Keeping in Teutsch

John Hayden is 2 months old today, so here's a little update about him:

--At his 8 week check-up the other day, he weighed 13 lbs. 10 oz. and is 23.5 in. long. That puts him in the 95th percentile for weight and the 90th percentile for height. He's a big boy!

--Five was the magic number of ounces, as he finally starting going every 3 hours between feedings once we moved up to that number. This week we've actually started offering him 6 oz. sometimes since he has been a little fussy after some feedings. He's probably only eating the full 6 oz. two or three times a day, though.

--He wears size 2 diapers (we just moved up to that size this week) and 3 month clothing. (Some of his 3 month stuff doesn't have any growing room left, so I'm sure we'll be moving up to 6 month clothing in some brands soon.)

--He is sleeping great at night. He typically only wakes up once around 2 or 3 and goes right back to sleep after his bottle. He slept through the night the other day and it was wonderful, but he hasn't done it again. (And I really think it was because he had had his shots that day and we had given him some Tylenol earlier.) He still isn't a great napper. Still cat naps a lot in our arms and will wake up if you put him done. He won't go to sleep during the day unless he is being held or he is in the car. I know he knows how to put himself to sleep, because he'll wake up sometimes at night and make noises for a little bit but then will go back to sleep. It seems to be that the only time we can get him to take a decent nap without being held is if he falls asleep in the car and we just leave him in the car seat when we bring him in. I feel bad sending him to daycare like that, but I'm sure they're used to it (and just our luck he'll sleep for them...isn't that typically how it goes?). I remember Juliette didn't really get on a good napping schedule until after she went to daycare, though, so I'm not worried about it.

--He has become such a happy baby, spending at least 10-15 minutes at a time in his bouncy seat or on his playmat being content. He coos some and says "aahh" and "uuhh" and smiles A LOT. It's so easy to get a smile out of him now and I think he's close to laughing. He looks like he is about to and his breathing increases like he is, but he can't get the sound out yet. We can't wait to hear him laugh! He also bats at the toys on his bouncy seat now and is trying to blow raspberries. (He can't quite do it, but he tries. I think it might be a little early for that, but I do it to him all the time, so I guess he's trying to  mimic me.)

--His favorite place in the house is on his changing table. He loves laying there and having you talk to him! 

--Juliette has really taken a big interest in him this month. She'll read to him, talk to him, show him toys, and even asked if she could help dress him and change his diaper the other day. She also thinks she knows more than Matt now about how to comfort him since the last two times she held him, she was able to get him to sleep. The day after the second time, she said, "Maybe Daddy should just let me deal with him." :) Earlier in December, I left Matt alone with John Hayden for the first time to go to my women's Bible study Christmas party. Juliette, observing how "difficult" it is for Matt to comfort John Hayden, said to me before I left, "Can you just call them and tell them that Daddy isn't good with babies and have them cancel it." She also is all the time trying to tell Matt how to take care of John Hayden, such as "give him his paci" or "he doesn't need to burp, give him his bottle back." She definitely keeps us laughing!

And now for a few pictures:

Above are pictures of both Juliette and John Hayden on the day of their 8 week shots. Juliette weighed 9 lbs. 8 oz. and was 23 in. at 8 weeks just to give you a comparison. (No, I don't remember that, I pulled out her calendar from her first year to see how long she was. I already knew she weighed less.)

 

And here's a little side-by-side comparison to see how much he has changed since last month. He looks so different to me!