Beau at 2 Months

Height: 24 inches (85th percentile)

Weight: 12 lbs (52nd percentile)

Head size: 16 inches (60th percentile)

What is Beau doing at 2 months?

Sleeping? He is still sleeping in our room in his bassinet, or with me when I let him. We had our best night yet just last night (Jan 20) and he only woke up twice. He only ended up eating once, but was upset because he can't breathe well at night. The doctor has assured us that he doesn't have a breathing problem, but did advise us to prop his bed up when he sleeps to allow for better drainage.

Eating? Beau is now eating about half formula and half breast milk. We've almost completely stopped nursing at the breast, because he was having problems.

Activity? Every morning he wakes up and smiles at me the moment I start talking to him, the smiles make all the hard times throughout the day not seem so hard. He loves to play in his overhead gym, and bats at the hanging toys. He doesn't enjoy tummy time and doesn't lift his head up all that much (lazy) when he's on his tummy. When you hold him up on your shoulder, he's SO STRONG and throws himself back at times (scary).

Siblings? Jack is so sweet with Beau, and very protective. At Gymboree he gets upset if other kids try to touch him, and say's "that's my baby Beau". Throughout the day it's not unusual for Jack to try and pick him up (which he gets in trouble for) or for Jack to say, "it's ok Baby Beau", "stop crying baby Beau", and "he's sooooo cute". He also enjoys tickling Beau on his belly when we are getting him dressed. I can't wait to see how these two get along as they grow up together.

Beau 1 Month

Weight? 9 lbs 9 ounces- 50th percentile

Height? 22 1/8 inches- 75th percentile

Head size? 15 inches- 50th percentile

What is Beau doing at 1 month?

Sleeping? He is still waking up several times throughout the night, and makes all sorts of snorting sounds. He is sleeping in the bassinet in our room.

Eating? He is breastfed at this point, and has only had bottles of formula on occasion. He is a hungry boy and wants to east every 2 hours or so.

Activity? He has started smiling, and likes for us to get close to his face so he can see us when we talk to him. He likes to be held all of the time, and doesn't stay content for very long when we put him down. He doesn't enjoy the swing, but does like to lay in the changing table portion of the pack-n-play.

Siblings? Beau doesn't seem to notice Jack much, and doesn't pay much attention to his activity during they day, unless he is trying to sleep, at which point every little noise Jack makes wakes Beau up.

Jack is starting to help me, and likes to find the babies paci's around the house. He also walks up to the baby and acts as though he is going to pick him up when he cries, which scares me to death. Jack is definitely missing all the attention he had before, but has never tried to harm the baby whatsoever, which I'm so very thankful for.