2 Months

Cole is two months old today!  Time flew with Jackson, but the days and weeks have passed even more quickly with Cole.

Cole continues to be a happy and laid back baby and we've thoroughly enjoyed the last month with him.  It's brought lots of growth and many big milestones.  Here are a few:

• Smiling - he started smiling around one month old, but not necessarily in response to us.  Over this past month though, we get big smiles when we get him up in the morning and after naps, and throughout the day. He's especially smiley while being changed, and when he sees you come into focus from across a room.
• Sleeping - we've transitioned him from the Rock and Play to his crib for overnight sleeping, as well as for naps. He takes most naps in his crib, though if he wakes up early and still seems sleepy, I often times hold him and cuddle with him so we can both catch up on Zzz's for a bit, or will use that time to run errands, during which he falls back asleep.
• Schedule - we're on a much more consistent schedule these days, which goes something like this:
• 7:30/8 a.m. - wake up, followed by first feeding (5 oz.)
• 8:30/9 a.m. - first nap
• 10:30/11 a.m. - second feeding (4-5 oz.)
• 11:45 a.m. /12 p.m. - second nap
• 2 p.m. - third feeding (4-5 oz.)
• 3 p.m. - third nap
• 5 p.m. - forth feeding (4 oz.)
• 6 p.m. - forth nap (in his bouncer or our arms, while we eat)
• 7:15 p.m. - bath time (every other night), fifth feeding (often with a top off shortly after), books, songs/cuddles
• 7:45/8 p.m. - bed time
• 2 a.m. - sixth feeding (5-6 oz.)
• 5:30 a.m. - seventh feeding (does not always wake up for this; in fact all of last week and most of this week, he's slept through this, so hopefully this will go away completely soon)
• We used to rock or bounce him to sleep but he started waking up within minutes of us putting him down, so we're working to put him down for naps and bedtime very drowsy, but awake. This seems to work much better, and he's been able to fall asleep on his own.
• His scrawny froggy legs are no more - they're chunking up, especially in the thigh area, which I love.  Jackson always had what I call "butt thighs" (fat rolls that make his thighs look like butt cheeks) and Cole has these now, too.  Love, love, love!
• When he wakes up in the morning and we take him out of his swaddle, he loves to stretch and it's adorable.  His arms immediately fly up above his head while he arches his back. He stays like this for a few minutes while yawning and kicking his legs.  I love to rub his belly and help him stretch, which gets lots of smiles from him.
• He tolerates tummy time well for a few minutes at a time.  His neck is getting very strong and he often uses this strength by arching his back and looking around when being burped.
• While he's not drooling nearly as much as J at this point, we have started to notice some drool when he's concentrating hard on something, typically the spinning bird over one of his bouncers.
• He's started babbling to himself and "talking" to us periodically throughout the day.
• While he's not actually breast feeding much (still tends to fall asleep or lose interest before he'd completely full), his diet consists of all breast milk for the time being (we'll be switching him over to formula before I go back to work at the end of May).  And while pumping can be a bit difficult logistically at times, I've been able to cut back the number of times I have to pump and no longer have to pump after his middle-of-the-night feeding - yay!  And with bottle feeding, it's been so nice to have flexibility over who can feed him, and to know how much he's getting at each feeding.

We had his 2 month check-up this morning, and his latest stats are:

• Weight: 13 lbs even (75%)
• Length: 24.25" (90%)
• Head: 15.7 (75%)

For comparison, his previous stats are here, and Jackson's 2 month stats are here.

Here are a few photos taken over the last month.

Hard to tell from the pic, but his arms were straight out in front of him. 

Love this bear suit.  It's so soft and warm - wish they made them in my size. And this beanie is too cute on him - it was a gift from one of our neighbors.

 

 

Love this snuggle bug, and his unswaddled sleeping positions, to pieces.

 

He started occasionally busting out of his swaddle last week.  I can't believe he actually fell asleep with his arms out!

He gets stronger every day.

Definitely still wobbly, but he tried out the Bumbo for the first time yesterday.  Looking forward to using this more as his neck gets stronger. 

Love how he clasps his hands while he's eating.

Changing table smiles

Apparently he's not a selfie fan...yet.

He waned to be held one day while I was prepping dinner and I remembered that we had a sling he could relax in while I cooked.  Loved being able to see this sweet face while I finished making dinner!

Enjoying a stroll through the neighborhood on a sunny day.