The Haney Life: April 2014

Annabeth, you are two months old!

April 3, 2014

What were you up to this month?

Oh, my girl. You are such a joy! I swear you wake up happier every single morning. Never have I met a more content baby! I'm not kidding when I say that you wake up happy. It's part of the reason I still have you in our room. You never make noise when you make up besides a few quiet coos. I'm not sure I'd hear you if you weren't right beside me! Most mornings, I can even get up and around while you're awake and you won't even fuss for food. This helps me so much as your brother wakes up ready to go! You greet me with this tiny little half smile and you'll just lie there in your swaddle until it's time to eat. You are the sweetest!

You still have your wild, long blonde hair. It has fallen out a bit in the back where your head rests on your mattress, but you have so much of it that it's really not noticeable! Still no cradle cap! I've recently started clipping tiny bows in your hair. Sometimes they stay in, but your hair is so silky that they often fall right out. Your eyes are still a gorgeous blue color. I think it's safe to say that they're here to stay!

You're out of newborn clothes and squarely in 3 month clothing. It fits you very well; there's no room to grow in length, but everything is a little loose still. I have a feeling we'll have to move you into 6 month clothing soon because of how tall you are!

I took you and Griffin to Michigan for a few days and you were an absolute angel in the car both ways. You actually turned 2 months while we were in Michigan! Sadly, while we were there, I must've eaten something that really upset your belly. On the day you turned 2 months, you were inconsolable most of the day and had a bunch of tummy problems. It was far and away your worst day in 8 weeks of life. For a baby who rarely cries, you couldn't stop. I still haven't figured out what I ate; I'm hopeful it doesn't happen again because it hurt me to see you in so much pain.

Speaking of eating, you're still an incredible eater. You usually eat 7-8 times a day. Sometimes you take your sweet time nursing and other times, you're very fast. I'm in awe of what a different experience it's been with you. You do have a tongue tie, but after I healed from some damage during your first month, we've had zero problems. You're gaining weight beautifully and I love our special time together every day! You've taken several more bottles and you don't have a problem with them. We've started using a Como Tomo bottle and the Playtex Nurser and they've both worked well for us. You also like your WubbaNub pacifier, but you typically don't need it to sleep.

Like I mentioned above, you're still sleeping in our room. You are the quietest little sleeper, so I think you'll be in our room until you outgrow the bassinet. I love having you close to me at night. It's been about 3 weeks since you've woken up in the middle of the night, so I think it's safe to say you're sleeping through the night! Atta girl! You eat your last full feeding around 8:00-8:30, then you take a dream feed around 10:30. Then you typically sleep until 7:00ish. It's a beautiful thing, my dear. You take after your daddy in the sleep department! You nap off and on during the day, nothing super consistent yet. You don't like getting into your carseat, but it still puts you to sleep almost instantly when the car starts moving.

You're still loving your bouncer and the swing has grown on you a bit! You're also very content to just lie on a blanket and look at everything going on around you. You've gotten better with tummy time; it doesn't seem to upset you as much as it once did. You still love your bath; I think it's one of your favorite things. It's one of my favorite things, too! You smell incredible after you've been scrubbed clean! You also went to church for the first time this month! We started with attending Sunday School, but since then, we've gone to the service twice.

You had your first cold this month, courtesy of your mama who passed it on to your big brother who passed it on to you. You were such a trooper and I would've never known if I hadn't been needing to suction your nose several times a day. Thanks to the Nasa Kleen, we were able to keep your nose pretty clear.

Your brother still loves you so very much! He can love you rather aggressively, but it's almost as if he can't get enough of you. He asks to hold you multiple times a day, talks about you, only calls you Sis or Sissy, and tends to you when you cry. He also loves to give you your Wubbie if it's fallen out. He tells you you're pretty a lot. It brings tears to my eyes every time! I love seeing your little relationship grow day by day. You're pretty enamored with him and you'll focus on what he's doing when he's close to you.

You truly are the happiest, happiest baby I've ever met! You rarely cry and I'm not just saying that. Days can go by without you shedding a tear. When you do cry, you are a fierce little thing! I love that about you. You started smiling when you were 5 weeks old and you haven't stopped. It doesn't take much to make you break out in a huge grin. Basically, if anyone starts talking to you, you'll just light up! You smile with your whole face and every time, I just can't help but laugh with delight! You are full of joy, my angel girl.

Annabeth Noel, I'm not sure how two months have already flown by. You are my perfect peach of a girl. I could kiss your little lips all day long. I'm so glad you're ours!