Grayson ~ 2 Months

Grayson is 2 months old!  I can't believe it's already been 8 weeks since my little miracle baby arrived.  He is such a happy, smiley little boy.  My favorite time is when he wakes up in the morning and is so happy to see me.  He lights up and smiles, coos and squeals.  I tell him Good Morning and tell him how much I love him and he goes crazy.  We originally did bath time at 8pm, but moved it up to 7pm and it seems to work much better.  He absolutely loves bath time!   We just bought a new bath tub for him last week as he outgrew the Puj one for the pedestal sink.  We bought the 3 in 1 sling bath tub and it definitely works much better.  The first two times he went in it he peed as soon as he got in the water, but now he is used to it so he hasn't done it again.  It's so cute seeing him in the "big boy" bath tub.  He started splashing last night, well, he kicks his legs around and splashes on accident, but it's still adorable to watch.  He started cooing, making bubbles and holding onto my hair around 5 weeks.  At 6 1/2 weeks he kind of laughed, but definitely laughed at 7 1/2 weeks.  He still loves his swing and started noticing the mobile on his swing around 6 weeks and also noticed the mirror in the middle of the mobile and loves to smile at his reflection in the mirror.  It is the cutest thing to watch him smiling at himself.  He is wearing 3 month clothing and we had to get new white onesies in size 3-6 month because he is getting so big.  

His schedule is a little more set now, but it still changes a little every day.  We start bath time at 7pm, I feed him around 7:30 and then he is asleep by around 8pm, but we are moving this up and starting bath around 6 or 6:30.  He wakes up for his first feeding around 1am and the second one around 4am.  He nurses for about 10-15 minutes and then I burp and rock him so he is back down within 30 minutes (normally).  He then wakes up around 7am and I feed him and then he either goes back down for about 45 minutes or stays up and we go downstairs.  My mom has been such a huge help!  I don't know what I would do without her.  She normally feeds him at 9am while I get breakfast ready and then he takes a short nap in his swing.  We play with him and then he eats again around 12 and then goes back down for a longer nap.  He eats every 2-3 hours during the day, but sometimes goes longer.  

He still sleeps in the rock 'n play although I need to start getting him in the bassinet part of the pack 'n play and eventually his crib.  I think I will try with the pack 'n play first so he can still be in our room for a little longer and his room is on the 3rd floor and ours is on the 4th floor.  It's also nice to be able to rock him back to sleep in the rock n' play when he wakes up and is fussy from his gas issues.  Sometimes he is fussy for hours at a time, but his eyes are closed and he will fall asleep for a while if I rock him in the rock 'n play and it's nice because I can do it from my bed.  There were 3 nights in a row where he was up all night very fussy from his gas so I thought this was the start of colic and my friend recommended a night nurse if that was the case.  I wasn't too sure, but after 3 nights of no sleep I thought I would at least explore it just in case.  We met with a night nurse when he was around 7 weeks and we did not like her very much with Grayson.  He was screaming and not himself right before his bath and she was not able to calm him very well.  I'm sure she is a great night nurse and nice lady, but it did not feel right at all.  Surprisingly, a change of events occurred and Grayson did not think it was a good idea to have her either as he turned a corner and slept much better that same night.  Ever since that night he has been much better at night getting up around 12 and 4am.

We went to his 2 month checkup on Tuesday, November 5th and he did great (he was 2 months by the calendar date, but actually 8 weeks and 5 days based on the day he was born).  We discussed the gas issues again, but were not able to come up with anything to fix it other than time.  He got 3 vaccines, 2 shots and one oral.  He cried after the shots, but I quickly picked him up and comforted him and he was fine.  He weighed 13 pounds 2 ounces (75th percentile), 23 inches (50th percentile) and his head was 98th percentile.  

Notes from pictures below...

We went to my client's daughter's house (and friend) for a Piggies and Paws party.  They put paint on the babies hands and feet depending on what is needed and make adorable pictures that are matted and framed.  I ordered two, a giraffe and a zebra and my mom ordered a bug jar (much cuter than it sounds)  and a soccer ball.  I'll post the pictures once they are done.  It was such a cute party and we had a great time.

Grayson discovered himself in the mirror on his mobile.  It was so cute to see him light up when he saw his reflection.  I'm so glad I was able to capture it in the photo.  It's so amazing seeing him do new things.

We went to Julia's play off field hockey game and it ended up hailing for about 5 minutes, but we stayed warm under our blankets.  They ended up winning, but lost in the next game so they are done for the season.

The Ohlanders came over to play and have dinner.  Grayson and Gabe were not very happy at first, but warmed up to the camera.  They are in their matching outfits from our friend Tanille.  So darn cute!

 Julia loves her little brother Grayson and he adores her.  She's very good with him and such a great helper.  Julia decorated pumpkins for Halloween and we made one for Ethan and Grayson.  We dressed Grayson up for Halloween.  He was a zebra and looked so adorable!

We went to Goebbert's in South Barrington to pick out pumpkins and apples.  We had fun and took several cute pictures of Grayson in the pumpkins and with Julia and Ethan.

I put a picture of Grayson during bath time at 2 weeks and 8 weeks and it's amazing to see the difference.  We have a little chunker now.  Ha ha.  We love his little rolls.  We had to get a new bathtub as he outgrew the Puj.  He loves it and has way more room to move around.

We started one afternoon nap in his crib (November 4th)