2 month Appointment

Vitals
Height	2' .5"(0.622 m)
Weight	13 lb 7.5 oz(6.109 kg)
Head Circumference	39.8cm

Immunization History as of 8/11/2011

	DTAP/HIB/IPV	8/11/2011
	Hep B	8/11/2011, 6/10/2011
	PNEUMOCOCCAL PREVNAR13 (PCV13)	8/11/2011
	Rotavirus	8/11/2011

Colin has grown so much in the last 6 weeks!  It is amazing to see how much he has grown.  I look at pictures from when he first came home and realize how little a guy he was back then.  He is still a little guy, but growing fast!

While we were gone on our RV trip last week and the week before, he started so many new things.  He now coos a lot and talks to you.  He makes little laughing like noises that are so cute!  Lots of Ooos, Ahs, and Ohs.  He smiles lots more and is awake a lot more in the day.  Matt loves to just sit and make noises with him.  It seems like it just started overnight.

He has now outgrown his 0-3 month sleepers because he is too long for them.  His poor little legs get scrunched up in them.  So, when we arrived home on Tuesday, I had to wash up a bunch of the 3-6 month ones for him to wear to bed.  He has lots more room for his legs to stretch out!

I was nervous about his appointment today because I knew that today was the day for his first vaccinations.  I was not looking forward to him getting his shots.  Matt wasn't sure he would be able to make it, so that would leave it all up to me.  Thank goodness that Matt was able to go with us and he held Colin during the shots while I turned away and cried.  Yes, my eyes teared up.  I cannot stand for my baby to cry out in pain.  I know it is good for him to have the shots, but I wish there were some way to make it painless.  If they all could be oral vaccinations...he ate that one up like it was candy. 

Colin was a trooper and made it through the shots without too much crying.  He calmed down after Matt and I soothed him a little and gave him his pacifier.  The rest of the day he did lots of sleeping, which is unusual for him.  He took about 3 naps longer than an hour each.  I even got a nice long nap during one of them.  I had to wake him to eat in the afternoon because I knew that he would be screaming to eat at some point if I didn't.  He ate almost his full big bottle (full is 6 oz and he got about 5.5 oz), so I knew he was doing fine, just a little sleepy.

So, we both made it through his first set of shots.  Now we get a 2 month break and then we go back to do it all over again.  My sweet little boy...I'm doing this for his own good and wouldn't if I didn't think it was best for him.

5 weeks!

It amazes me that five weeks have already passed since I gave birth to my little man. Time is just flying by. He is gaining lots of weight and most of his clothes are getting too short on him. Okay, so his fluffy butt makes clothes short, but he is even outgrowing diapers. His Happy Heiny minis now need to be on the largest setting, so pretty soon he is going to fit into the one-size diapers without them looking ginormous on him. My baby is growing up!

He is doing fairly well with sleeping, but today he was just a little fussy. He wouldn't lay down to take a nap without me. So I was forced to take a nap with him, which wasn't difficult for me to do, but it isn't like him not to sleep on his own. I am not sure if he is having gass issues or not, but he just seemed to fuss most of the day while he was awake. Even now as I type while hanging out in his room, he is awake and not falling asleep well. I am looking forward to the day when he goes to bed easier and sleeps through the night.

Tonight Daddy is on baby duty, so maybe I will get a little more rest.

Almost a full night!

Last night around 9pm, Colin got his last feeding and then was swaddle up in the Miracle Blanket and put to bed.  I expected him to get up at least twice during the night, so I went through the process of preparing a few bottles and putting them in the fridge so when the time came all I needed to do was heat them up a bit.  I finally put my head down to rest at 10:30pm expecting to be up in another hour and a half or so.

When I woke around 3am to no baby cries, I wondered what what going on.  I checked the monitor and he was still asleep...at least I hoped so.  My mind started racing a bit and wondering if he was okay.  I said a couple prayers and tried to go back to sleep while still watching the monitor to see if he would move.  Within the hour I heard a few grunts, so I knew he was okay.  But why wasn't he crying to eat or for a diaper change?

Finally at 4am I couldn't stand it anymore and decided to get up and change him.  I first went to the kitchen to warm a bottle because I knew waking him would then require a feeding.  So, I sleepily walked back to his room with the bottle in hand and hoping all was okay.  When I looked in his crib and put my hand on his chest, I could feel his steady breathing and then he started his cute little noises.  I checked his back and found a little wetness, so I decided I would change him (I hate for him to have a wet bum).  It probably wasn't necessary, but I needed to make sure he was fine.  By the time I was done with the change (which included a wardrobe change), he was awake and ready to eat.

After the diaper change, I wanted even more baby bonding time, so I even did a little breatfeeding.  Okay, so it really isn't much of the "feeding" part, but I did put him to breast.  he gets something out of it and we get to bond. :)  I had the bottle ready so as soon as he was finished bonding, he got plenty to eat.

By 4:30am I was ready to go back to bed, but Little Man was still awake.  I held him for a while and then put him back in his crib.  I went back to bed and watched him in his crib for a bit while he watched his mobile.  We finally both went back to sleep and didn't get up again until 7am.  I felt more refreshed than I had in a while.

I'm hoping for a repeat tonight minus the worried mommy running in to change him because she wants to make sure he is breathing.