Little Miss
Adelaide turned two months on April thirteenth. I would say, "I can't
believe how much she has grown..." except she actually hasn't grown that
much. It's funny because I always knew I would have a big baby. Ever
since Timothy and I married I would eye all the small little babies and
think, "aw, I'll never have one that small." Timothy and I were both
over 9 pounds when we were born and my first niece and nephew were both
over 9 pounds as well.
Lo
and behold when Adelaide was born the doctor exclaimed "What a big
baby!" And then each and every nurse said the same thing. Adelaide was
born on a Monday and by that Thursday she had lost over a pound. Over
the next several weeks we worked so hard to put any meat on those bones,
but she only ever gained a few ounces which didn't mean much because
she lost them again. (Most babies regain their birth weight back by
10-15 days.) Since I was not producing nearly enough milk (despite all
the different methods I tried to get my milk supply up), we had to
switch Adelaide to a bottle. She just wasn't eating which in turn led
to her not sleeping. It was so hard to see her like that. Anyway, on
the formula, she finally regained her birth weight at one month (9
pounds).
Adelaide
had her two month check up on the thirteenth. She was supposed to gain
about two pounds (ish) by now. Well, she only gained eleven ounces.
Like I said, I always knew I would have a big baby. I just didn't think
that she might not stay that way! Well, the doctor wants to keep a
closer eye on her weight, but overall she is fine, beautiful, and
healthy. Here are her check up stats:
April 13th, 2012, 2 months
9 pounds 11 ounces, 23 inches long, and her head is 38 1/2 cm.
Now that
she gets plenty of food regularly she is quite an alert and happy
baby. She sleeps well at night (most nights that is). Her naps in the
day can be a bit hit or miss though. She is such an alert baby which
makes it hard to figure out when she's tired. She doesn't come with a
drowsy setting, just awake or asleep. We're figuring it out slowly but
surely. She is also a spit up queen. We go through bibs like crazy.
The
major milestones that she has hit this past month is smiling and
talking. She gives us such great smiles now. Things that almost always
get a smile from her are: playing games with her while wiping the spit
up off her face, Tim's voice, kissing her cheeks, us smiling, bopping
her nose, covering and uncovering her face...When she wakes up in the
morning she is the absolute smileyist. Just in the past two weeks she
discovered her voice. She is very soft spoken, but she loves hearing
the noises she can make. When we repeat them back she gets very excited
and does it more. There have even been several mornings that I woke up
to her, instead of crying, talking and talking to herself. Adorable.
Enough of me, here's her two month photos:
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| This is her talking |
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| It's impossible to capture her smiles on camera! |
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| Hanging out with her dad while he quickly sends off a letter to her Uncle Tim |
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| Yes we still have Baxter, and he enjoyed Easter too. |
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| Uncle Aaron stopped by last weekend to get some loves (and spit up) from Addie. |
