Our little peanut is two months already. She has had quite the growth spurt between weeks 6-8. To Todd and I she is so big, but we know she is still a little peanut. Her 2 month appt. is next week so no update yet on size, but mommy's guess is somewhere between 9-10 pounds right now. (She weighed 6lbs. 14oz at 1 month appt.)
Our sleepy girl at 1 month & 2 months...
Month Two...Who does she look like? She is filling out so it is starting to get a little easier to see her beautiful features. We think she has mommy's mouth/lips, nose and face shape, her eye shape looks a little more like daddy's right now. :) Eye color is still blue/grey and her hair is lightening up to a medium shade of brown.
Loves...? Quinn loves laying on a blanket on the floor and moving around. She also loves snuggle time with mommy and daddy, and we are soaking it all up!
Sleeping? Still a good sleeper, although weeks 6-8 being a growth spurt meant waking up a little more often at night. However, the length of time she is awake at night is much shorter. We went from 1 hour timeframes to about 30 minutes. She is currently going to bed between 7:30-8:30 and getting up around 2 and then about 6. (technically, that would be once a night, but I often think of it as twice because Quinn and I both go back to bed until about 8:30. :)
Quinn still sleeps a lot of the day, with 2 big awake/play times. She doesn't follow much of a schedule yet, I just try to stick to her waking times not lasting longer than 2 hours and she does so well with that. Another big change for her is if we hit that window right, we can put her in her crib awake and she will just talk a little until she falls asleep on her own. Yes, we are lucky.
Eating? On average, she is eating about 3 ounces every 3 hours and that seems to go pretty well for her.
Sizes? Quinn is fitting pretty nicely in Newborn size clothes now. YEA! Some Newborn clothes are still a little big. She is also in Newborn diapers, but I'm anticipating a transition into size one diapers pretty soon.
Weight/Height? Will find out this week.
Firsts? SMILES!! Lots of big SMILES!!! LOVE IT! She also is a little active one when she gets to lay out on a blanket, almost rolling over. She sucks her thumb occasionally, sucks on her hands when she is hungry, follows her eyes on you around the room, makes the cutest coo noises, and reaches for things. She attended her first volleyball match and visited both mommy's and daddy's schools this month.
Unique Qualities that make her Quinn? Still grunts a lot, so many people think she is pooping but nope she is not. She actually doesn't grunt when she poops. Quinn only cries when she is ready to eat and you are not getting her bottle ready fast enough. :) It's funny actually because when she wants to tell you she is hungry she squawks at you but once you grab her and start getting her bottle ready she does her loud cry, so I really mean you are not getting it ready fast enough. haha. She is very much a calm little baby and so alert in checking everything out. Quinn also does make the funniest little faces.
Most Valuable Baby Items? Blankets (I feel like you could never have enough good blankets, we use them all the time), Play Gym/Mat, Boppy, Video Monitor (we still just love that we have this, it's so great)
Mom's Favorites? Absolute favorite ~ going to get her out of her crib and she greets you with huge smiles. Play time on the floor with her toys, reading books, singing songs (I often find myself singing songs by Pink and the other day Todd heard me singing the song from Three Men and a baby "Goodnight Sweetheart", I think he was laughing wondering what that one was.) Every moment I get to cherish with her now that I'm not going back to work is such a favorite for me.
Dad's Favorites? Daddy's 3 favorite things are how strong she is getting holding her head up all the time, all of her beautiful big smiles, and how much she looks around at everything.
Happy Two Months Baby Girl XOXO
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