As I write this post Henry is 10 weeks old! I know I always say this, but its hard to believe that my little man is already 2 months old. On Wednesday May 9th Henry had his 2 month check up. As we know, the little man is growing like a weed! On that day he was 11 lbs 14 oz, and now a week and a half later, he is over 12 lbs! He is in the 55th percentile for his weight. When Henry was born he was 20 inches, and now he is 22 inches. He is in the 26th percentile for his height, so not a super tall guy, but he sure is cute! At his 2 week appointment Henry's head circumference was 36.29 cm and at 2 months it is now 40 cm. He is absolutely a growing boy!
Henry continues to be a social little man. He loves to talk, gurgle, coo and make all kinds of crazy noises. He is very communicative and will intentionally try to mimic noises that LJ and I make. Sometimes when we say "hello" to him, it sounds like he is saying hello back. Sometimes it also sounds like he is saying "mom". I guess in the grand scheme of things, it won't be too long until he actually does!
Henry recently discovered how much fun it is to be in his play gym on the floor and bat at the objects above him. He loves to kick his legs and wail his arms as he coos and talks to the objects. Henry does not love to be on his tummy. LJ and I have been admittedly bad at being consistent with giving Henry tummy time. At Henry's 2 month check up the pediatrician said we need to make sure that Henry is getting 15 minutes of tummy time a day. That seems a little excessive to me, but I've made an effort to make sure Henry gets tummy time at least a few times a day... but it is not 15 minutes!
Henry has also been drooling up a storm. I think that teething will be in his near future, as his shirts are soaked around the collar!
Some of Henry's favorite things are being outside, going on walks, staring at the ceiling fans, talking to me or LJ, getting his diaper changed, taking a bath, playing in his play gym, listening to music, and being really cute.
Henry's night-time sleeping has gotten a lot better. Henry is now starting to sleep for 4-5 hours at a time, which is marvelous! The only thing is that Henry does not dig sleeping in his pack-n-play in our bedroom, and much prefers to sleep in his swing. So Henry has been sleeping in the swing mostly, but we still try to put him in the pack-n-play for at least part of the night. I've also been trying to let Henry sleep in his crib for at least one nap a day, but that hasn't been super successful, as most of his naps in his crib are about 20 minutes.
Henry is just more and more amazing every day. He is also getting more fun, opinionated, and interactive everyday. Everyday I feel like we get to do something new together and its exciting to start being able to share the things I love to do with him like hiking, and yoga and soon swimming! We've been so lucky to have lots of play dates with other new babies and it has been so wonderful for me to visit with lots of mamas. Henry is an amazing little man!
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| Hanging out with Dad |
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| Cuddling with mama |
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| Sweet little man |
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| Sometimes we call Henry "drooly-ooly" |
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| Hanging out with Grandma Yak in Chicago |
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| I'm 2 months old! |
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| Happy guy! |
