2 Months--So Slow, So Fast

Apparently, bad things aren’t the only thing that pours when it rains. I guess my blogging follows in the same vein. We just have a lot to blog about right now! Briella is officially 2 months old today and I can’t believe how weird that is. In so many ways, I can’t imagine life without her and it feels like I’ve had her for so long. But, on the flipside, I can’t believe she is already 2 months and starting to sleep through the night! Where has my tiny baby gone? We took her to the doctor yesterday and here are her stats:

Weight: 9.96 lbs (28th percentile, up from 10%)
Height: 22 in. (37th percentile, down from 38%)
Head Size: 14.25 in (2nd percentile, down from 13%)

So, my kids just have small heads that grow really slowly. The doctor wasn’t too worried about her drop in this yet—she did grow in inches from last time—but he said if she doesn’t at least keep this rate of growth by next time, he may be a little worried because her head is so small. Also, because her head is so tiny, she is starting to look chubby in the body in comparison. It is kind of funny.

She had a big growth spurt this week, hence the 45 minute intruder and wanting to eat every two hours during the day, and has completely grown out of newborn clothes. She is still SO sweet. She only cries when she is tired or poopy (which is literally every hour if not sooner). I asked the doctor if it was normal for a baby to poop this much since Braxton was on the other extreme (once every 5-6 days) and he said it is for breast-fed babies whose mother’s milk are really full of sugar. So, I guess my diet of frozen green grapes isn’t helping the problem—seriously, I’m addicted to them.

She is starting to smile and coo—a lot. She even smiled at the doctor while he looked in her ears, very strange since most babies hate that. When she got her shots, she let out an initial squawk but then threw her bottom lip out in a pout for the nurse like she was saying, ‘Why did you do that?’, but no more crying.

She has beautiful, soft skin and bright blue eyes. I am so obsessed and in love with this little girl. I don’t know if it is because I don’t have baby blues like I did with Braxton, if she is that much better of a baby, or if it is just a better transition because I was already a mom, but I am loving this baby time a million times more than I did last time. I find myself wanting to wake her up to see her eyes and her smile. When both the kids take naps at the same time, I take a short nap myself and then find myself pacing, waiting for her to wake up and wanting to go watch her sleep.