Say hello to my little 2 month old
Weight - 11 lbs. 6 oz. (21st Percentile)
Height - 23.5 in. (65th Percentile)
Head Circumference - 15.25 in. (30th Percentile)
Miles is such a good baby! He sleeps, eats, plays, then repeats this cycle throughout the
day. He doesn't seem to have a fussy time at all, which is really nice. He goes with the flow
and doesn't complain. With two very active boys, this has proved to be super helpful.
Since he is generally a happy baby, when he cries we know there is really something that is
bothering him. The first thing I check is when he ate last. He eats every 3 hours or so,
sometimes less, sometimes more. He's a great eater and is growing like a champ. If I know he's not hungry I check to see if he has a poopy diaper. If that comes up clean, then it
typically means he is tired and needs some help getting to sleep. Other than that,
the only time I really saw him super upset and inconsolable was yesterday when he
had his 2 month shots. He was so sad. After being around him for 2 months,
it's easy to read him and it was clear this poor little guy was in pain.
Thankfully after a little Tylenol he was back to his happy self.
He is such a happy little guy. He's awake more during the day now so we are able to
interact with him a lot more. Normally when he wakes up in the morning or from a nap I'll
lay him in front of me and smile and talk to him. He loves giving big toothless grins back
and has even started cooing and "talking" back to me. He gets so excited and his little arms
and legs move a mile a minute. He also likes laying on his play mat. Occasionally he'll grab
for the toys hanging above him, but most of the time he's content watching the flashing
lights and flailing his arms and legs all over. He'll lay there for a good while, but when he's
had enough he'll let you know that he's ready to snuggle again. His other favorite place is
laying on a blanket on the front lawn looking up at the trees. He loves it! And it's nice
because Owen and Joe can ride their bikes up and down the sidewalk while I sit with him.
And speaking of things that are nice, it is really nice that he is doing much better at night
these days. He goes to bed anywhere between 8-10PM depending on when the last time
was he ate (he's not on any routine schedule yet). He'll have about a 5 hour stretch of
sleep, which is awesome! I try to go to bed at the same time he does so I get some good
sleep. After the first stretch he'll go maybe 3 hours, then make it another 2. Typically I'm
still up 2 to 3 times a night with him, but that first long stretch makes a huge difference. In
the morning, he wakes up at a different time every day. Sometimes he'll be ready to get up
at 6 AM, and sometimes he and I don't get up until 8. It depends on how lazy he's feeling
that morning. When I look over into his bed and his big blue eyes are staring up at me,
I know there will be no more sleeping for the night.
The boys love being around Miles and can hardly wait until he is a little bigger so they can
play with him more. Right now they love hugging him, kissing him and getting as close to
him as they can. When Owen talks to him he'll get right up in Miles' face so he can rub
faces and kiss him. The boys don't realize how strong they are and how fragile he still is, so
a lot of the time I am asking them to back away from him. But it won't be long until they will
all be playing together. For now, there's not a day goes by where I don't say "Please don't
touch his hands or face," or "Please back up buddy. Give him some space." I sound like a
broken record. It's frustrating. You'd think they would learn, but I guess they really want to
show Miles how much they love him and there could be worse things than that.
We all love Miles so much and can't imagine our family without him.
