August 18, 2013

Eli at 2 months

I'm a little late in posting, but I'm finally getting around to typing in the notes that I took a few weeks ago when Eli turned 2 months old.

- starting to use hands more...  will cling to you when you try to put him down, loves to grab handfuls of my hair and hold on

- had his first bath in his spa tub.  He was still a bit too young for it, so we went back to the big sponge in the sink

- overall a very happy baby.  gives smiles easily.  coos now when smiling which seem like the beginning of laughs, but no true laugh yet.

- loves to stretch when let out of his swaddle

- still swaddled for every nap and nighttime

- taking 4 oz bottles now - half formula, half breastmilk

- easy to get back down at night after eating.  a few long stretches (5, 6, or 7 hours) but mostly still waking up to eat every 3-4 hours at night.

- starting to get him on a routine of bedtime around 6:15-6:30pm.

- no real daytime routine yet, other than he usually has a long (2-3 hours) morning nap and short afternoon naps