Can you believe that Sam is two months old today? Seriously?! He’s not a newborn anymore, he’s just a baby. Well, not “just” a baby. Of course he is remarkable to us in everything he does, right down to his poops (and who knew that as parents, poops would become such a big deal).
Sam now weighs somewhere between 11-12 lbs. I used the Wii to weigh him (just after weighing myself) and it said he weighed 5.5 kg, which seems a bit high… I would split the difference and say 11.5 lbs. In any case, he’s growing, of that I’m sure!
He continues to surprise us each week with new sounds. Some new cries and lots of new cooing & “talking” noises. The biggest change has been his desire to “talk” when he is content, not just uncomfortable. Sam has always made a lot of noise while nursing, but now he makes little noises when he’s happy and not feeding. Also, his cries continue to get louder and more mature.
The most wonderful development this month has been his smiles. Now definitely no longer associated with gas, he smiles because he is happy or amused. Not only does he smile, but as evident from the photo, he has massive grins! Sometimes he even makes a little sound close to a giggle when one of those big grins breaks out across his face.
Sam’s neck is really strong these days. He enjoys holding his head up as you carry him around the house so he can get a better look around at everything. In the evenings, hubby often reclines with Sam on his chest so he can get a bit of tummy time and Sam does what we have come to call “baby push-ups”. He holds his head up, pushing up on his arms a bit and pushing with his legs too. It’s so cute to watch and makes you realize just how strong he is now.
As for looking around at things with his strong neck, he finally saw himself in the mirror for the first time. I’ve attempted to show Sam himself in the mirror several times, but he was often content with looking down and do never saw himself. But now he looks up more and he caught our reflection. He must have liked what he saw because he started grinning away. Adorable!
One negative development over the past month has been Sam’s rejection of the soother. He used to take it okay, but then started spitting it out, gagging on it and just down right hating the thing. We decided to try a different type of soother, but without much luck. On rare occasions, Sam will suck on it a bit, but the soother definitely can NOT be relied upon to soothe him. You’re much better off just offering him your finger to suck on.
The other thing that has developed in the past couple of weeks has been Sam’s need to know that he’s not alone. He quite often wakes shortly after being put down to sleep, usually just the one time, crying. All that is generally required to soothe him is your voice and touch. Sometimes you don’t have to pick him up, just place a hand on his chest. Sometimes you have to scoop him up and snuggle him a moment, then settle him back down in his bassinet. It feels a bit like a negative development, but we’ll see how things go in the coming weeks. I certainly don’t mind having to give him a little reassurance, but hope that the frequency of its occurrence doesn’t increase.
Sam seems to enjoy his bath time nowadays. We just recently switched to using a mesh bath seat in our tub instead of a baby bathtub. He quite liked that and even smiled once during that bath. He might turn out to be one of those kids you can never gt out of the tub. We’ll just have to wait & see.
Sam and I have started using his stroller on little outings. One day we walked to the post office (to mail an Etsy order!) and I used his bassinet in the stroller so he could take a comfy nap. Lately we have been going on shopping trips, even braving the grocery store, with him in his stroller, usually just using his car seat. So far, so good.
Speaking of the bassinet, one thing I have been more diligent about these days is trying to put him down for a proper nap, swaddled, in his bassinet, in the afternoon. He usually needs the nap and if he gets nicely swaddled and settled in his bassinet, he will sometimes sleep for 2 – 2.5 hours. He’s a much happier little man for it and it lets mamma get a bit of a rest, take a shower, and cram in some small tasks around the house.
And that’s our little Sam so far. Still can’t believe it has been two months with him in our lives.
I love the smile! He looks SO happy 🙂
It’s been too long since I’ve seen this little man (3 weeks or so!). He is growing so fast. CAN’T BELIEVE it’s been 2 months! Can you even remember what life was like before????