Cameron & Kyle: 2 months old

One more month has come and gone, and little Cameron and Kyle are growing up so fast!

 My handsome little guys!!

 Cameron and his Tiger                                       Kyle and his Elephant

 

My handsome little Cameron!

 

 I didn't rotate this one, sorry Kyle! But look at those BLUE eyes. Aren't they dreamy? :)

This picture sums up how picture taking went today...

Things about Cameron at 2 months old:

• At his 2 month check-up, he weighed 10 lbs 3 oz, 6th percentile and was 21 inches long! He's only on the charts for his weight and head size, which is 38.5 cm, 27th percentile.
• He wears size 1 diapers, and size 0-3 month clothes.
• He loves to hold blankets, burp cloths, my shirt, hair, really anything soft in his hand when he's falling asleep.
• He loves his binky.
• He loves his soft minky blanket, especially when he's tired. He likes it touching his face.
• Sitting in the car seat isn't so bad anymore!
• He nurses every 2-3 1/2 hours during the day, and will usually have one 5 hour stretch at night, if I'm lucky, he'll have two 5 hour stretches.
• He is very alert and aware of his surroundings. He loves to just look around and take in the world.
• He is a little cuddle bug and LOVES to fall asleep on our chests.
• He loves having a bath.
• He's starting to smile a bit more here and there, but he hasn't quite gotten it yet.
• He loves to fall asleep in bed with me.
• He has to have Zantac twice a day still, for reflux, but it usually helps him with the pain. Only sometimes with the puke...
• He takes 3 naps, but we're still trying to figure his nap schedule out!
• He loves to sleep in the swing and bouncy seat.

Things about Kyle at 2 months old:

• He weighed 11 lbs 7 oz , 26th percentile and was 22.5 inches long, 23rd percentile. His head is 39 cm and that's in the 41st percentile.
• He wears size 1 diapers, and size 0-3 month clothes.
• He loves to snuggle more than Cameron does, and will fall asleep easily when being held or laying down with you.
• He's not so much a fan of the binky, but will take the Avent silicone one and sometimes a Nuk brand when he's super sleepy.
• He loves to sit in the bouncy seat and swing, and often falls asleep in either one.
• He is a super stuffy little guy, and often has to have his nose suctioned out after we pump it full of saline. Hopefully as he grows this trend doesn't continue!
• He is a super smiley guy, and smiles at just about anything!
• He makes the most adorable frowny face, and I may or may not make him make it a lot because of how cute it is. lol!
• He takes 3 naps and sleeps for 1 4-5 hour stretch at night, and 1 3 hour stretch.
• He nurses every 2-3 hours.
• He loves bath time.

They can recognize us from pretty far away, and love to follow us across the room. They like their sister for the most part, except for when she makes them cry by putting her face on their faces, rubbing their heads or just getting too close to them.

They are getting SO much easier to deal with and we rarely are feeling like pulling our hair out these days, so that's an improvement!

They're the best thing that has happened to us, and I love to have them in my life. Even through the hard times, I wouldn't trade them for the world. Some of my best moments are when I'm snuggling them while nursing them and realizing how incredibly blessed I am to have them here with me.

Baby girl is 2 months old!

Well, the day came and went and Ellie turned two months old! I can't believe how big she's getting and how long it's been since I had her! CRAZY!

We went to her two-month check-up on March 3rd and she is a very healthy little girl! She weighed 10 lbs. 3 oz and was 22 1/4 in. long. She's got a little head...like it's in the 10th percentile! But her height and weight are in the 40 and 30 percentile.

Sadly, Ellie had to go through 3 shots! She was fine after shots one and two, but tensed up for the third shot--so the nurse hit a vein and she SCREAMED and bled like crazy. Right after the appointment, we headed to Roosevelt to help my mom get ready for Jared and Kassie's wedding. Had I been prepared and a smart mom, I would have given Ellie Tylenol right after the shots. Well, unfortunately, my mom had no Tylenol so I was late giving it to her. She cried and cried and cried and cried and CRIED for a few hours. It was so SO sad! Never again will we make this mistake. It was heartbreaking to hear her cry so much.

Thank goodness we don't have to go through that again until May!!

Anyway, Ellie is still a VERY happy baby. She is letting her little personality shine through so much now and it's so adorable! She is full of goo's, coo's and ahh's. She loves to smile and will almost always give us huge gummy smiles when changing her diaper because she LOVES to look at the pictures above her changing table.

She was on a pretty strict 4 hour nursing schedule, but now that I've gone back to work she's kind of all over the place. No matter how long it's been since she ate, when I get home from work she wants to nurse right then and she lets us know that. It's sweet though, because it's great bonding time for Ellie and me after being apart for 6+ hours.

Here are some notable things about Ellie at 2 months:

• She still loves bath time
• She HATES tummy time if she's not on the boppy (we're trying to get her liking tummy time so she can get strong little muscles in her neck!)
• She clearly recognizes me from pretty far away, and is a total mommy's girl (seriously, today was a testament of that. I got home from work and she had been screaming for David for the past half hour...the minute I took her from him, she was as happy as can be and just cuddled up to me)
• She loves to listen to us sing and talk to her
• She likes when we have conversations with her
• She does very well with a bottle, and she has one every M,T,W and Friday while I'm at work.
• She's starting to laugh a little bit and it is so hilarious!
• She makes hilarious faces and is quite good at raising her left eyebrow and making a great face. I need to catch it on camera soon!
• She loves sitting in her bouncy seat and kicks and and flails her arms all over because she gets so excited.
• She still HATES sitting in the swing and looks at the motor with disgust and a face that says, "Why are you making that noise, and why won't you stop??"
• She still is a little cuddle bug and loves to snuggle almost anyone
  

Pretty much our little girl is the cutest little girl ever and we love her SOOOO much! I am so thankful for the opportunity to be a mother. It has brought me the greatest joy ever, and it is such a wonderful blessing that David and I have.

Here are some pictures! Enjoy!!