It's so hard to believe that you're TWO MONTHS OLD already! Where did the time go? You're growing up before my eyes and I just can't handle it!
At two months, you...
- weigh 12 pounds, 3 ounces (75th percentile)
-are 24 inches long (95th percentile)
-have a head circumference of 16 inches (97th percentile)
-wear 3 month clothes
-are in size 2 diapers
-still love to be worn
-love to nap in your swing during the day, and fall asleep almost instantly
-sleep from about 9pm to 6am, eat, and then go back to sleep again until 9:30am
-have started to smile and show off your dimples!!!
My little dragon:: The first seven weeks of your life were so hard for me, Waverley. I didn't admit it on your one month post because I felt like a failure. You were a crier. Your crying got gradually worse by week five, and week six was a nightmare. You'd cry every.single.night for 20-30 minutes straight. But not just a normal baby cry - this was more like an ear drum-splitting, blood curdling, purple-faced cry. And nothing consoled you. Not walking, wearing, bouncing, singing. I tried it all, and those cries will literally haunt my dreams for the rest of my life. And then when you decided you were done, it stopped just as suddenly as it started. You're about 9 weeks old right now, and we've been colic-free for about a week and a half. I'm really, really hoping we are past it all, and that I can leave the support group on Facebook that I joined for fussy "dragon" babies ;)
Sleepy girl:: You must have inherited your Daddy's sleepy gene, because you love to sleep! I don't even have to nurse you to bed; it's like, when you're ready, you don't need any help getting there. I've been consciously trying to make sure you're "drowsy but not asleep", and it's working beautifully. You hang out for about 10 minutes in your bassinet before drifting off. And the fact that you're sleeping from about 8:30pm-6am makes me feel a lot less crazy. ((I think I was swaddling you all wrong before, by not making it tight enough. It wasn't until I pulled out the sleep sack and started wrapping your upper body tighter that you started sleeping longer stretches.))
Well, big girl. It was a rough start for us, but I think we're in the clear now. You are a happy little girl now, and I am so excited to watch you get bigger and grow. (Even though the thought of you sitting up on your own in a few months makes me want to cry and never stop!)
I love you SO much,
