Has it really been 2 months already?!?! Time is flying and the 2nd month kept us very busy!!! We had a lot of accomplishments and milestones this month.....
First things first....Addy's 2 month check up with her Pediatrician. We were excited to see that our "big" girl weighed 8 pounds 1 ounce and she was 21 3/4 inches tall. She has finally made it off the "preemie" growth chart. Compared to other babies her age who were born at "term" she is in the 3rd percentile for weight and 25th percentile in height. On the preemie chart she was 25% for weight and 75% for height. We are excited to finally be out of newborn clothing :) and onto 0-3 months. Doctor said that she was absolutely perfect, except for one small thing that we need to work on. Dr. Lanman mentioned that Addy's left side of her head is becoming flatter than the right side. It seems that when Addy is on her back she is always turning her head to the left. They think she might have some muscle tightness/pain on the right side, which is why she is prefers the left. We have an appointment with a physical therapist next week for an evaluation and then we will know more! Hopefully this will help and prevent having to wear a "helmet" to re-shape her head down the road! Some pictures from her 2 month check up....
At just 5 weeks old we left our baby girl for an entire night!!! I had considered having my mom come and watch Addy so that Rodney and I could have a date night, but my mom begged and pleaded for her to come stay the night. Although I was really not ready for it, all I could think about was getting a night alone with my husband and a full 8 hours (or more) of uninterrupted sleep :) So, we packed her up and about 5:00 she was off with my mom and sister for a slumber party. Rodney and I enjoyed a nice dinner at Outback and then came straight home (even though I begged for him to run by my mom's so we could check on Addy :) I did not get the wonderful nights sleep that I had dreamed about, I guess my body had gotten used to waking up at 3am :( I did enjoy a wonderful date night with my sweet husband though!!
At 6 weeks old Addison made her first road trip to West Texas! She did awesome!!!! One the way there we stopped at the Dairy Queen in Jacksboro for a diaper change and a feeding and we were back on the road again for another 4 hours. She didn't make a peep until the last 10 minutes of the whole trip, which is totally acceptable since she was about an hour past her normal feeding time. She did just as great on the way home, only crying for the last 15-20 minutes! We had a great trip and Addy got to meet lots of her West Texas Family! While we were in Petersburg she got to experience another first.....her very first SNOW!! Even though we weren't able to go out and play it was nice to be able to put her cute little cap on and take a family picture :) My mother-in-law was wonderful and took care of Addy's night feedings for all 4 nights that we were there!! It was great to be able to catch up on our sleep! We even got to get in the hot tub and enjoy a glass of wine (or two, or three :)
Another big accomplishment in Addy's second month was moving to her crib!!! At 7 weeks we decided it was time (really about 5 weeks we were ready to move her, but with the sleepovers and road trips we thought it might be best to wait and not ruin any progress we might make with a change in her sleeping environment) She did awesome....on her first night she slept for two 5 hour stretches!! And mommy only spent about 30 minutes staring at the video monitor before she went to sleep :)
We also had a wonderful baby shower at my new school and Addison got to attend! My shower had been planned for our first day back from Christmas break, but since she decided to come early it had to be postponed. We got more wonderful gifts and she got to meet all of my new co-workers.
We spent one afternoon at my old school so that she could meet the Weaver gang and I had so much fun visiting with all of my old co-workers, seeing all of my former students, and of course showing off our beautiful daughter!
We had many lunch dates this month with Daddy, Nana, Aunt B, Jolene, Ryan and Jennifer, and I am sure a few others!
Addy has changed so much in the last month......She is more alert than before and has really started to focus on people and objects. She loves the lights on her play mat and really loves the mobile over her crib. She has just recently started cooing in the last week or so, she will lay on her mat or in her crib and coo for hours. Just a couple of days ago she started blowing bubbles :) She has gotten really strong with her head and neck. Her favorite place to do tummy time is still on your tummy by far! We have also started spending time in the Bumbo
