Baby E is 2 Months Old!!

Baby E is 2 months old today!!! 

Where does the time go? Seriously? I cannot believe that this little cutie has been in our lives for 2 entire months. It doesn't really seem possible, but here we are! I totally missed blogging about him turning a month old (mommy fail), things were quite crazy around our house at that time, so I am making up for it now! So here is a little bit about our little guy, who I am sure you have grown tired of seeing blow up your newsfeeds, but I can't help it!

What do I like?

Well, he is genuinely a very happy baby and likes most things, but there are a few things that are at the top of his list. He LOVES being outside! Whether it is taking a walk, swinging on the porch swing, standing in the driveway, checking the mail, if it is an outside activity this guy is there! He also loves being carried in the Moby wrap. He is starting to enjoy swinging in his swing for longer periods of time, this is a big change from month one! His big fav from day one....the ceiling fan in our living room...dude will stare at it all day..and I am pretty sure it was the recipient of his first smile. He loves taking a bath...like loves it!  He also is a big fan of EATING!!!

What do I dislike?

Well he is not the biggest fan of his car seat, which makes going places difficult for his mother...but we did get this really cool light up, music playing mirror that has helped some. He hates being swaddled but he has to suck it up at night for sleep. We do a little trickery with a drowsy swaddle. He used to really dislike his lotion rub down but he has learned to like it if and only if it is administered by his daddy! Other than that I can't really think of much else that really bugs this guy...not getting fed the second he gets hungry maybe...haha

Speaking of food...

What do I eat and When do I sleep?

We have recently kind of fallen into a loose schedule. I haven't really started trying to get us into a set schedule or routine just yet. We will start moving that way in the next month or so. But,we usually start our day around 6-7. He gets up and nurses and then we play and talk a little. About an hour after he wakes up he is ready to go down for a nap. He typically naps 2-2 1/2 hours during this first nap. He then wakes up and we do it all again. Not all of his naps are 2 hours they kind of tapper off in length as the day goes on, until bedtime. Where he will sleep anywhere from 5-6 hours his first stretch of sleep. We generally stick to no more than 2 hours of wakefulness at a time before going down for a nap, but he doesn't usually make it 2 hours.One thing that we do stick to is his bed  time routine. We have had a bedtime routine since he was about 2 weeks old and it seems to have really helped him with that first stretch of nighttime sleep. E nurses pretty much 7-8 times a day. Most days he will take one bottle of expressed breast milk either from his dad or his Gigi if she is watching him. Dad used to do one of the middle of the night feedings, but hasn't had to recently since he has been only waking once in the middle of the night. He really likes his liquid gold as we call it....as you can see...he is getting chubby...I like it.

Speaking of getting chubby...

What do I weigh and how long/tall am I?

He weighs 11 lbs 8 oz! I know right! That is a weight gain of over 4lbs in a month and a half! He is 24 inches long. He can't really squeeze into newborn clothes anymore...he fits 0-3 month outfits pretty well and can wear most straight 3 month outfits but some are still a little big. He's a growing boy!

What can I do?

He can smile! He smiles A LOT, which we love. He is really starting to coo and talk to us. He can pick up and turn his head from side to side when laying on his tummy. He can lay on his tummy and push himself up to his forearms and hold his head up for quite a bit. He can also hold his head up and turn it from side to side if you are holding him up on your shoulder. He seems to be fairly strong and to have a fairly strong set of shoulders and neck.

He did get to take another road trip this past weekend to Branson to visit with his mema(great grandma) He was an ok car rider...not so great on the way there, but pretty good on the way back. Here is a pic of him in a happy mood in the car!

 I mean does it get much cuter?!

All in all he is a typical healthy growing 2 month old boy! We love him dearly and couldn't ask for a better guy to call ours! Enjoy some baby E pics...i know they all generally look the same, but like I said I can't help it!