Carson at TWO months!

My baby is getting so big! We had her 2 month doctor's appointment earlier this week and got her first set of shots :( She was such a trooper! She didn't seem phased one bit by the first shot, but by the time the nurse finished the third one-yes third-she was beet red! Poor thing, but she was all smiles after Daddy and I picked her up and cuddled with her :)



Her stats at 2 months: 13 lbs 4 ozs and 23 inches long!!



At TWO months Carson....

-still LOVES her morning nap in the lamb swing-she sleeps for 2 hours in the swing! This is the best time of day for me to get things done around the house!
-continues to eat every 3 hours(give or take) during the day.
-has become a pro at taking a bottle from daddy!
-had her first night with Grandma and Papaw! Mommy and daddy went for a nice dinner out just the two of us and then to a party with friends-it was wonderful and Carson was a perfect baby :)
-smiles all the time for mommy and daddy and loves to follow our voices around the room. She sometimes follows my voice all the way into the kitchen and continues to look around for me- too cute! I love it!
-Starting to somewhat like the paci, otherwise she LOVES to suck on her pointer finger on either hand! I think this is sooo cute-but not during the middle of the night through the monitor. haha
-has become a pro at tracking her toys from side to side and up and down!
-And...we cannot get enough of her "baby talk" I love pretending to have a conversation with her.
-she is most active and playful after her 2 hour morning nap-this is when we play on her mat, read books, and play with toys. She still LOVES the changing table for play time too!



What we are working on...
-still working with nighttime routines-she nurses for the last time anywhere from 8-10 and then goes down in her crib and will USUALLY sleep for about 4 and a half to 6 hours, then she nurses again and then goes right back to sleep for another 4 hour stretch. I can totally handle this schedule! We will see how things adjust once I go back to work next week :(

Update since I began this post---my little girl decided to be a big girl and sleep 10 hours straight last night, needless to say mommy and dadddy checked on her a gazillion times haha! I am sure it was a fluke, but we will see tonight and in the weeks to come!

Getting BIG!

So, as I posted last blog update, Carson is doing great with the whole gaining weight thing- which makes me a happy mommy, BUT she has now officially outgrown all of her newborn clothes!!! And she has moved up to size 1 diapers-after staining lots of outfits I might add! So, my little girl is growing up. I am very interested to see how much she weighs at her 2 month check up!

Carson is almost 6 weeks old! Time is flying by! Some of you may know, I have been worried that she sleeps too much, I know a funny thing to worry about. Most friends that I have that are already moms have responded to my concerns with responses like-"Take advantage of it" "Enjoy it while it lasts" and "You're so lucky she is such a great sleeper". I've been going back and forth about whether to let her sleep when she wants to sleep or to wake her up to eat and play etc. And of course, as I am learning new stuff all the time, and as you know newborns change from day to day-and so of course when I think I have worried enough and I decide to stop worrying- it was like a light switch-she just woke up!!- haha- the past few days she has been so much more alert and playful- smiling more and really enjoying her playmat! She also loves to stare at lights and ceiling fans-Jason says she can't see the fans but I swear she is staring at them! :)



As for schedules, we are still working on a schedule- I am now trying to start her Day around 7 or 7:30 with a feeding and then some playtime and then naptime and repeating this every 3 hours or so. She still naps well-best naps are also still in the morning. The afternoon and evening naps are much shorter.

And still, our biggest battle is the bottle! I am hoping the more I call it a battle, the better she will get with it! So far I think it's working. Ever since I started saying we were struggling with it, she seems to be doing better! So far, 3 nights in a row! We did also switch from Avent bottles to Playtex drop-ins. I am now contemplating switching back to Avent soon since we have so many of those and we only have one Playtex?!? Oh the joys of motherhood!

And incase I haven't mentioned this before- I must say that my husband, Jason, is the best daddy ever! He truly has stepped up to the plate and Carson has him wrapped around her little finger already :) And I LOVE it! I can just imagine what it is going to be like as she gets older! There is something truly special about a daddy and his little girl!!!