2 Months

Our sweet baby boy is 2 months old and quite the solid little guy! He was 14 pounds, 4 ounces at his 2 month appointment & 24 1/4 inches long. (Measuring slightly bigger than Spencer at this age.) We will just call him "healthy".  And I love "healthy" babies. They eat well, sleep well, are durable (especially important when you have two siblings who drag you around playing power rangers with you) & are generally happy babies. The downside is that he's growing up even faster than the other two did (if that's even possible). He just started wearing 6 month clothes, size 2 diapers, & people always guess that's he's older than he is. This is also because of how strong he is-holding his head up all the time & supporting his body weight on his legs for a few seconds. He really is a great baby and is super laid back. He let's others hold him & is a snuggler, big time. Everyone talks about how much he looks like his brother & so far, their personalities are pretty similar too, but Slade really enjoys being held more & wants to be rocked to sleep. And I am just fine with that! He usually wakes up once in the night to eat & then wakes up around 5 or 6 & just wants to be unswaddled & stretch & then goes back to sleep stretched out in between us. I love those early hours in the morning when the bigs come in super excited to see their baby brother & cuddle with him & give him kisses. He loves to be carried in my wrap & take his naps there if we are on the go. At home he loves his swing and rock & play. He is making great eye contact now & smiling a lot. On Valentine's Day he looked at my & smiled a big smile right at me for the first time. He's cooing & talking a lot & that happens a lot more when we are making eye contact as if he is talking to us. He loves being the baby & included in play. Savannah loves to build pillow houses around him & Spencer loves to position him to watch as he jumps off the bed in his Batman costumes saying "Baby Slade, watch me!" He is usually content in his rock & play to sit & watch me work in the kitchen too. We are all pretty smitten with our little guy & so thankful to have him!