hopefulair: Two months Hazel

March 29, 2014

Dear Hazey,

You are two months! We cannot even believe it—they have gone so fast. You are getting some chunky thighs and are turning into a baby, not just a newborn. You are awake for longer periods of time now. Your schedule goes something like this: wake up around 7a or so to nurse, (mama goes back to bed and daddy takes you for a while if he is home—which he is most mornings). You then nap in your swing or in daddy’s arms till you need to nurse around 9:30a or 10. You then are awake for a while and then take a little nap and wake up around 1230p or 1p and then nurse. We then take a good afternoon nap. You have been a GREAT afternoon napper! The other day, you slept from around 1:30p to 4:30p! Then you nurse, are awake, then nap, and nurse again at 6:30p. Then in the evening you like to be awake (and also are quite fussy…) so you might be awake till you nurse again around 9:30p or 10p. I was nursing you again at 11p, but for the past few nights, I haven’t been able to wake you to nurse before we head to bed. You then wake up in the middle of the night sometime to nurse, and are awake again in the morning anytime between 6a and 7a. It’s a pretty good schedule and I can’t complain. I am getting a little weary from your fussy times, I just hope it passes soon.

Here is what you are up to:

*You are starting to smile more! You started around 5 weeks, and now do it pretty frequently. You also coo when I talk to you and you “talk” back to me.

*Size 1 diaper

*size 0-3 or 3 month clothing

*You like your paci

*We think you are dairy intolerant. You had a diaper rash from around 6-8 weeks. It looked pretty sore and we felt so bad for you. We are pretty sure it is due to dairy but are not positive.

*You like to be held and be where your people are. You seem to be pretty social J

*You have fluffy hair that curls after you take a bath.

*You do not mind taking a bath. You kind of float and just kick around in the water. You do not like to be naked and cold, so when I take you out of your outfit to get you in the tub, you pitch a fit until you are in the water.

*Hope did her first diaper change on you the other day J

*Ezra LOVES to touch you and poke your face. Judah will hold you, but doesn’t like it when you cry if he is holding you.

*You do not mind your car seat.

*You sleep in bed with daddy and me. I prop a pillow behind your back and you sleep on your side. We also wrap you in a swaddle blanket.

*You roll from your belly to your back so much now, that it’s hard to have you do tummy-time. I will put you on your tummy, and walk back in and you will be right on your back. (Started to roll around 4 or 5 weeks) When you are on your tummy, you do a great job and are starting to hold your head pretty high!

You are so sweet and we love you so much! Love, Mama