Two Months Already

I imagine that every mother thinks the time flies way too quickly, but I genuinely can't believe that Hendrix is two months old.  At the same time I really can't remember life without him, so I imagine that seems just about right.

He went in on Thursday for his 2 month well baby visit.  

He weighed in at 11 pounds 14 ounces.

He measured 22.5 inches long.

Hendrix has gone from the 14th percentile in weight, to the 56th percentile in weight.  He has officially doubled his birth weight in just two months.  He is a very good eater and I guess he feels like he has some catching up to do.  I love seeing his healthy chub, and the doctor was very pleased with his growth.  We don't have to go back again until 4 months (the same time frame as term babies......no more preemie label for Hendrix!).

While at the doc, he also got three shots and one oral vaccine.

That was terrible not so bad I guess.

This sweet smiling face sure didn't last long after those pokes, and we didn't see it again until the following day. :(  

Hendrix actually screamed for a full hour straight after we were home with the most pained cry I have ever heard.  It really tugged at this Momma's heartstrings, and we definitely gave him that does of tylenol that the doctor said we could resort to if needed, but she would rather we not for the sake of diluting the vaccine.  Oh. Well. 

We both felt really badly for him and gave him all of our energy for special snuggles all evening.  Thankfully he woke up rested and in much better spirits in the morning.

Some of the two-month milestones include:

Smiling and cooing when being talked to, attempting to grasp objects with his hand, and increasing mobility and strength to be able to pull his head up and even push his body up with his arms while on his tummy.  

Check the following sequence where for whatever reason, Hendrix decided to lift his legs up instead.....

Hendrix started enjoying being in the swing this last week.

And he can now ride facing forward in the baby bjorn. 

It is funny though, because he still falls asleep in it!  Today we spent the better part of the afternoon raking leaves in our backyard (yes, we already did this once this fall, and, yes,  we will probably have to do it again.  We have a 100-year old tree in both the front yard AND the back yard!)

He enjoyed playing in the leaves ;)

We had a pretty good pile going....can you see the baby?!?!  LOL

After our outdoor fun, we had to get all showered and cleaned up.  I did indeed find little pieces of dried leaves in his nose!  He hung out in his robe like Daddy for a while before we got dressed for the day.

And then Hendrix decided to show off just exactly how big he is getting by rolling off the pillow he was propped on.  It really caught me off guard as I was just getting ready to take a movie of him laying there and smiling!  

And lastly in the busy life of my two-month-old; he hung out with his two-week-old girlfriend again yesterday, and we remembered to take a pic of the two of them together this time!

I am not sure that they were pleased with us, but I think they will love seeing this when they are in high school!  lol  NOT that I am hoping that day gets here anytime soon.....

Hendrix is a little chunker!

Hendrix had his first appointment with the pediatrician on Thursday afternoon, and weighed in at 6 lbs. 4 oz.  The doctor said that there could be a variation on her scale of about 1-2 ounces from the scale that he had been weighed on at the hospital......but even so that is still incredible progress in just a few short days!  (He was 5 lbs. 13.8 oz. on Tuesday)  She was so pleased, but still wants to keep him taking the calorie supplement for a while to make sure that we don't regress.  I am going to start trying to nurse him on both sides for 1 out of every 3 feedings starting tomorrow, and that will be our first step in trying to get him to breastfeed exclusively.  

I had gone out and bought him a few little preemie outfits, and as you can see from the pictures, he fills them out very well!  I imagine that he will outgrow them within a matter of weeks, and that is exciting because then he will maybe be ready to get into all the other cute clothes that we already had for him!  :)

Dr. Alexander gave the go ahead for us to start incorporating tummy time into his daily routine.  She wants us to put him on his tummy at least twice a day for 15 minutes while he is awake so he can spend time strengthening his neck muscles.

He is not really sure what he thinks about it!  In fact, he spent a lot more time using his feet to push himself up than using his neck muscles, and definitely fussed through the whole thing.

Daddy was right next to him talking to him and cheering him on and I am sure that he will get better the more he practices!  :)

We went out for our first family "date" last night.  We took the little guy to dinner at El Azteca, which is our favorite Mexican restaurant here in Ames.  The doctor had given me the okay to take him in public yesterday, though she said that she really wants us to protect him from being touched by strangers.  His immune system is still compromised, so when we take him out we need to try to keep him covered and/or in his carseat or another type of baby carrier.  (He is a little bit too small for the baby bjorn yet, but I can't wait to use that as it will make it easier to protect him!)  We have to be vigilant to tell people that they can look, but not touch; which I didn't realize was going to be so difficult!  I took him to target to get more of his calorie supplement and tons of people were like "Is there is a baby in there?????", wanting to lift the blanket to look at him.  Might have to take Daddy so he can be the bad guy!  Anyways, we had a really nice dinner, and just tucked him on the inside corner of the booth.  He was quiet and asleep the whole time, and it was really nice to enjoy an evening connecting with my hubby. ;)

Both Bud and I started reading him some stories last night around bedtime.  He seemed interested in hearing our voices, but wasn't interested at all in the pictures!  LOL  The stories basically just put him to sleep.

Look at that sweet sleeping child!  He has this thing about getting one or both of his hands out of his swaddling.  Though the swaddling definitely soothes him to sleep the best, he also kind of really wants to be free.

Now we are all dressed and ready for the weekend!  We don't really have any plans, though we have some things that we want to do around the house and yard to get ready for fall.  I have had my box of fall decorations sitting in the dining room for a couple weeks now, and I think I was just waiting for it to really feel like fall before I got out my pumpkins.  Now I am going to have to get out the box of long-sleeved clothes and sweaters so we have something to wear when we wake up to only 58 degree weather.  Better get busy with my projects!

Happy Weekend!  :)