Two Months

The age of infants in months and weeks always trips me up.  It's complicated....8 weeks does not necessarily equal 2 months, etc.  Anyway, today, September 11, Nora is 2 months old and tomorrow she will be 9 weeks old.  We had her 8 week/2 month well baby doctor appointment and she's growing well (up 3 lbs, 5 oz from birth).

Catching Smiles

Weight

11 lbs 9 oz

79%

 

Length

22.4 inches

65%

 

Head Circumference

15.7 inches

84%

 

At two months, you are:

• Sleeping a 6-7 hour stretch each night and have been for three weeks now!  We're loving it and our doctor was impressed too:)
• Getting into a napping groove.  Daytime naps during in your crib are lasting 45 minutes to an hour.
• Becoming more interactive.  You're especially smiley after you eat and seem to be on the verge of making some sounds to interact with us. 
• Becoming more familiar to me.  What I mean by that is that I feel like I'm starting to really "get you" and know what to expect throughout the day (which also helps me know what might be abnormal). 
• Eating like a champ and seem to be spitting up less
• Enjoying the new gym toy we got you, especially looking at yourself in the little mirror:)
• Good at taking bottles.  You've had a few now and have taken them without a fuss.
• Still wearing size 1 diapers and 0-3 month clothes. 
• Still fighting for your thumb.  The other night you got it for a stretch, but any little movement and you lose it, then have a hard time getting it back.  You still take the pacifier some, but not for very long stretches.
• Exploring all your tongue can do.  It is sticking out of your mouth a lot now and  you've started making a sort of "clucking" sound with your tongue on the top of your mouth. 
• Still very busy.  It is hard to get a picture without an arm or leg looking blurry because you're always squirming.  You're also moving your head back and forth more and much more quickly (I see a bald spot on the back of your head in the future:))
• Following us with your eyes even further.  Yesterday you were watching me from our bed while I was at the sink in the bathroom.  You're very aware of where we are and listening to our voices. 
• Starting to look more like a baby than a newborn.  I'm sure we'll really feel this change when we meet your cousin Alaina who is expected to arrive today:) 

One of those squirmy legs snuck into this picture:)

Our Growing Girl
Two Weeks, One Month, Two Months