Harper- 2 Months Old

Time is flying by so fast right now...I seriously can't believe this little beauty is two months old. She is constantly changing and doing new things. We love her more and more every single day!

{Height & Weight}

Harper had her two month wellness appointment this last week and she is a healthy little girl. She weighed 10lbs 10oz and is 23 inches long. I can't believe she put on four pounds in just two months! She is now back up to about average for her weight and she is pretty long, falling in about the 70th percentile. She does have a little head though, falling only in the 12th percentile.

Harper is currently wearing size one diapers. We switched her over at the beginning of the month because she's got herself a little pop belly and those newborns just weren't cutting it anymore. I am happy and sad to report that she is all grown out of her newborn clothes and is wearing all her 0-3 month clothes. She is growing like a weed, but now she has much more wardrobe options ;) dressing her every day is so much fun! 

{Health}

Harper has been pretty healthy this past month and we've managed to stay clear of sicknesses going around. We are so blessed to have a healthy little girl! She had a blocked tear duct when she was born and they said eventually it will fix itself. For the past couple of days she hasn't had any goobers and we haven't had to wipe it, so I am hoping we are over that.

{Sleep}

I must have jinxed myself from the past month or Harper is just starting to become more aware of all that's around her. Sleep started to get tough on her in our bedroom. She would squirm and make noises all night, so we decided to start transitioning her to her crib. I thought the first time would be tough on her because anytime I had laid her in there previously she has not enjoyed it very much. I made sure to swaddle her in her Aden and Anias wrap and she did great! Not every night has been fabulous, but there have been some five hour stretches. Some nights are a mystery for when she'll wake up, but it's usually around 3:00am and then again and 6:00am. I decided to move her bedtime to 9:30 from 10:30 and have tried to make that consistent. She is doing really well with it and pretty much falls asleep in my arms around that time.

I've also been trying to feed her prior to bedtime and then lay her in the crib while she is still kind of awake and she's been putting herself to sleep! We are so proud of her. I do wish she would start to sleep a little longer after 3:00 am, but I am very grateful for the sleep she does let me get. We will continue to work on our sleep training. So far, so good!

Our day schedule is still not established much, which I don't expect it to be right now. I haven't really tried to even set a day schedule, but maybe this next month I'll try to get her and Camden to lay down at the same time, so I can have some mom time :) Who knows maybe I'll take a nap myself. 

{Eating}

This past month around seven weeks I had some health issues with my thyroid and ended up at the ER, long story short I was advised to not breastfeed while my body got back to normal because of my hormone levels. During that week I lost seven pounds because of my thyroid and of course this effected my milk supply and I started to dry up. Between that and stress it was gone just like that. I am at least grateful I got to breastfeed for two months and I have promised myself that I am not going to get depressed about it, I tried, it worked, and I was able to breastfeed for the most important months for Harper's growth. With that said she is solely on formula now and has been doing great. She eats about 2-3 ounces every two- three hours. She doesn't spit up much and her tummy seems to be handling it pretty well for the most part. 

A couple of things we have learned this month about our little girl...she likes tummy time most of the time. She is smiling more and more...usually after she has been fed. She loves to be outdoors. She can roll from her stomach to her back and HATES it. When she is hungry she'll let you know with a high pitched cry that sounds just like a cat. She doesn't like to get changed and she prefers to be swaddled at night with her little hands tucked up right under her chin. She's got big blue eyes just like her brother and everyone comments on them and she's finally getting rolls. She loves to watch Camden and though he isn't too sure about her yet, I know they are going to be the best of friends :)

Harper, you bring so much love and happiness into our home. We love you!