Little Lady O is Two Months Old!

“Nothing you do for children is ever wasted.”

Garrison Keillor

Happy two months, my sweet little one!  

As of September 8, 2014 my bundle of joy is two months old.  Two whole months.  Goodness, I'm going to blink twice and she will be in college, two more blinks and she will be married (Lets not talk about that now).  It is incredible how much change has occurred in such a short period of time.  I am so blessed to be her momma.  Whenever I get a few moments alone (Those times are extremely rare these days) I thank our Heavenly Father for blessing me with such a perfect being.  She is absolutely perfection.  Her daddy and I could not love her more.  Here are her updates.

Weight:  At her two month well check our little lady weighed in at 11 lbs 1 oz.  We are all loving her extra thigh rolls.  And those cheeks!  Oh-my-goodness, my husband comes home and asks me all the time, "Have you bitten our daughter yet?"  If you don't know, I have a tiny problem with biting squishy babies.  I have assured him that all I have done is kiss, kiss, kiss.  Maybe, just maybe I have nibbled on her little arm rolls.  Maybe.

Eating:  Our little chunky monkey would eat all day long if I allowed her.  Currently, I am under the impression that our little bug is going through a growth spurt.  During the day she is eating anywhere between every two to every three hours.  There are days where she can only go one hour and a half between a nursing session.  Those days our little lady is so hungry that she will scream her head off if I don't feed her right-that-very-second.  She rarely screams, except of course when she is hungry.  It is difficult to say how many ounces she is eating since we are breastfeeding.  However, the last time she took a bottle  of expressed breastmilk, it contained about 4 oz.  Once she starts baby school, also known as "daycare" (sigh) I will have a better notion of how much she is consuming.  My goal is to pump for daycare and nurse her when I am home.  

Clothing:  As soon as the doctor announced we were having a little girl all I could think of was, "Bows, shoes, dresses, and more bows".  Thank God for my mother.  She put the brakes on the shopping and let me know that babies grow quite quickly.  So, I didn't go crazy buying too many newborn pieces.  Olivia has been in 0-3 months for most of these last few weeks.  However, just the other day her little leopard 0-3 month onesie wouldn't button.  I looked at her, smiled, and held back a tear.  I'm so incredibly happy she is growing and healthy.  Yet, why is the time going by so quickly? The dilemma.

Sleeping:  Let's just say that I am one very happy momma.  Schedules give me a bit of anxiety.  So, in order not to stress any one of us out, we are kind of letting Olivia do her own thing (For now).  However, we may have fallen into an accidental routine.  Completely accidental, but, it works.  This is what is working for us, at the moment, because babies are unpredictable little creatures.  My husband and I give Olivia a bath every night.  You may disagree, but, we were both given baths every night and are just fine.  I have found that Olivia is much more relaxed after her bath.  Surprisingly, she loves bath time.  We keep her bath time between 7:00-7:30 PM.  After bath time I nurse her, place her in the beloved rock and play, and let her fall asleep.  This allows that little time to finish dinner and actually eat it.  Sometimes she falls asleep, sometimes she just naps. Lately, she will fall asleep in her rock and play at around 9:30 and we will bring her up to our room to sleep in the pack and play at around 10:00-10:30 PM.  I'll check her diaper and place her in her halo sleep sack (She loves that thing).  The time she wakes up varies from 5:30 AM, to 6:30 AM, and most recently 7:30 AM (YAY!).  The days she woke up at 5:30 AM she would normally go back to sleep at around 6:00 and wake up anytime between 8:30-9:00 AM.  It has varied.  This isn't to say that she hasn't fussed at least once throughout the night.  We decided it was okay to give her a pacifier (lifesaver) and so, if she fusses I'll take a pause, give her the pacifier, and wait.  If she just turns and falls back asleep I know she isn't hungry and I will fall back asleep as well.  We haven't transitioned her to her crib and I'm not sure when that time will be.  I'm crossing my fingers that when the time comes, it will be smooth and easy.  Considering the pack and play is a flat open space much like her crib, I'm hoping it doesn't cause much trouble.  Wish us luck!  

Today I was even able to get my smush to laugh out loud (It was so quick and sudden that I couldn't believe it).  I tried desperately for an encore, but, she was determined to ONLY give me gummy grins and little squeals (It's okay, I love those too!).  Tummy-time is quite entertaining these days.  She much prefers to be on her back than on her belly.  However, we still put in the work.  

At the end of the month our time lounging around without a care in the world will come to an end.  My heart aches whenever I think that I won't be with her the majority of the day.  We'll talk about that later.  Today, this hour, this minute is my favorite.  I am soaking up all the love I can.  Because I know that in the mornings when she sees my face her smile is as big as mine.  

xo