Anderson turned 2 months on Monday! I'll just go ahead and submit to the saying that time really does fly! I already find myself forgetting the not so pleasant parts of the first weeks-the up all night, sleep deprived, evening fussiness, no routine days. I finally feel like maybe I actually know what I'm doing...most days...
Anderson had his 2 month well baby check up on Monday too. He weighed in at 11lbs 12oz and 23 3/4 inches long! He's about the 50th percentile for weight and 80th for height! Long and lean, just like I keep saying :) His little peanut head is in the 40th percentile. I absolutely love our pediatrician. He talked with us for almost an hour and answered my lengthy list of questions without making me feel rushed or stupid. He gives Anderson such good care. His nurse is equally wonderful, every time I call about something random that is going on as well as in the office. Poor little guy had to get his shots though :( HEARTBREAKING! I've never heard Anderson cry so loud! (and trust me, I've heard that boy cry!) Big, flowing tears and the saddest cry you've ever heard. Fortunately, that lasted about 15 minutes then he fussed a little bit more before falling asleep but overall I'd say he handled the shots wonderfully! I gave him 2 doses of baby Tylenol that afternoon/evening and he slept well and never spiked a fever. As granola as I am about so many things pertaining to Anderson shots are the one thing that I won't not give him. Working in health care I truly value the importance of immunizations and would much rather he be protected from deadly diseases.
After another dreaded growth spurt just before New Years we've found ourselves getting into a decent little routine. Anderson is consistently sleeping 7-8 hours a night (last night he slept 9.5 though!). He wakes up between 6:30 and 7:30 most mornings and after all the reading of all the different baby routines out there I've decided that what works best for us is a feeding schedule. A typical day he eats at 7, 10, 1, 4,7 and 10. Granted this is more of a guideline than a schedule. Depending on when he wakes up determines that first feeding and then some days he's hungrier a little early and sometimes a little later so it's a give or take of about a half an hour. Basically it comes down to eating every 3 hours during the day which I'll keep until he's getting close to 4 months and I'll try to stretch him out to 4 hour feedings. After he eats we play until he gets tired. He still loves tummy time but is also loving batting at objects on his back or sitting in his bumbo and playing with rattles or ring o' links. Once he starts showing me he's tired I swaddle him up, read him a book and he takes a nap. Naps are where I differ from the many parenting books, I let Anderson dictate his naps. Sometimes he only likes to nap for 45 min, sometimes for 2 hours so I follow his lead on that one. We've started a nighttime routine for bath time which he now loves and then I let him stay up/catnap until he's ready for his last feeding and bed. I always second guess if what I'm doing is the best but it's working for us and gives our (my) day some structure and he's sleeping well at night so here's hoping it keeps working.
Highlights at the 2 month mark:
-Sleeping 7-8 hours at night
-Cooing/"talking", so adorable!
-A drooling machine!
-Eating his hands/starting to put toys in his mouth
-Holds and shakes a rattle
-Batting toys hanging from his activity mat
-Still loving tummy time but gets pretty mad when he can't roll over, which he does about once a day
-Loves bath time and kicks and splashes
-Smiles/laughs all the time, also so adorable!
-Has amazing head control (thanks to his small head) so likes to sit up more
Overall, Anderson is a healthy and happy baby. We have significantly less fussy times and when we do it's a lot easier to know why he's fussy so we can get it under control before it gets out of hand. I'm excited for the next few months as he'll start being awake more and playing/doing more.
Todd left for SOS yesterday so it's just me and the little man until my mom comes up on the 19th and then we'll travel to Texas and Alabama for 3 weeks in February to see Todd, family and friends before I start back to work at the end of February/early March.
And that is all the exciting happenings in the Saksa house :)