The Mountain Millers: Tracey Ann

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Tracey Ann - Two Month

Our Baby turned Two Months Old yesterday! How is that possible? I can hardly even remember life before her -- well, somewhere there is a faint memory of sleeping 10 uninterrupted hours.

2 months!!!

Weight: Unofficially, probably 10-11 pounds... she has her two month appointment next week, and the Doctor will give us her official weight. She is growing SO well! She's got little pudgy cheeks and a milk belly now.

Length: She was 18.5 inches at birth, and I haven't measured her since... but she JUST outgrew her newborn sleepers -- like two days ago was her last day wearing them. I can't believe she has outgrown clothes already. Where is time going?

We adores this little girl!

Clothing size: Just out of newborn clothes and into size 0-3 months. Of course, everything depends on the brand. Some of the 0-3 month clothes are larger than others, and since we're down in Arizona with warm weather, she's even wearing some summer 3-6 month dresses. They are really big on her, but she's able to wear them.

Look how sweet she is looking at her Daddy with adoring eyes!

Eating: Living on breast milk, and still has not yet had her first bottle. This next month we will have to work on that, but we're into a really good rhythm with breast feeding and its hard to find time to pump on top of being available for her feedings. During the day she eats every 2-3 hours, but at night she goes up to 6 hours between feedings. She usually has a good solid 4-6 hours of sleep, and then she'll sleep another 2-3 hours. Obviously some nights are smoother than others.

Family picture in Arizona at sun set

Sleeping: She is sleeping less and less, which is a lot of fun. She likes to be awake during the day time, and pretty much only takes cat naps from about 10am-9pm. At night, she will sleep a solid 4-6 hours, and then another 2-3 hours, and 1-2 hours before being awake and ready for action.

The most precious sight in the world!

New things/discoveries:

SHE SMILES!!! This is the best sight in the world!!!
She has started to look at hanging toys more, and sometimes touches them when they are within reach. She is not coordinating her hand-eye coordination yet, but she's getting there.
She seems to really like the song "Let It Go" from the movie FROZEN. So far, she always calms down and stops crying when she hears it.
We started using cloth diapers just a few days ago... we're still getting the hang of the, but so far, so good.

What a character!

New Accomplishments:

SMILING!
Fun facial expressions -- she is hilarious!

Likes:

Showers with Daddy and baths
Her swing
The vibrate feature on her swing and bassinet
Being held
The song, "Let It Go"
Mama and Daddy singing
Eating
Being swaddled at bedtime

Dislikes:

Trying to swim in a cool swimming pool
Spitting up
Being in the car seat for long periods of time (around hour 6, she is ready for the trip to be over)
The sun in her eyes (like in the car)

Places She Went:

Muskegon, MI
St. Louis, MO
Daddy's school and classroom
Church
Arizona (she's now been to 10 states in 2 months!!!)
A couple of stores -- Buy Buy Baby and Costco
Food club... dinner at someone else's home

She spent her time at Daddy's school in a mixture of sleeping, crying, and looking around with wide eyes.

Special Memories:

Meeting some aunts and uncles and a great grandpa in St. Louis
Aunt Elizabeth making trip out from New York to meet Tracey Ann
Her first smile, when she was 6 weeks old, at Daddy when he came home from work
Dressing her in her first little dress (it is warm enough in Arizona for some dresses). She is like a real life little baby doll. It is moments like these when it sinks in that I have my own baby GIRL! I have always wanted a baby girl!!!
Her first trip to Daddy's school - Chris was practically busting buttons he is so proud of her!