Ben is 2 months old!

Ben was 2 months old on Saturday!  He had his check up and shots today.  He did okay for his shots…he still wasn’t feeling great from his cold.  He is perfectly healthy and developmentally on track. 

weight……12 pounds 8 ounces……..75th percentile

height…….24 inches……..90th percentile

This is what's new with Mr. Benjamin these days…

• He is doing really great at holding his head up.
• He is very alert and loves to watch what is going on.
• He knows our voices and will look for us when he hears it.
• He smiles and coos a lot and is a very happy baby.  He rarely cries.  He really only fusses when he is hungry, sleepy or needs to be changed.
• He sometimes fights going to sleep.  Once is he about there, he gives a little fuss and then is out. We have been working on putting his to bed sleepy but awake.  He is still sleeping in our room but napping in his room.
• He still sleeps A LOT during the day.  He really can’t be up for more than 2 hours at a time.  You can tell he is tired because his eyes get really red. 
• He is starting to laugh.
• He goes to bed around 10.  He usually wakes up around 4 to eat.  Some nights he goes right back to sleep.  Other nights he thinks it is fun to smile and coo at me.  I try to explain to his that no matter how adorable and precious he is, 4 in the morning is not the time :)
• His eyes are still blue.
• He really enjoys his bouncy seat.  The swing puts him right to sleep.  He also enjoys his play mat. 
• He loves to be out in the sun.
• He is a very laid back baby. 
• He is a champion eater (as you can tell by his stats).  He nurses about every 3 hours except at night, he has been giving me a 5-6 hour stretch of sleep.
• He likes to stand up.
• He enjoys the bath.
• He likes to watch his sister.  I even catch him smiling at her now and then. 
• He is still a loud baby.  The grunting has decreased.

watching his sister…. As you can tell by looking at Callie Beth, she had a cold here.  It was the first once since February.  With all the sickness going around, I was surprised we made it 4 months.  With the joys of having two children now, I worried about her giving it to her brother.  Sure enough, 2 days later, Ben got his first cold.  Thank goodness it was pretty mild and fast moving.  But the poor boy was miserable Sunday night!  He is doing much better today!Laughing at Mom… Telling me something important… Taking a nap in his crib…