Two Months!

I'm back!  It has been one crazy month to say the least.  We haven't had internet for over a month but we finally have it back and I am ready to start blogging again!  I will do a major update some time but for now, just to keep things in a timely order, I will start with Tatum's two month post.  I wrote this when Tatum was two months exactly so I wouldn't forget anything for our sweet girl.  

Tatum, how it is even possible that you are two months old is beside me.  Everyday is so much fun with you; even the hard days I am so thankful for.  You learned so many new things in the past month, I can't imagine what wonderful and exciting things another month will bring.  

You still only cry when you don't get your "food" fast enough.   You would think we were starving you!  You completely got off your schedule of eating this month and it has given mommy a run for her money.  I was pretty concerned that you weren't getting enough milk because you were only eating 5 minutes or so on eat side, usually totaling less than 12-15 minutes each feeding on a good day.  However, you were (and still are) chunking up pretty nicely.  I think my worries were more about if I was doing something wrong and not about you.  

At your two month (and one week) check-up, you were 11 pounds, 8 ounces and 20 1/4 inches long...50 percentile for both.  He said you were a healthy, perfect little girl!

Nursing definitely has its ups and downs, but I would never go back on my decision of choosing to exclusively breastfeed you (with a pumped bottle every now and then).  Your pedi said you were gaining weight just fine, like I said earlier, so I figure that you only about a 10 minute eater altogether and that gives you enough nutrients.  However, you still eat every 2-3 hours.  I am hoping that month 3 will bring a little bit more of a routine as far as nursing goes.  

You lost a lot of your hair on top of your head this month.  We called you "baldy" for a little while but thought that maybe it might hurt your feelings so we stopped. :)  It's growing back in and is still pretty dark and beautiful.

You have gotten so much better about liking your baths, but as soon as I take you out you are not a happy camper.  It is very rare that you don't cry when I dry you off, put lotion on you and put your PJ's on but like I said, you are getting better about this.  After bath time, we have started reading a chapter out of your Beginner's Bible which you love.  We sit in your rocker and you just talk and get excited looking at the different colors and shapes.  I love this new addition to our bedtime routine!

You still sleep in mommy and daddy's room because mommy is too lazy to get up during the night to go get you...much easier to reach down and pick you up beside my bed!  However, if you keep sleeping like you have been the past week, I will move you into your crib.  Your routine as of the past week as been going down around 9:00, sleeping until about 3:00 and then waking up again around 6:30.  

When I am not playing with you during the day, you are either in your Mamaroo, your swing or on your play mat.  You take naps in your swing and Mamaroo but we are working on getting in two solid naps in your crib and the rest in either your swing or Mamaroo (or in my arms occasionally).  We also try to work in tummy time, which you have gotten pretty good at and surprisingly don't really mind it.  You are so good at holding your head up, I think pretty soon we will have to get you a little jumper so you will have another activity to do during the day.  You are one. busy. girl!!

You are in 0-3 month clothes with a few 3 month mixed in.  Some of your 0-3 month onsies are even getting too short for you as I think you have a long torso.  You are in size 1 diapers but who knows for how long!  You are growing like a little weed.  I started putting you in your onsies at night instead of your sleepers because you were getting so hot.  You love to be swaddled so I knew the sleepers weren't going to work during the summertime.  Speaking of swaddling, you still like to be swaddled every time you go to sleep.  As soon as 

I swaddle you up, you usually go right to sleep. 

You went on your first road trip to Fredericksburg for the night with Granddaddy and Sugar and did great!  This makes me rest a little easier knowing we have a Katy road trip in the coming weeks.  

Being your mommy is still the most rewarding thing I have ever known.  Your daddy and I are head-over-heels in love with you and your sweet spirit.  We love you more than you will ever know!