Yesterday the boys turned two months old! They are
constantly changing …
Size
At one month, Riley was
7lbs 14 oz according to our scale
at home. He is now 9 lbs 14 oz, which is double his birth weight! He has grown
out of the newborn clothes for the most part (some things run large) and is
even starting to grow out of the smaller 0-3 sleep’n’plays and the Gerber
onesies. Pants are still ridiculous on him – he will be in newborn pants for a
while. He will also be in 0-3 Carters onesies for quite some time.
Logan is long out of the 0-3 Gerber onesies. Some brands fit
him perfectly, but carters is still a bit big. He is growing out of some of the
0-3 sleep’n’plays too. He has a very long torso, so he is too small for 0-3
pants, but they don’t go up to his nipples like they do on Riley! According to
our scale at home, he is was 8lbs 8 oz at one month, and is currently 10 lbs 8 oz.
They both gained exactly 2 lbs this month!
Fussiness
The formula switch has helped, and while they still fart,
it’s a more normal amount. Logan is back to being the easy going one, but he
has his fair share of cranky days too. They are not overly fussy, but they can
be a pain in the butt to feed. I had never seen a kid screaming crying WHILE
they are being fed before. Riley does this at least once a day. They eat about
3-4 oz at a time every 3-4 hours (occasionally longer at night). Sometimes it
takes 40 minutes to feed Riley 3 oz. He bats the bottle away, moves his head,
and cries, whether we are feeding him, not feeding him, or burping him! Logan
did that once, but thankfully that hasn’t become a pattern. We tried calling
the doctor, and he recommended a certain bottle, but it hasn’t helped.
We gave them pacifiers for the first time around March 24th.
We could not calm Logan down one night and gave in. Pacifiers are a godsend and
a curse. On the one hand, it keeps them calm, on the other, they cry when they
drop them, which is ALL THE TIME! When we put them to bed at night, we have to
go back in several times for dropped pacifiers before they fall asleep. This is
a pain because they are sleeping in their cribs now. They are still usually waking
up about every 3 hours, but they often have one longer stretch during the night
and have gone up to 7 hours between feeds. If only that was consistent! The
longer stretch is usually 4 – 4.5 hours.
Appearance/
personality
Both Riley and Logan are growing hair like crazy. It’s dark
on both of them and looks a bit funny because it’s longer in the back. (They
are working on their first mullets!) Mommy loves their soft baby hair and is
amazed how quickly it’s coming in. Logan has a bit of a flat spot on the back
of his head. It’s not for lack of us alternating how we hold him or lay him
down. He prefers looking to the right and will opt to look at a wall rather
than a room of people!
Both boys started making cooing noises about two weeks ago.
They smile a lot, but we don’t think it’s intentional yet. Every once in a
while I’m not so sure. I can’t wait until they are on purpose! As it is, I call
them Riley pants and Smiley pants because Logan is constantly smiling. I got
really excited when we took their 2 month pictures yesterday because for the
first time Riley turned and looked at me when I called his name! They also started noticing the toys on the activity gym about 2 1/2 weeks ago. Riley started it first and Logan wasn't far behind. They love to swat at and kick the toys and just kick their feet.
Likes:
Riley: His chair, his pacifier, hitting or kicking toys in
the activity gym (especially the chimes), being swaddled, laying on someone’s
chest (especially mommy), being held, laying on his side, being talked or sung
to, and sleeping with his arms straight up.
Logan: Eating, his pacifier, sleeping with his arms spread
out, laying on his side, being held on his side, his chair, being talked or
sung to, being carried around (he is curious and likes to look around), and being
swaddled.
Dislikes:
Riley: Waiting for food, having gas, eating (sometimes),
tummy time and not having his pacifier
Logan: Waiting for food, not having his pacifier, tummy time
