Olivia is getting so big! I can't believe she's 2 months old and at the same time it seems like she's been in our family forever. She's definitely becoming more curious and talkative. That's probably the most enjoyable time I have with her. When we are staring at each other having a little conversation. She's very good at it too! Lots of coos and other fun baby noises.
We went to her 2 month doctor's appointment this week and she is now 10 lbs 1 oz, 22 inches long and her head is 15 inches around. Besides all those fun facts, she got her first round of shots :( It was so sad as usual, but she was a trooper. She got three shots total plus the rotavirus oral vaccine. She was really tired after her shots, but once she woke up she was MAD! I gave her some Tylenol and she eventually calmed down but it was definitely sad to hear her cry. Besides that, the whole thing messed up her night time sleep, so I ended up only getting about 4-5 hours of sleep that night. Not so exciting. I hope she gets back on her regular schedule soon. Here she is right after her shots. She was knocked out.
Speaking of being knocked out, here are some updates:
Sleeping: Olivia still sleeps very well overall. She has usually one stretch of 4-6 hours at night and then another that's a bit shorter. So only waking up once a night is pretty good. Otherwise she naps anywhere from 30 min to 4 hours. I typically like it best when it's somewhere in between though. When we were up at the ranch for Easter weekend Olivia did end up sleeping for an 8 hour stretch. That was pretty awesome. We haven't had another though. I think she was a bit under the weather too. We'll get there someday.
She's currently sleeping in a Rock and Play, but over the next month I'd like to get her into her actual crib. We'll work on that....
Eating: Olivia is on Similac Sensitive now. We just switched her because she just seemed to be really fussy after eating. She just doesn't get burps out very well. I think she's doing better now, and getting a few more burps out then she was getting before. It's amazing what a change in formula can do.
On average, she's eating 3 oz every 3-4 hours. She's actually on a pretty regular schedule. It's kind of great. We do give her gas drops too to help with the gas.
Play: We are really starting to do more things with her. She loves her swing these days. There is a little mirror and mobile above her head and she loves to stare at herself. It can keep her occupied for quite some time actually. More then any other non human thing. We also have been using her play mat and boppy pillow to get her to start doing some more things. She actually enjoys being on her stomach for tummy time too! It's amazing. I've never had a baby that actually enjoyed it. So refreshing.
By far her favorite thing to do is to stare at you and talk. As I mentioned before, it's really sweet and adorable, but I don't have the time to just sit and do that all day long. I'm trying to teach Alyssa to have some patience and let Olivia talk back, but Alyssa just wants her to have a real conversation with her right now.
She's also mastered the smile and the pout
Family: There were a lot of great family moments this month. We got to see a lot of family actually. My parents came in early March to meet Olivia, but I actually don't have any pictures because Olivia was SO crabby that weekend.
Then my brother came to visit, and I think he really fell in love with little O.
Then of course Easter was in there too. We went up to the ranch to see Brett's family. The kids just love it up there. I didn't get any great pictures of Olivia in her Easter dress before she pooped on it...isn't that how it always works. I promise she did look really cute though. I'm probably going to have to put her back in it at some point to take some cute pictures.
Siblings: Alyssa spends as much time with Olivia as she can. She just loves her so much. Any time Olivia is awake, Alyssa wants to hold her. Here is some evidence...
Luke on the other hand doesn't really care. He will pet her on the head and say "Hi baby sissy", but that's about it. He just likes to smash and turn over all the baby stuff.
There you have it. Olivia's first two months of life have been pretty good. She's survived having two crazy siblings that hang all over her, so from here on out it should be pretty good, right? She's getting stronger, so I hope once she can really hold her head up on her own she'll be golden.
April should be a much quieter month, although I have to go back to work which I'm getting more sad about every day. More on that next month.
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