2 Months

Little "S" is now 2 months old! Here are her stats:

Height : 0 percentile

Weight: 1st percentile (8 lb. 6 oz.)

Head Circumference: 12th percentile 

She is still itty bitty but seems big to me compared to what she used to be. She is on her last pack of newborn diapers and some of her newborn clothes are too small. (depending on the brand) Her 0-3 months clothes are too big still but I am sure she will grow into them a little better in the next few weeks. 

Here are Scarlett's milestones:

Rolling over tummy to back: 7 weeks

Social smile: 7 1/2 weeks

Grasping things ( my hair, her blankets, etc.): 8 weeks

First cooing sounds: 8 1/2 weeks

Sleeping through the night: oh wait she only did that once!

Right now we are working on sleep. Scarlett is a terrible sleeper. She started out pretty good and has gone downhill since she got reflux. I recently started a bedtime routine in hopes to get little S to sleep a little longer. We give her a bath, lotion her up, put her in warm jammies, and listen to music while she drinks her bottle. It hasn't made her sleep longer but it does make her very comfortable and relaxed. I have also been putting her down for naps in her crib so we can transition her into her room in the next little while. Most of the time she will only nap 30 - 45 minutes. It's amazing how much you learn to get done in 45 minutes! 

The other day I took her to city creek to go for a walk. She slept 4 hours while I pushed her in her stroller! Unfortunately I can't (nor am I willing to) push her around twice a day for four hours. Though I was happy to see that she is at least capable of taking that long of a nap. Once in a blue moon I guess. The movement soothes her tummy ache, which is why she does really well in her swing but she can't sleep in her swing forever. 

She is developing quite the little personality. When she wants our attention she does this little yell thing. She squeaks and stops repeatedly as if she is saying "I am warning you, I am starting to get bugged." She slowly gets louder and louder. If she doesn't get what she wants after a few minutes she breaks out into her dramatic, screaming wail. 

Yesterday we tried the nap thing for over an hour. She kept crying so I concluded after awhile that she wasn't tired anymore. I finally went in and got her and picked her up (after she had been screaming) and she calmed right down of course. I called her a little stinker and she looked up at me and smiled and did this little laugh noise. She was perfectly content after that. Why do I get the feeling she is trying to work the system already?

Her favorite thing lately is standing up on my lap. When I sit her on my lap she kicks until I hold her up so she can stand. She looks around, smiles and then starts shaking her arms. She gets so excited that she just can't contain herself so she just has to shake. 

Here are some of our favorite pictures from this last month: