2 Months Old!

Lila Jane! You are two months old today!!!
You are growing SO very much! We will update your stats after we go to the doctor on Monday, but I'm betting you're at least 12 pounds! You can still fit into some of your 0-3 month clothes, but you are definitely well into the 3-6 month clothes range now! You still wear size 1 in disposable diapers, but you are mostly wearing cloth now! Mommy has finally learned how to fasten them tight enough so that they don't leak very often at all!! You're now consistently eating at least 5 ounces at a time when you eat from a bottle. You go back and forth from breast to bottle like a champ, too! We're still using only breastmilk for now, but when Mommy goes back to work, we might have to start supplementing with some formula.

What have you been up to this month? Well, you've been sleeping longer and longer through the night!! With a few exceptions, you have been sleeping at least 9 hours at night, and the last couple nights, you've gone closer to 11 hours!!! I can't believe what a good sleeper you are! You still nap throughout the day, too, but you are having more and more good wake time. Your best time is when you first wake up in the morning and you're so fresh and happy! We love to cuddle and snuggle and talk when you wake up! You still adore your baths, and really enjoy time on the changing table. I think you know you have our undivided attention then, and you really smile and enjoy it! It probably won't be long until you decide you're too busy to get your diaper changed, so we're enjoying it while we can!! You still HATE tummy time, and even got so mad you screamed yourself to sleep one day while on your stomach. You are starting to enjoy our story times a bit more now, but still don't act very interested for very long at a time.

Your diaper rash is finally gone, but we are really staying on top of it, because it still seems to get kind of red really easily. We haven't used your eye drops for the clogged duct in a few weeks now. Your hemangiomas seem to be growing just a bit, but they are still so cute, especially the little strawberry one! We are still fighting a bit of cradle cap, but you actually seem to really enjoy when I'm playing in your hair getting it out!

Aside from a couple small foibles, you've been good as gold when we take you out and about! Mommy and Daddy still love to go out to eat, so you've been to many restaurants around town! We often meet up with friends for meals, so there are usually plenty of people who want to help hold you and keep you occupied while we eat. You still really enjoy shopping with Mommy, too, and we often go to Target, Wal-Mart, or even the mall to walk around and shop. We really like consignment stores, too! That's where we find a lot of your really cute clothes! You did wear almost all of your 0-3 month clothes before you outgrew them, but it's still hard for Mommy to box them up and put them away.

In one more week, you'll start to school! Mommy is so proud of how big you've gotten, but still a bit nervous about letting other people take care of you allllll day every day. I love your teachers, and I know they love you, too, but there's still no one who can replace Mommy, and there's certainly nothing better for Mommy than spending time with you! I am looking forward to getting back into the routine of work, though, and being around the people. It will definitely be a big step, but I think we're ready for it!

Mommy and Daddy sure do love you, Lila Jane!!!