two months

July 23, 2013

Weight: 15 pounds 10 ounces (97%)

Length: 25 ¼ inches (100%)

Head circumference: 16 ½ inches (100%)

Dear Charlie,

We are all so very thrilled that you’re in our family and we love getting to know you more and more each day. You are an absolute joy! You are growing everyday! You wear size 2 diapers and 3-6 month clothes.

You’ve had some exciting milestones this month. Just before you turned 5 weeks old, on June 26, you smiled for the first time and haven’t stopped smiling since! You give out smiles freely. What a joy it is to see your whole face light up when we talk to you! You are such a happy boy and are becoming very social. You hold eye contact, smile, and coo at us when we talk to you. You also rolled over from your tummy to your back for the first time on your five week birthday. Since then you’ve rolled from your back to your side as well. Your baby acne cleared up at six weeks old. The doctor gave us some eye drops to help with your blocked tear duct. Some days it seems to be getting better.

You still enjoy snuggling and being held. You also enjoy lying on your back, especially on your changing pad. It’s one of the best places to see you smile! You like to relax in your vibrating chair and sit in your highchair during our meals. You’ve also started sitting in the bumbo in the kitchen and do really well holding your head up in there. One of your favorite things is bath time. It seems to be really relaxing for you. You like to scoot down into the water.

You’re still an excellent eater and usually eat every two hours during the day and have started an eat/wake/sleep rhythm throughout the day. During your naps, you are able to fall asleep in various places and sleep through lots of noise. You do really well at church. You normally sleep in your car seat during the singing, wake up and eat during the sermon, and let lots of people take turns holding you afterwards. Then, you’re ready for another nap just in time for us to go out to eat. You do so well going out and about and sleep really well both in the car and in your stroller.  Your naps while we’re out are usually quite a bit longer than your naps at home. You’re still sleeping really well swaddled in your rock ‘n play at night, and have already slept eight hours several times. What a treat that is to your mama!

This month, Daddy started working on his Doctor of Ministry degree and was gone to Nashville for classes for two weeks! He missed you a lot while he was gone and couldn’t believe how much you’d grown and changed when he got back. While he was gone, Pops and Granny came and stayed with us. We enjoyed spending so much time together and I really appreciated all of their help with you and Carson.

You are such a sweet boy and a joy to everyone you meet. We’re so very thankful for you!

We love you!

Mama, Daddy, and Carson