2 months

Yay 2 months!

So this little boy is 2 months old today! We had his check up last Friday and he is 11lbs 12 oz and 23 inches long. He's growing really well. He got his shots which was pretty sad but he did pretty well with them. We decided to drive to Denver that same afternoon to visit David's family and he slept most of the way there. Tylenol helped a lot and we only had to stop once for cuddles and 3 or 4 times to feed him. In the past month he's gotten very animated. Everyone tells me that he is a very happy baby and i agree. He is all smiles and baby talk until he starts to get tired. He just seems to love life!

After reading a couple sleep training books I've worked to get him on a schedule of eat, play, sleep and it has completely changed our world. He stays happier so much longer when he is awake and he's gone from being a snacker to being a consistent eater. I've tried quite had to get him to nap in his crib and he did well for a few days and then one day he just decided to cry constantly after he was put in his crib. He would cry for 45 minutes sleep for 15 and cry for another 45. So after a day of that I gave up on that idea for a while. We'll try again in a month or so. I have a great baby carrier so i put him in that when it's nap time. Take him for a walk around the block and then he sleeps. I still don't get much done but i was losing my mind just listening to him cry with nothing that would comfort him except being held. And although he is a not great napper he is a fantastic night sleeper! The past 5 days he's averaged 8 hours straight at night, some nights a little more (last night 10.5 hours!) some nights a little less. I thought it might be a fluke from being tired from shots and traveling but after 2 nights back at home he's still at it. So i figure i can't complain much about his clingy naps because we're getting wonderful full nights of sleep.

Likes:

Baths. He loves to splash and splash and splash. The only time he is sad is when we take him out.

Nature. He can be crying and crying and a walk around the block will calm him almost the moment we walk outside.

Kisses. He smiles every time i kiss him.

Nap time cuddles.

His chair.

His colorful rings.

His frog from grammy.

Being read to.

His stroller. He doesn't hate it anymore. I don't know if he loves it or even likes it but i can take him in it without him screaming.

Dislikes:

Nap time. He really fights naps.

Getting out of his bath.