Two Month Birthday! A day in the life...

Today Max is 2 months old!  Time has both gone fast and slow.  Fast during the day and slow during the night.  :)

Max went to his doctor yesterday for his 2 month visit and got his shots.  He was the calmest he's been yet at the doctor's.  Dr. Gondol even got some coo's.  Here are his stats at 2 months...  Weight - 11 lbs 5 oz (41st percentile), Height - 21.5 inches (6th percentile), Head - 39 centimeters (28th percentile).  I wondered if I should be concerned that his weight and height are so disproportionate but the doctor said that I shouldn't.  He was probably eating more than normal in order to feel better from the acid reflux and that he has grown 2 inches which is fine.  I sure hope this poor boy doesn't end up super short like his momma.  (They did weigh him with a wet diaper on so I imagine he weighs a little less than that.)

This time we were under the sea at the doctor's

Then it came time for his shots.  I really struggled with whether he should be immunized and then whether we should spread them out more or not.  In the end, I decided that it was what was recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics, so I was going to stay with the regular schedule of immunizations.  He had one immunization that he took orally, and then 3 shots.  2 nurses each did one shot in separate legs at the same time, kind of like when you get both ears pierced at the same time, and then he got one more right after that.  I felt so bad when he started screaming and then he took awhile to calm down.  :(

Maxwell's pink band aids (It's what the nurse grabbed and I wasn't about to irritate the woman about to stab my son because I didn't want him to have a pink band aid.)

He was pretty fussy the rest of the day and had this really really sad cry.  I couldn't take that cry so I held him much of the day.  He was pretty sleepy though too so we got some nice cuddle time in too.

When Peter got home from work Max started feeling better and we got some awesome smiles out of him.  He was so happy!  He was sitting on Peter's lap just dishing out the smiles and showing off his dimples. 

So ridiculously cute - watch this video!  This was the first time he really reacted to Peter in this way with minutes of smiles and coos rather than just a random smile here and there.  These moments are addicting - I want more! 

I am so glad that Max was feeling better!!!

Back to today - his birthday!  I figured I would document how we spend our day so that I can look back and remember what a "normal" day is and not just the experiences that I would deem blog-worthy.

Max ate at around 1 am this morning.  Peter and I were still up so at least I didn't have to wake up to feed him.  He then slept until 6 am.  Peter got up and changed his diaper and burped him and then I fed him.  Max was so tired after eating that he didn't even squirm when I was swaddling him back up.  Usually we put Max back in the pack-n-play in our room to sleep.  However, a few times over the last week, after that 5 am/6 am feeding, I have been putting him in the bed between Peter and I.  I always said I wouldn't let my baby sleep in my bed, however, let me explain why I have caved in.  I have found that when Max is sleeping next to me, he typically sleeps as long as I do.  So what this means is, if I put him in with me after he eats at 6 am, he will sleep (like me) until like 10 am.  If I don't do this, he's back up around 8 am.  It's only 2 hours difference, why is that a big deal?  Well, it makes a HUGE difference in how rested I feel.  It means that I get two decent size sleeping sessions - around 5 hours after midnight and then 4 hours around dawn.  I feel rested and refreshed.  So, goodbye to "my baby isn't going to sleep in our bed" and hello to happy Kallie.  The only problem is that this method means we get going really late in the morning which isn't going be feasible when I have to go back to work.  But I will deal with that later and for now, enjoy some sleep! (I am sure I'll be kicking myself at some point for doing this but to a sleep deprived mommy, future consequences don't factor in.)

Here's a rough timeline of how our day went:
10:20 am
And just like I hoped, Max (and I) slept until around 10:20 am!  Max typically wakes up grunting and so we don't pick him up immediately and instead give him some time to grunt and work on making his diaper dirty.

Max sleeping

video - max waking up

10:40 am
Once up, I changed Max's diaper and then fed him.  He was really hungry after sleeping so long so he ate for 45 minutes.  He acted pretty tired when I was burping him so I figured it was time for another nap.  I bundled him up, turned on the white noise machine, laid him down and he just laid there awake.  It was a calm, non-fussy awake so I took advantage and went and ate a bowl of cereal for breakfast.  I came back to this:

Nope, I'm not sleeping mom

12:00 He started fussing so I held him, rocked him, and he quickly went to sleep.  Silly little boy just wanted to be held in order to go to sleep.  And now we have this:

12:45 Max woke up after a not long lap with lots more grunting.  (Note how cute he is below with his tongue out because he was trying so hard.)

I figured he was needing some help dirtying his diaper so I put him in a bouncy seat that has produced a few quality blowouts in the past (gravity helps?) and jumped in the shower.  This is a pretty awesome bouncy seat that vibrates and then plays music WITH lights.  (I couldn't pick just one picture because I think my son is too cute to limit the pics.)

1:15 I'm done showering and getting ready (Max did great in the bouncy seat - we had successful grunting!) so I changed his diaper and got him dressed for the day.  We frequently have great cooing that happens after I change Max's diaper (which he doesn't like typically).  I figure it's because he's up closer to my face.  When we were done playing, it was time for him to eat again. 

Cooing on the changing table

I love his sweet lips after he's been nursing

2:00 - After he nursed (and burped) it was time for me to get some things done so Max had some alone time playing on his play mat.

2:30 - Time for another diaper change and then we headed out for a walk around the park next door (I figure there aren't many places a 2 month old wants to go for his "birthday" but he enjoys walks plus usually falls asleep and he hadn't slept very much so far today.)



Ready to go!   This was the first day it was cold enough to wear some of the clothes he has for cooler weather.  I was starting to worry that he might grow out of them before he got the chance. 

 

Cute boy all bundled up.

Riding down the elevator

At the park

3:40 We got back from our walk and Max was hungry again so I fed him and then got him ready for his night at Aunt Brittany's.
4:44 We made it out the door!  Peter and I had tickets to see West Side Story at the fairpark and were also going to go to the State Fair for a little bit before the show.  Brittany was kind enough to babysit him while we were gone.  This would be the first time Max was ever away from BOTH Peter and I. 

Max in the car

Max at Brittany's

I thought it would be no big deal to leave Max however when the time came to leave, I was torn and dragged my feet.  It was harder than I thought!  I wanted to check in with Brittany every 5 minutes.  But, he did a great job - Brittany sent me this picture of Landen and Max holding hands.

We got back to Brittany's around 11:30 pm.  She said that he did pretty well.  My 2 month old is getting so old! :)

Sleepin when we got home

 11:55 - Max woke up and so we changed his PJ's since he had spit up on them, changed his diaper, and were able to get a little play time in with dad before his birthday was up.

There you go - 24 hours in the life of a 2 month old.