Thursday, June 28, 2018

Dear Liam: 2 month edition

Liam,
I cannot believe that we have already had you in our lives for 2 months now!! Time has just flown by too fast. Since the day you arrived you have just fit seamlessly into our life.
You are weighing in at 12.1 ounces (41st percentile) and are 23.25 inches tall (56 percentile) and your head circumference is 38.25 (19th percentile). I think you are actually a little taller than the doctor measurements.  You are wearing 3 month clothes & size 1 diapers. We measured you at home and got 24 inches and you seem to be outgrowing your sleepers length wise a little faster than your brother did.

You are nursing so we don't always know the amount that you are taking but during the day if you need a bottle you will drink between 3-4 ounces. We give you a bottle at night before bed and you will drink between 5-6 ounces. You have quite the dairy intolerance. Brother had one as well but I was still able to sneak a few dairy items in. With you I cannot sneak any dairy in period. I ate 2 lunchable crackers one day that had milk in them and it upset your little tummy so bad. Mama can have coffee and tomato products which I couldn't have with brother so it's an even trade. I may actually prefer it this way because I love some coffee! We had to increase your reflux medicine this month from 1ml to 1.3 ml but are still able to manage it on Zantac.
 
You have slept through the night a handful of times, maybe 4 or 5. It's not been anything consistent but we know you are capable and will when you are ready. Your nights aren't super consistent. Some nights you only wake up once and some nights you may wake up twice. For the most part if it's twice it will be about 2ish & 4:30ish. If it's only once it will be 4:30ish. You do pretty good putting yourself to sleep but still like to be held to sleep occasionally. You absolutely hate being swaddled when we swaddle you you grunt and kick and fuss but I know you need to be to settle your startle reflexes. We are currently exploring other options than a swaddle. If we could you would be a tummy sleeper. Truth be told since I'm up and around you during the day you take all of your naps on your tummy. I was afraid that this would bother you having to be swaddled and on your back but so far it hasn't backfired on us.
Speaking of sleeping on your tummy. You have rolled over about 4 or 5 times on us! I thought it was a fluke but then one day you had rolled over in your crib during nap you were still tired so I put you down on the rug to keep sleeping and when I came in the room again you were back on your back. You aren't doing it consistently but you've definitely been doing it here and there.
You don't seem to care much for your pacifier which is new to us. Mason LOVED his paci all day every day! You will take it whenever your ready to go to sleep but for the most part you seem to prefer your thumb. This worries me a little bit because Mama was a thumb sucker, a stubborn one at that & I know all to well that you can't take away a thumb. But you are determined little one so I don't think there is any avoiding it. I think this also may be why you don't care for the swaddle.
I only thought Mason was a Mama's boy.....little man you are the definition of Mama's boy. You really don't want anyone else but your Mama. You want Mama to do all feedings, all comforting, all everything. Seeing how quickly Mason went from Mam's boy to Daddy's boy I'm just relishing this. When you are tired or fussy your favorite thing is to nestle your face deep into my neck. Mason liked to do the same thing. I love it!
 
We are starting to see your little personality more and more. You are seriously the happiest most chill little baby. Our family comments often how they've never really heard you cry & you don't generally cry unless you are hungry, tired, or Mama has eaten something I shouldn't. You started smiling very early on (before a month) and truly haven't stopped. You smile most at Daddy but love to smile at Mama & Mason too. You've tried to laugh one day at Daddy but haven't quite gotten it yet.


You resemble Daddy so much more than Mason ever did. Mason is definitely all Mama & I think buddy you are going to be all Daddy. I took this picture for your 2 month pictures and laughed at how much it looked like I just cut out Daddy's face and put it on your body.
 
One thing I can't stress enough is how much you big brother LOVES and adores you, Liam. You are hands down the best part of his day. As soon as he wakes up in the morning the first thing he asks for is where "weeum"  is. He loves to hold, hug & kiss you. If you're upset he wants to comfort you. He will find you paci and put it in your mouth gently holding it until you take it. One night you were over tired and crying and you could tell he was nervous but he went over to you with a book and in a meek little voice kept saying "it's ok brother look it's Mighty Dads. Look at this picture brother. It's ok, don't cry." I can actually trust him if I need to get something done to watch over you. He also is so good at bringing me anything you might need. I was nervous for how he would take to a new baby but you came in and made his world a better & happier place from the second he met you. You truly are his favorite thing in this world.
We love you so much, Liam Hayes. You are fun loving, easy going, happy and the perfect addition to our family. I cannot wait to watch you continue to grow and your relationship with your brother continue to grow.


Highlights from month 2:
*We celebrated Father's Day
*You went for your 1st swim
 
*You met your Oggie for the first time

*You rolled over from tummy to back

*You had your 1st bonfire

*Mommy packed up and left her job to stay home with you
 
*We went blueberry picking

*You made many trip to Pryor to visit Nana, Pops & Gammy & Great Grandma
 
*You've made many visits to the library

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