get very fussy in the evening hours, you usually fall asleep between 10 and 11 after your last feeding. From that point, you’ll sleep until 7 or 8 in the morning! This makes everyone at our house very happy! We hope you continue to be a good sleeping baby.
Despite having a hard time falling asleep in the evening, you do great during the day. You can now go to sleep in your crib without any previous rocking. All we do is swaddle you and sing you “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” and you’re out without any crying (at least most of the time). We don’t even have to cover your eyes; you do that on your own. You have learned to sneak your arms out of your swaddle. Apparently, you like to sleep with your arms up above your head. This causes your mom concern because your hands are always cold when you wake up, so sometimes you have to sleep with little mittens on.
You are a great eater—always have been. You eat every three hours and seem to be feeding on chocolate milk for all the growth you are doing! You’ve learned how to spit up, though and this isn’t such a pleasant trait. Mom has gotten pretty decent at directing your milk geysers to avoid her clothing. Regardless, she would much prefer for you to keep your food down—we really don’t care to see (and smell) it again.
Your eyes are bright and alert after a good sleep and feeding. We tend to think that they will stay blue. They certainly are a lighter blue now than they were when you were born. This makes me happy—I hope you get your dad’s baby blue eyes. I tend to believe that you have a bit of red in your brown hair. I would love for it to stay a beautiful auburn color. Either way, your dad and I think you are beautiful. In fact, we spend exorbitant amounts of time staring at you and making goofy faces while commenting on your attractiveness.
Some of your favorite things to do are to take naps with your dad. Dad claims that although your crib is best for you, it really is fun to snuggle together and nap.
You also like to read with your mom. You don’t really care if I read mommy books or baby books—you like them all the same.
You have also discovered the animals that move above your swing. You love to watch the monkey, the frog, and the toucan move in circles over and over. You also like to lie on your blanket—either on your tummy or your back—and look at your toys. You particularly like the star and the mirror your Grandma Bonnie bought you. You also like to take walks with us. You find your Jeep stroller to be a perfect place to nap; while the world around you is beautiful with fall leaves, you are great at ignoring it all and just sleeping the time away. You also still like to suck. We’ve limited your pacifier use, so you’ll sleep better in your crib, but that hasn’t stopped you from enjoying it at times when Mom and Dad want you to be quiet in public. You have also developed a funny habit of wiggling your head back and forth while I change your diaper. This always tends to make me laugh.
Despite the fact that I can no longer claim “That’s a mom job” and eliminate myself from all unpleasant tasks, I am really glad that you came to join our family, Miss Amelia, for I love you lots and lots.
Love,
Mom
