The Lake Family: 2 months

Weight: This kid loves to gain weight!
     Birth:   7 lbs 12.6 oz
   Hospital discharge: 7 lbs 5.4 oz
     1 week: 7 lbs 8.4 oz
     1 week dr appt: 7 lbs 13 oz
     2 weeks: 8 lbs 9.9 oz
     3 weeks: 9 lbs 10.9 oz
     4 weeks: 10 lbs 8.9 oz
     1 month appt: 11 lbs even (80th percentile)
     6 weeks: 12 lbs 0.8 oz
     7 weeks: 12 lbs 11.0 oz
     8 weeks: 13 lbs 2.8 oz
     8 1/2 weeks: 13 lbs 7.4 oz
     2 month appt: 13 lbs 13 oz (82nd percentile)

Length:
    Birth: 20.5 inches
    1 month appt: 21.75 inches (60th percentile)
    2 month appt: 23.75 inches (81st percentile)

Head circumference:
    Birth: 14.5 inches (36.8 cm)
    1 month appt: 15.25 inches (90th percentile)
    2 month appt: 16 inches (90th percentile)

Clothes: He has just recently started to grow out of 0-3 month clothes and into the 3-6 month clothes. Clothes 0-3 month still mainly fit, but I just got rid of most of the 0-3 month sleepers today. He just graduated to the next size up in swaddles today as well.

Diapers: We graduated to size 2 at about 6 weeks. He will be in those for quite awhile I think!

Sleep: He is definitely swaddled every night. He does not have any self-soothing skills yet, he is nursed/rocked to sleep then put down when is asleep. He started sleeping for about 5 - 6 1/2 hours in his first stretch, then about 3 hours in his next stretch. I had been putting him down for the night about 9:30, but I have recently started trying to move that back to about 8:15-8:30. He does best when he takes a nap in the rock 'n play right before bedtime, so I try to get him down after Ethan goes to bed. Eventually I would like for him to go to sleep for the night about 7:30, but I like feeding him that extra time. He naps in my arms, the rock 'n play, sometimes the pack 'n play, the carseat if we are out, and sometimes the swing. I hope he naps well at daycare next month :(. He goes about an hour to 1 1/2 hours between waking up and his next nap. He usually naps for about 30-45 min if he is not being held, if he is being held he naps at least an hour!

Eating: The boy still eats a lot - hence the weight gain.   He eats every 1 1/2 - 2 1/2 hours during the day. Every once in awhile he will make it 2 1/2 hours. He is still doing 2 1/2 - 3 oz at the clinic, so we do 3 oz bottles when we do them. On average I nurse him about 10 times a day total.

Our Day: Our day hasn't changed much. You have started to not want to go back to sleep after about 6:30-6:45, so you have been getting up before Ethan. After we walk Ethan to daycare, we hang out at the house, try to go to the breastfeeding clinic once a week and usually find one other thing to do in the day. We took a few more walks this month and you did great. Sometimes you fell asleep and sometimes you just hung out. You have been up at school with me quite a few times and have done great!

Looks: Still wonderful blue eyes and getting more brown hair. I love the fuzzy hair that he has.

Milestones: You are doing awesome at holding up your head and are rolling over all the time now from your tummy to your back. You are smiling a ton now and we love it! I love when you look up into my eyes and smile! You are making all sorts of fun noises!

Firsts: First trip to Western KS including meeting his aunts, uncles, cousins, great-grandparents, and lots of other family. First time to be baptized!

What we are looking forward to: Hanging out with family this coming week.

What we are dreading: Shots tomorrow and I go back to work on Wednesday :(