The Many Layers of Me: Two Months!

Olivia Grace, you are two months old!

What have you been up to?

*Technically you are "sleeping through the night" now. You make it anywhere from 5 to 7 hours. After that it's usually a 3 hour stretch. You wake up to eat between 5 and 5:30 almost every morning and then don't want to go right back to sleep.

*We still have no routine. Mostly this is because I'm trying to figure out how it all will all go when working around my work schedule. Hopefully you'll be on one in this next month.

*You are now taking a bottle every 3 to 4 hours. You usually drink 5 ounces.

*You gave us (ok, me) your first social smile the day before you turned 6 weeks old. :)

(what we refer to as "the side eye"... she's not so sure about us sometimes!)

*Your hands are still always up by your face. This is especially annoying during feedings and when you puke. Your hand always ends up in it before we can wipe.

*You have recently figured out you have a tongue. A long one at that! You are constantly sticking it out and exploring this new found body part.

(I didn't pose her hands like this. She just loves her hands by her face.)

*Before you were born people were always asking what your nickname would be. Would it be Liv? Livvy? I said, "No it's Olivia". But I do call you all sorts of pet names like sweet pea, sugar, honey bun, pumpkin, etc. Little Man asked me what a "sweet pea" was and then suggested I call you mac and cheese.

*Your eyes are still blue and your hair is still brown. Although it's lightening up and has copper/reddish tints.

*You are still wearing size one diapers, but will probably be moving to the 1/2's next.

*You are still wearing size 0 to 3 months. Some of the outfits are big, but most fit well. You have grown out of few of them.

(just keepin' it real!)

*You have really good neck control. You like to be up and looking around.

*Even though you have good neck control, we need to do tummy time more. I haven't done it as much as we should because of the puking and screaming. I didn't want to add to the drama. We have to give you the opportunity to roll over. You do a half roll so far.

(This face cracks me up!)

*You are starting to really enjoy your swing. You use to tolerate it for short periods of time, but now you actually relax in it.

*You don't prefer to be held in the typical baby/cradle hold unless you are tired. You are nosy and want to know what's going on. :)

*You love to be outside. It has seriously been over 100* here for something like 50 days straight. We are only out to walk from the house to the car or the car to the store. Even so, you can be screaming and the second we walk outside you stop. For whatever reason you love the heat. A Texas girl at heart?

*You are still sleeping in our room in the pack and play. I've tried putting you down for naps in your crib but have only been slightly successful. We need to work on that this month.

*Remember when I said last month that you didn't mind your car seat? Well, you must have read my post and decided to mess with me. You now hate it. At least getting buckled anyway. That's why I love that walking outside in the heat calms you down.

*You are constantly keeping us guessing!