Two Months Old

Somehow our newborn is now two months old!

I'm sure I'll say this a million times over the coming years, but if I could freeze time, I'd do it right now.  Beckett is so sweet and so much fun these days I can barely stand it!

I feel like at one month old he wasn't all that different from when he was born, just a little bigger.  But at two months old he is completely different!  He plays with us and interacts with us and has a much longer attention span.  He can hold eye contact, turn his head to find the source of a new voice, and can track objects easily. He can identify Kolby and me, even when he's surrounded by several other people admiring him.  He kicks and coos and squirms and "talks".  And best of all, he smiles.

I mean really smiles.  Never for the camera though :(

There are a couple of comments that we get over and over.  One is about his big beautiful blue eyes.  Pictures seriously don't do those babies justice at all.  They have my heart.  The other common comment is about his alertness.  He is awake A LOT, with big bright eyes, and the way he interacts makes him seem older than he is.  It even came up at his two month check up-- the doctor was really impressed!  His report card says "Very attentive."

It's funny how many people ask about how he's sleeping.  I think it's just the most natural question that comes to mind with an infant.  The answer?  Not great, but we're totally fine with it :).  These days he sleeps from about 10pm-2am and on a good night he'll go back to sleep for a couple of hours after I feed him.  In the morning he takes about an hour nap and then takes a few cat naps throughout the rest of the day.  In total he logs about 8-10 hours of sleep per 24 hours.  Babies his age average 16 hours, so he's quite an anomaly.  When I mentioned it to the doctor he was a little baffled but didn't have any concerns about it since Beckett is growing and developing very well and is such a happy baby.  And to be honest, I don't mind the lack of sleep.  He'll only be this little for such a short while and I love having all the extra time with him.

We spend our days eating, playing, and napping, then repeating several times over.  We've gotten into a great routine that works for us, and Beckett is such a happy baby these days.  Really no fussing at all, which is quite different from those first few weeks when we were all trying to figure each other out.  He is still a pretty high-needs baby so we are a far cry away from all the parents we see out at restaurants with a baby content in his car seat, but I'm fine with that.  He loves to be with us and be held and take in the word around him.  When he's in play mode, Kolby and I are helpless to do anything but sit and enjoy him.

Here's a rundown of all things Beckett this month.

What we did together:

-Went out to eat as a family twice; one was a disaster and the other went alright 

-Discovered play time

-Made it to church every Sunday

-Spent our first evening apart (thanks CeeCee and Poppa for babysitting!)

-Went to the mall

-Had our first play date (with cousin Liam)

-Went on a lot of walks

-Fell in love with the Baby Bjorn

-Enjoyed some sunny weather days

-Introduced Beckett to our co-workers

-Took naps in bed together

-Had dance parties with Dad

Some of Beckett's favorite things in his second month:

-His playmat (oh my word he LOVES that thing!)

-Walking or dancing or sleeping in the Baby Bjorn

-Laying on his changing pad

-Baths

-Being swaddled and given a pacifier when he gets tired

-Sucking on his fists

-Getting his diaper changed (weird but awesome)

-Napping in our arms or on our chests

-Interacting with us

-Being awake

-Cooing

-Smiling (at us, at the wall, at anything)
-When I blow raspberries at him

Some of my favorite things about Beckett:

-His hair, although I'm finally ready to accept that he's starting to lose it

-His smiles

-When he recognizes me or my voice

-The increasing number of creases on his arms and thighs

-His long eyelashes (they weren't long when he was younger somehow)

-His happy demeanor

-The way he holds his arms up under his chin when I burp him over my shoulder

-His playful moods

-How he needs me (or Kolby) to put him to sleep

-The way he kicks his legs and flails his arms and coos like crazy when playing on his playmat
-His multiple squishy chins

-How when I'm nursing him he hides his face with his arm when he's getting full

-His soft skin, especially his back

Kolby and I are seriously in awe of this boy.  We are both hopeless to put it into words, but man do we love and cherish him.  Here's to another wonderful month!

One Month Old