Collins: Two Months

• You are in the 5th percentile for weight (9.5lbs) and the 10th percentile for height. The doctor says you are perfectly healthy just very petite!
• You were nursing for 45 minutes and still seemed hungry afterward so I moved to exclusively pumping and giving bottles to make sure you were getting enough milk. We supplement with formula and you seem to do just fine with it.
• You started smiling at 8 weeks and it’s precious!
• You have a really quiet cry. 
• You find the ceiling fan in every room we walk into. 
• You have started to be interested in the toys that hang off your baby bouncer
• You sometimes need to eat in a quiet, dark place or else you get distracted.
• Most nights your bedtime routine starts around 7:30/8. You were waking up so often that we started putting you in the swing and you sleep there til about 9/10 and take another bottle, then sleep in the swing (motion off) until around 4 when you wake up to eat. You sleep the rest of the night in the rock n' play and wake up around 8 for the day.
• You only really nap in the swing and they’re only catnaps, usually 30-45 minutes.
• You still hate your car seat, although if we don’t stop moving and your paci is in you will fall asleep eventually.
• When you’re having a hard time falling asleep you like to nuzzle your face into the crook of my arm.
• When you’re really hungry you put your hands in your mouth and I have to battle you to let the bottle in.
• You got your first cold this week and have had a lot of trouble sleeping and eating. You also got your two month shots and absolutely lost your mind! I’ve never seen you cry so hard and be so mad.
• You like to sleep in the “wings” sleep sack that allows your arms to be up by your face.

This has been a month of exciting firsts and also exhausting challenges. We had your first Thanksgiving and Christmas and while you didn't have any idea it was happening, we were glad to have you with us for the holidays this year! Nursing has not gone as expected, it's been a very stressful and unsuccessful journey this time. But luckily, by baby #3 I know that expectations are everything, and I have set my bar pretty low so it's all going to be just fine :) We love every precious, high-maintenance bit of you!