Emory: 2 Months

I'm 2 months old!

 

1/17/2013

 

 

Weight and Length

Emory is now 11 lbs 4 oz and 23.5 inches long. That is the 60th percentile for weight and 85-90th for height. Looks like she might be tall like her parents!

 



 

 

Clothing size

Emory has officially outgrown her newborn clothes. I had my mom help me pack them up...it was kind of sad. I know this is just the beginning of her outgrowing clothes, but she is just growing so fast! She is wearing size 0-3 months now, and she's even outgrowing some of those outfits. Over the past month she has grown a good amount in length....her chunky little legs are too long for a lot of clothes.



 

 

Diaper size

Emory is now wearing a size 1 diaper. I have officially decided that we are switching from Huggies to Pampers. The Huggies are so difficult to put on her, and they seem to leak a majority of the time. (and yes I blame it on the diapers and not my diaper changing skills)

 

 

Sleep

I'm really hesitant to write anything about her sleep habits here...I'm afraid I will jinx it! Emory has been sleeping like a CHAMP! I am beyond happy with how well she is doing in this area. This sure has made this month easier. Ever since we returned from Atlanta for Christmas she has been sleeping 6-7.5 hours every night. I have to give credit to my awesome sister-in-law, Josie. She told me about this book, Moms on Call. They are a group of pediatric nurses based out of Atlanta that make house calls and help with basic newborn care and sleep habits. They also have a book on these topics that you can order online. Sure there are numerous sleep books out there, and I'm sure their advice is similar to most of those other books. So why do I love this book so much? Well first of all its extremely easy to read. The entire book in written in bullet points. So instead of reading 100+ pages of print, they get right to the point...and I love it! They really focus on a bedtime routine. I never  thought about establishing a routine, we just kind of put her to sleep when we were ready for bed. Now we have a routine of bath time, feeding, and then off to bed. They also stress the importance of swaddling and the use of white noise. Every night we swaddle her tight, and turn on the white noise machine and she is sleeping so well! They also say that when she wakes for her nighttime feeding, keep the room quiet and dark so she will fall right back to sleep. It's hard not to talk to her when I feed her at night, but if I keep quiet she will fall right back to sleep after the feeding.

 

Emory is finally sleeping in her crib! When we returned home after Christmas we decided to let her sleep in the crib instead of the Pack N Play. I wasn't quite ready to put her in that big crib all alone at night, so I moved a mattress onto the floor in her nursery and slept in there for about a week. She did so well that I decided to try and sleep in our bed and just watch her on the video monitor. I think it was harder for me than it was for her! (actually I know it was harder for me). She does a great job in the crib, and I imagine it is much more comfortable for her. Overall she has been sleeping very well, and I hope that she keeps it up. I am a much happier and productive person when I have sleep :)

 

 



 

Eating

She is eating about every 2 or 2.5 hours. I'm not sure if she isn't getting enough at each feeding, but she has never really gone more than 2.5 hours without eating unless she is asleep. She seems to be gaining weight, and she has PLENTY of wet/dirty diapers so I think things are going well in the eating department!

 



 

Favorite Activities

She is much more alert and aware of her surroundings now. She still loves her play mat! When we put her on the play mat and turn on the music her eyes get big and she looks all around. She also loves to look at the fan and lights...and she's even discovered the TV! Yesterday Martin was holding her and she couldn't take her eyes off of the TV. She still loves to eat and cry, but her crying has improved a lot over the past month. She still fusses in the evenings, but not nearly as long. Emory's favorite activity of all has to be bath time! As soon as she hits that bath water she is so alert and happy. No matter how upset she is before the bath, as soon as she is in the water she is as content as can be.

 



 

 

Month 2

This has been such a fun month! Emory is much more interactive now and much more fun. Don't get me wrong, I loved the newborn stage, but it is great to have her look at you and smile at you now.  This month her sleep has improved greatly and her fussiness has decreased. This month was filled with her first road trip, and visits from her grandparents. This month she had her first real smile, she found out that she is going to have a cousin named Parker, and she got to meet a lot of new people.

She went to the doctor for her 2 month check-up. The doctor said she looked great. The bad thing about this appointment was that she had to receive her first round of shots. They gave her 3 shots in the leg, and one vaccine by mouth. She screamed her head off after the shots, and it broke my heart! We finally calmed her down and she slept the entire day and night....she must have been exhausted from all of that stress.

Every day Emory changes a little bit, and does something new. This was a month of  a lot of changes, and I can't wait to see what month 3 has in store!

 



 

 

 

Growing So Fast!



 

Emory is officially two months old! Where has the time gone? My maternity leave is half way over. We are settling into a routine now that the holidays are over and Martin is back at work. Here are some of the things Emory has been doing since my last post.

 

 

Emory finally got to wear her favorite outfit....her Gators onesie!She looks SO much better in this shade of orange. She was excited to wear her outfit so she could cheer the Gators on during their bowl game. Unfortunately, the best thing about that game was seeing how cute Emory looked in her outfit. I don't even want to remember how terrible that game was! 

 

 

 

Emory is really starting to get a personality of her own. She's still smiling and making the cutest faces. 

 



 

 One of my good friends Dustin came over to visit Emory...she fell asleep in his arms. We also went to visit Shea, Brandon, and baby Hudson. Shea and Brandon live here in Nashville, and they recently bought a new house. I have been dying to go see it, so Emory and I took a trip over to visit them. This was the first time that I have driven anywhere by myself with Emory. They live about 30 minutes away, so it wasn't a long drive...but it was my first time taking her out alone so it felt like a 2 hour trip! She did great on the way there. On the way back she cried most of the way , but I think she was just very very tired. She did get to meet Hudson finally. Hudson is about 6 months old, and he was very interested in Emory. He kept trying to grab her...I think he just wanted to hug her. I can't wait until she is a little bigger so they can play together! They are going to have some great times...just like Shea and I had :)

 

 

 

 

We finally finished the nursery this weekend (yes it only took us 2 months after she was born!). I will post some pictures of that soon. The weather last week was gorgeous! I decided to take advantage of the weather and take Emory out for a walk. I was even brave enough to take Sage with us. The walk actually went really well, and I think Sage liked having Emory walk with us.

 

Getting ready to go on our walk...and yes that is Sage's nose in the picture!

 

 

 

Emory's Nana, Martin's mom, decided to come down this week to see Emory. She said she just couldn't take it anymore, and she needed to hold her precious granddaughter...I can't blame her! It was nice having her here. I was able to get some things done around the house, and I know Emory loved all of the extra attention. Emory has some wonderful grandparents.

 



 

 

We got some great pictures of Emory on her 2 month birthday. I will post those pictures this week hopefully.

 

 

 

Having an interesting convo with Allison

 

 



 

Ringing In The New Year

It does not feel like 2012 is already over! Of course with the new baby, our New Years celebration was pretty boring, but I wouldn't have wanted it any other way! My parents came into town the Friday before New Years to celebrate Christmas, and mostly to see Emory.

Martin went back to work on Saturday...his first day back in 6 weeks. I'm sure it was hard for him to leave. I was not looking forward to him going back to work. It has been so great having him home with us. He helps us out so much! Saturday was a rainy day here in Nashville, so my parents and I spent the entire day inside loving on Emory. It also snowed on Saturday.

Sunday was as a cold, but pretty day. My parents went for a run, and of course spent the rest of the time with Emory.

Emory had one of her first real smiles this weekend! Martin and I had noticed around Christmas time that she looked like she was about to smile a few times. Then this weekend when my mom was holding her she was wide awake looking at my mom and smiling! It was the cutest thing I have ever seen. Of course it made me cry. She's smiling more and more each day. She's becoming much more alert and aware of her surroundings. She will lie on her play mat now and actually look at all of the toys and lights. She is so happy on that thing! She just kicks her feet, waves her arms and it looks like she is dancing to the music.

 

 

 

 

Our New Years Eve celebration consisted of take-out, football, and going to bed about 10:00. We didn't even make it up to see the ball drop. My parents even went to bed before Emory did!

My parents headed back to Pensacola on Tuesday after they ran a 5K here in Nashville. They both did a great job! My dad finished 3rd out of 18 people in his age group and my mom came in 6th out of 20 people in her age group. They could both out run me at this point! I hate it when they leave. It was great having there here while Martin started back at work. It made the transition a little easier. I sure with they lived closer, but I know Emory will love her trips to the beach!

Today was my first day home alone with Emory. So far so good! We will see how it goes.

2012 was a great year filled with so many blessings! We purchased our first home, had our first child, and learned that Emory is going to have a cousin soon! Can't wait for all that 2013 has in store for our family.