We just had his 2 month check-up and confirmed the fact that he is huge! Dr. Brogli was shocked because he used to be coming in for weight checks because he wasn't gaining enough weight. I guess he has made up for lost time (and mommy has discovered that nursing is just not cutting it). He weighed in at a whopping 14 pounds 10 ounces which put him off the charts so basically the 100th percentile. He measured 24.5 inches long which means he is in the 95th percentile. His head is in the 80th percentile. With all this said though if you take his weight and height ratio he is in the 50th percentile so it's not that he's just completely chubby (although he has his fair share of rolls).
He currently loves his mobile. He will be kind-of fussy and I put him in the crib and start winding up the mobile and he starts to get way excited. He loves following the shapes around.
He is a sleeping champ! Last night he slept for 10 hours! It usually averages around 8 or 9 hours and he hasn't been getting up until about 7:00 am. It's wonderful and we hope it doesn't change!
On the other note he has some struggles taking long naps during the day. He will take little 20 minute cat-naps here and there which sometimes makes for a little fussy Palmer. I love the days when he takes 2+ hour naps.
We discovered that a trick to getting him to calm down (and often times fall asleep) is to stand next to the stovetop fan. He usually just immediately calms down and if tired his eyes will start drooping. We use this trick A LOT.
It's so fun to hear all the new sounds he learns to make. Sometimes we'll be able to play together and he'll repeat the sounds we make. He also is getting louder with these sounds.
For the most part he really doesn't like being on his tummy. I'm trying to do it more often because he needs to learn how to strengthen those muscles but it doesn't last long because he'll start bawling. The boppy does help with this because it helps hold him up higher so he doesn't feel so close to the ground. Here was a moment when he was actually very happy chillin' on his tummy.
He spits up a ton! We are trying all different kinds and mixtures of formula (luckily he doesn't even seem to notice or care that they all taste different) and techniques of burping/feeding to see what will help. We are still experimenting... His face often looks like this after having a burp. Needless to say...he wears a bib all day long.
Here are just some other pictures that I love of this lil' boy!
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Hey guys! Looks like you're really getting the hang of things! He's such a cutie. And Laura, nursing didn't workout for me, so formula is my hero. And Dylan spit up a ton too, due to acid reflux, I was so happy and so was he when the doctor gave us medicine for it. He hardly ever spit up after that! Hope you guys are having tons of fun!
I was going to say to ask his doctor about refux. We've had to deal with that with both our babies.
So cute!!! Glad to hear you have a good sleeper.... Hoping mine will start doing that soon too! I just figured out the microwave fan trick this week and love it! Any other tricks I should know?
Such a cute little guy!
What a cute guy, I love chubby babies! LE had her turn with the baby rolls, and we just loved it. Since she is moving around, all those cute rolls are going away too.
I am glad he is a good night sleeper, and hope he learns what a great thing day time naps are.
p.s have you seen "Life as we Know it" Ry and I thought it was very funny, just take out a few words and one kissing part. You guys would most likely like it as well; You can relate it what the couple are going through.
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