Jacob - Two Months

 

Stats:  11 lbs. 11 oz. (74th percentile), 23 inches long (76th percentile)

Likes: baths, pacifier (although we only give him one if he is awake, we are out somewhere, or he is having a serious meltdown), mommy and daddy's voices, activity mat, bouncy seat, to be swaddled

Sorry these are a little blurry.  Jacob seems to be a pretty light sleeper so I've had a hard time getting a good picture while he's still asleep and swaddled.  I tried leaving the lights off and drapes closed this day and got a few snaps before he woke up from the sound of my camera.

Sizes: Size 2 diapers, 0-3 month clothes

Schedule:

6:00/6:30 Wake up, Eat

Awake for 45 minutes total

6:45/7:15-9:00/9:30 Nap

9:00/9:30 Eat

9:50-10:15 Play

10:15-12:30 Nap (This is the time of day we get out for errands, etc if needed.)

12:30 Eat (No matter what time he gets up, we're usually back on track by this feeding.)

Awake time if he napped well before lunch.  If not, he goes right down for his nap.

1:00-3:30 Nap

3:30 Eat

3:50-4:15 Play

4:15-6:30 Nap (This is usually his least predictable nap and fussiest time of the day.  We do whatever we can to get through it: swing, cuddle, bouncy seat, whatever)

6:30 Eat, Cuddle, Read

7:00 Bedtime

9:45 Eat

*From here Jacob goes to sleep easily and sleeps until anywhere between 5:00 and 7:00 a.m.

We do throw a bath in there occasionally every few days, but not as often as I'd really like.  The biggest part of Jacob's schedule is not keeping him up longer than 45 minutes at a time.  He gets overtired very easily and if one nap is bad it can have a major domino affect.  On the upside, if we start the day off with good naps we usually have a great day.

Milestones:  Jacob started sleeping through the night occasionally when he was five weeks old.  He gradually worked his way up from a couple of nights a week to almost every night now.  Occasionally he'll surprise us and wake up around 4:00 a.m., but that's pretty rare now.  {Tonight he'll wake up at 2 a.m. just to prove me wrong :) }  It is wonderful, but we're in that weird morning phase where it's hard to get on schedule since you never really know when his morning is going to start.  I hope to start running in the mornings before the boys are up, but I've only been able to go once since I don't know when Jacob will wake up and be ready to eat.  Also, Jacob started smiling last week!  It is so sweet and we are constantly trying to make him smile.  I haven't been able to catch a smile on camera yet, but it's not for lack of trying!

Jacob has brought us such joy these past two months and we can't wait to see what the next month holds!  We love you, Jacob!