Our Baby Will turned 2 months old last week. It's been such a fun month seeing his little personality slowly start to appear. From what we can tell so far, he is one happy baby. Right around 6 weeks, we started seeing his smile come out. By the end of the second month, he was in full out squeal mode complete with all kinds of coos, aahs, and ooos. He will offer smiles to just about anyone, and we all love it!
Yep, the bibs are still there. Pretty sure they will be for awhile. He is a spit-up machine. So sad that half of his cute outfits can't be seen, so I asked a friend to take a bunch of the plain bibs we had and do cute embroidery. Love is in the details, right?
His sleeping is getting better. The longest stretch at night has been 5 1/2 hours. The typical stretch is 5 hours. Thank goodness he is easy to get back to sleep when he wakes up, but we're all ready for the stretch to get longer. As far as sleep during the day, things are different with a second. He has many, many naps on the go in the car. And I try so hard to get both he and Tate to sleep at the same time in the afternoon, so I usually depend on the crutch of the swing for that nap. I'm thinking this is the month to start breaking that habit. We'll see.He is still a swaddle baby, which almost instantly calms him down if he's upset or tired. The paci is hit or miss. Sometimes he loves it, sometimes he spits it out like he can't stand it. Not sure what will happen there.
And he is definitely growing. We made some changes and got over his weight gain issues. I was really disappointed and frustrated it didn't work out, but around 7 weeks he was officially a formula-fed baby. But obviously his growth is most important right now, and he has gained up to the 30th % in weight and 80% in length.
We had some good and bad moments in the health department this month. The good news is that after the physical therapy evaluation, the torticollis didn't look severe enough to require ongoing therapy. As much as I love the therapists at OCH, I was thrilled with that report. So for now, we're just working on lots of turning and alternating sides at home to get him straightened out all the way.
The bad news was that at 6 weeks old, he had his first trip (and hopefully last for quite awhile) to the pediatric urgent care. A week after me, Wade, and Tate all got over a cold, Will woke up one morning with what seemed like an instant barking cough. A scary call with the pediatrician and we were off to urgent care. A few tests and xrays showed that it was definitely croup. Never a fever and he still was full of smiles, so I'm sure it was a mild case. Still pretty scary when a baby is that little. Thankfully, he was better in a few days.
And even after 2 months, his big brother Tate is still quite a fan. Will seems to be enamored with him already and loves to watch him and smile at him. Sometimes he looks a little perplexed as Tate puts his face an inch away, but it shocks me how it never upsets him. The brother bond is already forming!
And then there is his hair. Like his brother's, Will's hair began falling out almost immediately. All except for what I call the stripe. That long patch of the hair at the bottom is taking its time. Good thing he's so cute, because it sure is funny looking! :) Right now he's got a tiny layer of new hair fuzz, which looks to be a light brown.
And one of his funniest baby quirks so far is the bath. Oh how he LOVES the bath. You wouldn't be able to tell at all during the bath. He has a very serious look on his face. But the second you take him out of the bath, he is not happy. He could stay in there forever. Then he gets happy again on the changing table and loves hanging out there.
We are all pretty smitten around here with this beautiful boy. So thankful for the joy he already brings!
