DC Lamonts

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Brice at 2 months!

Our little Bricey is already two months old! He's such a happy little boy and gives us lots and lots of smiles (especially Mommy and Grammy!). We've gotten through the fussy times we had a few weeks ago and we are much better at reading his signs and understanding what he wants. Overall Brice is a pretty content little boy who is growing more and more interested in the world around him.

At 2 months, Brice is:

-Growing! 11lbs 14oz (50th percentile), 23.5 inches (50-75th percentile). Brice is long and close to the length limit on many of his 0-3 clothes.

-Smiling a lot and it is awesome. Sometimes I'll be nursing him and look down and Brice is just smiling up at me. He's such a sweet boy.

- Saying lots of goos, ooh, and ahhs, especially when he is happy. We have mini conversations.

-Loving his playmat. He loves to look at the animals and at the patterns on the poles. Brice has learned how to kick the pig the jingles (like Chase used to) and happily kicks away at it. He also loves the musical lights toy on his other play mat. Brice intentionally (and sometimes unintentionally) grabs and shakes the toys near him.

-Pushing up with his legs when his feet touch a hard surface (like our legs or stomachs). He's thrown his body a few times.

-Following us around the room with his eyes. Brice looks for Mommy and Daddy, and is just starting to follow Chase. To be fair, Chase moves a lot and is often hard to catch.

-Still nurses every 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours, but he has started nursing for longer stretches less often. We've been soothing him more with the binky and trying other things before nursing.
-Sleeping 4 (maybe 5) hours for the first stretch at night and then doing 2-2 1/2 hour stretches. It could be better (he's supposed to be my good sleeper!), and the pediatrician expects that it will be once he hits 12-13lbs. Brice's nap schedule is variable- some days he naps all day while others he barely naps. Luckily he's pretty easy going and will nap in the car or in the carrier if we take him out.

-A great traveler. He did so well on our trip up north-- mostly sleeping in the car and looking around when he was away.

-Getting better with the bottle and taking a binky more often. Wearen't great about giving Brice a bottle every day (breastfeeding is just so much more convenient), but we're doing it more often and he's getting used to it.

Happy 2 months, sweet boy! We love you so much!
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Monday, July 16, 2012

Daddy's Days

Happy Father's Day!

We got this great picture. But most of the time, it looks like this around here:

Daddy's 30th birthday was a few days later. While it was a major milestone, our celebrations were pretty low-key. But we did go out to both lunch AND dinner.

Both boys sitting with Mommy before dinner