two months

october 2, 2010

12 pounds 9 ounces (59%)

24 ¼ inches (82%)

head circumference (41%)

This month you’ve continued to grow and change. You still nurse eight times per day. You love to eat! You only get up once during the night now, so I am beginning to get more sleep! We still swaddle you while you sleep. During the day, we talk, read books, and sing songs. You like for the person holding you to walk around and prefer to be held on the shoulder. Sometimes you’re gassy and it hurts your tummy. When you’re upset, you like to go outside and listen to bugs, birds, the breeze, and lawnmowers. You enjoy swinging with me on the porch swing, too. You are so much more alert and aware of your surroundings. You now really enjoy having your diaper changed, and in fact, your changing table is one of your favorite places to be. It’s a good place to get a smile from you! You get to sit in your bathtub now, which makes baths a lot more fun. You like the lotion massage afterwards, too. You are really beginning to enjoy your floor gym and bouncy chair. We keep both of them in the kitchen and you play in them while I pump, cook, and clean. You’re getting better at tummy time, and you really seem to want to roll over on your own. One of your favorite things to do is lay under your turtle mobile and watch them move and sing. You’ve started making more noises. We love to hear you “talk” and coo! Your legs are getting strong, and you like to stand up while we’re holding you sometimes. You aren’t interested in a pacifier, but you’ve started chewing on your hands quite a bit. At first your mouth was really dry, but now you’ve got some slobber. You’re still wearing size one diapers and 0-3 clothes. You took your first bottle of pumped milk on September 3. Sometimes you eat from a bottle while we’re at church or out running errands. You like being at church and don’t mind being passed around from one person to another. Our church family loves you!

During your first month, you’d only gone to church and the doctor, but your second month of life was quite eventful!

On September 3, you went out to eat for the first time. Daddy and I had a double date with you and Kaye. We went to San Antonio Grill and then to Kaye’s house. You and “Aunt” Kaye are good buddies.

On September 8, at five weeks and two days, you SMILED!!!! It was a great big open-mouthed, dimple-producing smile, and I loved it! I knew it was more than just gas relief, because it was big, it was in response to me, and your eyes smiled, too! It was a special moment I will always treasure! Since then, you’ve smiled more and more, and we love it every time!

On September 9, you went to your first sporting event. We went to the high school volleyball game with Kaye and Kayce. Kayce is a high school girl at church who is so sweet with you.

On September 13, your six week birthday, you had your first plane ride! You and I flew to Texas without Daddy, so I was pretty nervous, but you did a fabulous job! You were happy and content. You slept in the moby wrap while I went through security and walked through the airports in Nashville and Dallas. The other people on the plane were nice and helpful. One man befriended us and gave you a gold dollar as a souvenir to remember your first plane ride. The plane ride must have worn you out, because you slept through the night for the first three nights we were there!

We enjoyed relaxing with Granny and Pops for several days. You’d grown a lot since they’d seen you. They loved snuggling, playing, and taking lots of pictures of you! Aunt Misty came to their house every evening after work to spend time with us, too. We went to my old school in Roby and introduced you to friends there, and we went to Maryneal so you could meet Mama and Daddy’s sweet church family there. Several cousins and friends came to Granny and Pop’s house to meet you!

Then, Daddy joined us, and we went to Abilene and stayed with Aunt Misty during ACU’s Summit. While we were there, we spent time with Aunt Laura and Abilene friends. We went to Bonham and you met the teachers I used to work with. We enjoyed showing you the town, home, and college that are special to us! We drove home and stopped in Fort Worth and Dallas to visit with and introduce you to some very good friends. Then, before heading home, we stopped in Memphis so you could meet your great-grandmother, Mam-ma. It was a busy, but fun two weeks.

On your two month birthday, we went to Jackson to meet up with Bobel and Reenie for a few hours. They were surprised how much you’d grown and loved snuggling and playing with you! We enjoyed visiting with them about their new home in Saint Louis.

Carson, you have made life so much more fun! Your daddy and I continue loving you more each day. It is an absolute joy to watch you grow and learn!