2 Months Old

Callie is 2 months old now!

November 17, 2010

We had her 2 month appointment on Friday. You know, the one where she gets all her shots.

It was a sad time. You can’t tell by this picture because I had gotten her all calmed down by then, but she screamed her little heart out. It broke my heart. She had big, real tears for the first time actually. Running down her face. Add that to a runny nose and you’ve got my sad girl after her shots. After holding her tight and swaying around and offering her pacifier, she finally calmed down. Then she was completely fine and we headed to the Muenster playoff game where we enjoyed the game from the press box. Perks of being a coaches’ wife.

Callie is 11 lbs, 6.4 oz and 23 inches long now. In case anyone cares about the percentiles, that puts her at 66% for weight and 73% for height. She is growing great!

A few things about her:

• She is holding her head up better and better. She consistently holds it up when we hold her. She still has trouble holding it up when she is laying on her belly. Still working on that.

• She is smiling more and more. I have trouble catching them on camera, but her daddy and I love to get her to smile in response to us. Still waiting on giggles. She smiles at me a lot in the mornings and it just makes.my.day.

•She is wearing size 1 diapers and 3 month or 3-6 month onesies, depending on the brand and you know, if she's wearing one at all. :)

• She likes to take baths now. She does NOT like getting out of the bath and getting dried off.

• When she is trying to fall asleep or is tired or is nursing, she rubs her ear and the hair above her ear. It’s the sweetest thing I’ve ever seen.

• She has slept through the night two times. She consistently sleeps 6 hours, then gets up to nurse, then sleeps another 3 hours. I just get up with her once at night and it is typically at 3am.

• She has had only breastmilk and when we are home, she is breastfed. She has 5 ounces each time she drinks from a bottle. She usually eats every 3 hours except overnight when she goes for 6+ hours.

• She is awake for longer and longer periods of time now. Sometimes after we get home from school, she will stay awake until time for bed. On those days, if she doesn’t nap well after we get home, she will go to bed for the night at about 8.

• Her most favorite thing to do is lay on her back and play with the toys on her playmat or lay on her back on a blanket and just look around. In fact, we were at dinner and she was fussy in my arms and didn't want to eat, so I laid her on her changing mat on the top of a table (see her in the picture below? Don't worry, we really did watch her to make sure she was okay! I promise...I sat in that empty seat right in front of her) and she was perfectly content the rest of the time. Whatever works, right?

• She sleeps in her bouncy seat in her crib. Yep, I put the bouncy seat in the crib because it makes me feel better! Ha! And I want her sleeping in her own room. But she sleeps so well in the bouncy seat. So, there you have it. Don’t judge! ;)

• The screaming/crying fits for no reason where she can’t be consoled are happening less and less nowadays. In fact, it’s quite rare to for her to cry that way anymore. She is becoming much more content. Thank you Lord.

• She is on Zantac twice a day for reflux. The doctor said we will re-evaluate if this is still necessary at her 4 month appointment.

• She enjoys riding in the car. She sleeps (she is my child!) or just looks around.

We just love our sweet 2 month old!