2 Month Update

Harrison is 2 months old! Wow! We can't believe how the time has flown by. Each month, my goal is to write a monthly update to help us remember all about Harrison. Hope you enjoy reading about him as much as we enjoy spending our days with him!

PS. This post is quite lengthy (Mom wants to try to remember everything about month 2)....you are warned! 

Height/Weight (per our doctor's visit):

10.9 pounds = 45th percentile (This is a big jump from his last doctor's visit! He was only in the 10th percentile at 2 weeks. Clearly, this boy likes to eat like his mommma!)

23.5 inches = 70th percentile (Harrison is taking after Mom an Dad and is LONG! Our baby car seat lasts until 30 inches and we are a little nervous at how soon we will need to upgrade thanks to those legs!)

2 month shots?! No biggie!

Clothing Size:

Harrison is officially out of his newborn attire and rocking 0-3 months. Thanks to said long legs, all his clothes became floodwater pants and three-quarter length sleeves. 3 months clothes tend to still be big on him, especially in the pants. We only have a few pair of pants that aren't so big that they fall off...we don't need any ladies seeing his diaper ;) I did my best not to shed too many tears as I packed them up. 

Favorites:

*Food- Milk, milk, and some more milk. In all fairness, he doesn't know any better :) He LOVES to eat and if he gets hungry...watch out, he gets hangry (for those who may not know that word...hungry + angry = hangry. Used in a sentence: Aunt Nicole and Mom get really hangry when they go 2 hours without eating.) 

*Book- So far, he hasn't really taken a liking to any one book. He is starting to enjoy looking at the pictures which makes Mom's day. He used to cry when I would take out a book but hopefully he is learning that reading is FUN! He smiled quite a bit when we read Brown Bear, Brown Bear.

Future Bookworm

*Song- "Hot Potato" by The Wiggles has got to be Harrison's favorite song this month. How come you may wonder? Daddy dances him around the room whenever the song comes on. Harrison LOVES dancing to this! We will try to upload a video because it will definitely put a smile on your face. We also discovered the power of the vacuum and blow dryer. They will immediately soothe Harrison and were incredibly helpful during our bumpy weeks. If you've spent any time with us, you have probably heard the blow dryer "song" that we play on my iPhone. 

*Toy- He loves watching the animals move on his activity mat and the dinosaurs spin on his crib mobile. It wasn't until about mid-way through Month 2 that he noticed these things. He has so much fun watching them. He kicks his legs and tries talking to them. (Who knows? Maybe to Harrison, they talk back!) He hasn't been too interested in most of his Christmas toys...yet! He has liked looking at the black and white picture mat that he got from Mom and Dad. 

Dad, don't interrupt my playing time with pictures!

Tummy time isn't as bad if you have something fun to look at!

*Non-toy Toy- Harrison has an obsession with lights and walls. We could have bought a new lamp for the house as his Christmas present and he would have been perfectly happy. He loves going to new places to see what their walls look like...so exciting! He was great during the doctor's visit since the office had such bright lights. It kept him very occupied as we waited for the doctor. He's a pretty cheap baby to please at the moment :) 

*Time of Day- Bright and early! Harrison is all smiles in the morning and ready to play. We are lucky to have passed through the "witching hour" phase. He tends to be more fussy at night but only when he is hungry or ready for some sleep. (Unlike his first month where he was grumpy every night for an hour or two...at least we got a good workout in from all the bouncing and rocking.) 

*Things to Giggle at- He hasn't started giggling yet. We are more than excited for when that day comes! He gets very smiley and chatty when we talk to him in silly voices or make silly sounds. He also gets very smiley after a poopy diaper change. He must think it is funny to see the reaction he gets from those stinky diapers!

Observations/Firsts/Milestones:

We celebrated Harrison's first Christmas! Let me tell you, Harrison is one very loved, very spoiled little guy! We spent the holiday in Dubuque. We are lucky that both grandmas live there so we were able to easily travel back and forth between the two houses. Harrison also got to meet some of his extended family. While we had a blast, Harrison was happy to be home and back to his regular schedule. I'm pretty sure he was also happy not to spend so much time in his car seat. The highlight of Christmas? Showing him his presents and watching him turn his head so he could continue to stare at the wall that we had just blocked. Harrison and walls, apparently he just can't get enough! 

Not quite sure how I feel about this holiday...

Nope, not feeling this thing you call, "Christmas"

Weeks 6-8 were pretty bumpy in the Meyer household. Harrison had his first cold, followed by a growth spurt, followed by a period of lots of crying and fussiness. Our doctor had warned us that week 6 is when crying peaks for babies. Ha! Joke is on us, that didn't happen until week 8. (We were patting ourselves on the back thinking we survived week 6 and it wasn't so bad....). Harrison was fussy throughout the day and had an extremely hard time sleeping. He refused to nap and only the vacuum would do the trick in calming him down (...at least we had clean floors?). He was up quite frequently through the night. Being the mommy researcher that I am, I was trying to figure out what was going on our little grump. After doing some reading, I stumbled upon the book, The Wonder Weeks. It's essentially a book that describes the mental leaps, "brain growth spurts", that babies go through. It described Harrison to a T. One of the ways to know he is making the mental leap: staring at walls and lights! It explained how they are learning new things and it can be very overwhelming for a baby and the fussiness would pass. Sure enough, it did and we are back to having one very happy baby! He is also much more aware of his surroundings and has an abundance of smiles. 

One big thank you to Aunt Nicole. She had a break from school and braved the week with us :) 

Who knew being fussy could look so cute?

Harrison had his first (non-gas/sleep related) smile! He hasn't quit smiling since. He loves smiling at Mom and Dad, apparently we are goofy? Who would have guessed :) He also discovered that he has feet. It is quite exciting in our house! 

Hope you enjoyed reading all about Harrison at 2 months. We can't believe he is halfway to 3 months. The time is already flying way too fast!