Yes, I promise to still blog about Christmas - but since Henlie will be 3 months soon, I figured I should write her 2 month post :)
Her second month was my last one home full-time. I started work on the 2nd of January, and she turned two months on the 4th.
Good news - she grew! Bad news - vaccinations. Poor thing went right to sleep before we'd even made it out of the doctor's office. Those leg shots aren't nice. She also hated it when we'd rub her legs down to help the bulges decrease and help the medicine disperse. Since we'd been using infant gas drops, she did the oral vaccination like a champ, though. She stayed pretty groggy for a couple of days afterward. I kind of felt bad; after her appointment, I pretty much had to drop her off at Matt's mom's house because I had to work. I think for her 4 month appointment, I may take the day off. (More shots :p)
She began smiling some smiles that weren't gas-related, but no full-on social smiles. She even began self-soothing at times. (Thank heavens! Funny - when we were trying to breastfeed, I pretty much forbade her from chewing on her fist and would instead offer a binky. Mostly it was because her hands would always get in the way when we were trying to latch. Now I'm so glad she'll suck on her hands!)
She'll speak to us - her little coos and noises are so cute!
She also started getting some neck muscles. We fail at tummy time (because she HATES it), but when we're holding her, she'll try to lift her head. She also does better if she's laying on our chests. That's as close to tummy time as we could get without her immediately screaming. Poor girl.
As for her vision, she began tracking objects. That provided some entertainment for us. We'd move and watch her track us, but more fun is when we're holding her and she's looking at something. I like watching her eyes stay fixed while I sway :)
She did gain weight, but she is gaining slower than average. Being small and a preemie, she should be gaining faster than average. Since she was eating every 1.5 to 2 hours most of the time, the doctor actually told us to hold her off until 2.5 to 3 hours so she will be able to get more milk quicker, thus not expending more calories than she is taking in. Other than that, she was perfectly healthy. Her height and head circumference were right on track, she's just a bit too skinny.
Her stats: 6 lbs. 15 oz. (0.03%), 21.5 in. (5%), and head=14.25 in. (6%) (That means her headbands nearly fit! lol)
She's still in newborn clothes, however. Although, on her 2 month birthday, I put her in one of my favorite little outfits - and it was tiny. I snapped pictures and packed it away after it was washed. Exciting - but kind of sad too! However, that and some socks (which she never wore because I didn't know I had socks so tiny! :p) are the only things she grew out of. And her hat from the hospital. All other newborn outfits still fit - we'll see for how long!)
The first outfit she outgrew. Also taken on her 2 month birthday.
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