Garrett: Two Months!

Over the weekend we were visiting some friends who had a baby on April 2nd, and I spent the majority of the evening wondering where on earth my newborn went. Their girl was the epitome of the perfect newborn--tiny, snuggly, sleepy, with the occasional grunt and groan thrown in for good measure. Our not at all tiny two month old spent the majority of the time wide awake on Mama's lap watching the big brothers run around or lying on the floor kicking and flailing his arms like the busy body that he always is. Sometimes I can't even handle the amount of independence he's already starting to show... Pretty soon I'll have two boys that are too active and busy to care about cuddling with their Mama!

Height/Weight: 23.5 inches and 12 pounds, 14 ounces per our doctor's appointment this morning.

Wearing: Size two diapers (a must after blowing out of three size one diapers in less than 24 hours) and mostly 3-6 month clothing. I'm kind of in denial about it and keep putting him in 0-3 month pants because his 3-6 month pants just look so big, but I usually end up regretting it because they barely come down to his ankles (which means they are practically shorts whenever he's "sitting" in my arms).

Eating: All mama's milk, all the time. He had been eating every 3-4 hours throughout the day and night, but lately he's slept some longer stretches at night and subsequently wants to eat every two hours during the day. I don't mind the sleep, but it kind of kills my day because I feel like I'm nursing constantly.

Sleep: I almost don't want to type this for fear I'll jinx it, but lately we've gotten some eight hour stretches of sleep at night (so I guess maybe you could say he's sleeping through the night?). Unfortunately, he goes down around 9:30 and Darrell and I never seem to be able to get ourselves in bed before 10:30, so we never quite get the full eight hours, but it's better than it could be. Naps during the day are sporadic and unpredictable at best, especially now that he's eating almost constantly. He rarely naps for longer than an hour, but I suppose it's better than his being up all night.

Likes: I seriously don't know what it is, but Garrett is a super laid back kid and I'm pretty convinced he likes just about everything. He's becoming more interested in toys and stuff this month, so he's enjoyed "playing" with those (aka lying on his back and watching the monkeys on his play mat or having someone dangle a rattle over his head). He still loves the swing (and I love that he loves the swing); Darrell is convinced that he calms down in there more than he does in our arms sometimes. And he is definitely learning our voices; Mommy and Daddy can almost always get smiles out of him when we talk to him, and most of the time William does too (although sometimes I think Garrett doesn't smile at William because he's worried about what he might be up to)

Dislikes: Aside from crying when he is hungry, tired, or sick of William picking on him, this kid just doesn't get upset about much. He didn't even make that big of a fuss about his shots this morning--a few screams when they happened, then asleep in the car seat ten minutes later.

Firsts: He's really starting to smile this month and it's been so.much.fun. Darrell even got a giggle out of him the other day--so adorable! He's also started joining the family at the table for dinner (when he isn't napping); he's a little small for the high chair still, but we make it work. We also celebrated his first Easter, although "celebrate" is used very loosely because we didn't exactly do anything for it. Otherwise, nothing too remarkable--some trips to the park, a few family walks, and a short two-hour babysitting stint with Grandma while Mom and Dad took William out for his birthday (during which he took a bottle with pretty much no fussing--yay Garrett!).