Cruz Tyler: 2 Months Old

Cruz: Two Month Old Update

 

 

Weight: At his 2 month (and 3 days) appointment he was 12 lbs 7 oz! He's a growing boy!

Length/Height: 23 3/4"

Eyes: They've lightened to a lighter blue, but they're still blue

Hair: Dark Brown

Clothes: Newborn at first, but we've bumped up to some 3 month outfits too

Diapers: Size 1's

Likes: Eating, all the time. Being outside. Clean diapers. Smiling. Going for walks in the stroller. Being held. Being held while being walked around the room.  

Dislikes: Being in the car seat for a long time. Not getting fed fast enough. Taking naps, he fights them during the day like crazy and only sleeps for about 30-45 minutes at a time. Not being held. (whoops!)

Month 2 started out a little rough with him waking up in the middle of the night with a goopy eye. I cleaned it out and nursed him and he fell back asleep, when we woke up again at 5 AM it was worse!! Like, so, so bad! I would clean it out and it would just keep coming back. I googled it and most things said just a clogged tear duct, but my mommy instinct told me it was more than that. Since it was a Friday, I decided to take him to the walk-in clinic at our pediatrician's office and sure enough, he had an ear infection and it was trying to drain out his eye too. So not fun and I had some major mommy guilt. I know it's not anything I did, but I still felt terrible because he just looked so pitiful.

 

6:00 AM vs 11:30 AM...poor baby!

Luckily, the eye was cleared up by that night and he took the antibiotics like a champ!

 

He went out to eat at a restaurant for the first time and did okay. I brought a bottle to feed him and he downed it so fast that he screamed like he was still hungry as soon as he finished it. So I took him to the bathroom to nurse him and he spit up like crazy after that. Little boy ate too much!

 

We continued to go on walks when it was nice, mostly around our neighborhood and downtown. We did go on the greenbelt once while Ty fished. He still LOVES to be outside, so I tried to do that as much as possible until it just started getting too hot or the mosquitos drove us crazy!

 

He's started to stay awake more during the day and fight naps. That wasn't always fun, but we made it through. He also started sleeping in his crib at night around 5 weeks. I started with naptime and then halfway through the night, I'd put him in there and he did great!! Before I knew it, I was taking the pack-n-play out of our room (thank goodness, there was not enough room for that thing) and he was in his crib all night long!

 

He smiles more and coos at us sometimes too. It's just the sweetest sound! He's starting to get his own personality and it's just so fun to watch. I love that he knows my voice and Ty's voice and he'll look for me in a room if I'm talking to him. It's the coolest thing to know that I mean so much to this little person. He's my world and I just love him so much I think my heart could explode!

 

 ~ Using the swaddle for the first time, he loved it the first few times ~ Coming back in from outside on a cool May evening ~Sweet boy ~ Leaving the doctor after finding out he had an ear infection :( ~ All dressed up to go meet mommy's co-workers

~ At cousin Kelsey's high school graduation ~ Sleeping with daddy ~ Bright eyes ~ Downtown with Aunt KoKo ~ Happy, smiley boy

 

~ Loves being rocked by his mommy ~ Mommy's little man, for sure! ~ Selfie time ~ Sleeping during a walk ~ This is how we like to shop at Target, in mommy's arms, not our car seat  

 ~ He makes some of the best facial expressions ~ Coolest kid on the block ~ Totally relaxed taking a nap ~ Sleeping with daddy again ~ Baby of the Year, duh!

 

~ Sticking out my tongue is so fun! ~ Not sure he's supposed to be like this, but he liked it and I held on to him to make sure he didn't go anywhere ~ His favorite place to fall asleep (and I'm totally okay with it!) ~ Happy Naked Boy ~ Mimi's so funny!

 

 ~ Little Big Guy with mommy and Mimi downtown ~ NaNa taught Mommy this awesome way to get him to sleep ~ He thinks being outside is AMAZING ~ Clean, cute baby ~ Happy boy

~ Seriously, best way to fall asleep ~ Cutest boy in the world ~ Napping with daddy again ~ Look how big I am sitting up! ~ Being on my tummy is pretty cool too

 

He's grown up and changed so much this month and it's been so fun to watch!! How it is possible to love him even more, I'll never know, but I totally do!!!

 

Happy 2 Month Birthday, Cruzer!