I
never realized how much fun a two month old could be! Guinevere smiles and coos
and is generally much more responsive and alert than in the early newborn
phase. I’m actively trying to memorize
the way my adorably cuddly baby feels in my arms because I know she won’t be
this small for long. She’s now
officially out of newborn clothes (though there are still a few that fit her),
and fitting the 0-3 month clothes perfectly.
I
think we’re to a point where we are starting to get into a pattern with
sleeping . . . hopefully it continues.
I’ve found that we have the best results when we bathe her and put her
in her sleeper after whatever feeding is closest to 6 or 7pm. If we don’t do that, then we run the risk
that she will fall asleep for the night and still be in whatever onesie she was
in all day. She was never a fan of
swaddling, but she definitely sleeps better in a sleeper, with her arms and
legs covered, than in a onesie where her arms and legs are exposed.
Guinevere
doesn’t have a set bedtime, but seems to fall asleep naturally sometime between
8-9pm. Anytime I try to purposely put
her down by a specific time, it backfires on me. She’ll get fussy and stay up and I’ll get
frustrated. Since I’m still on maternity
leave, there’s no urgency in putting her down by a specific time. Letting her fall asleep on her own terms so
far seems to be the least stressful way of doing things, and if she follows her
current natural bed time schedule, that will work out fine for when I go back
to work next month. The last two nights,
Aaron and I actually had a little bit of grown up time after we put her to
sleep. Now if only I could stay awake
past 9:30 . . .
She
tends to wake up around 3 or 4am for an early morning feeding. However, night before last she actually slept
the entire night – from 9pm-5am! Then
she made up for it last night, waking up for feedings at 1am and 5am. But honestly, I’d rather her do that than the
3 or 4am feeding, if for no other reason than it’s really hard to tell her
smiley, happy face to go back to sleep.
She almost always wakes up with a huge smile on her face.
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Smiley, happy Guinevere at 4am. |
I
think my favorite part of this age, though, is that Guinevere is not mobile
yet. I can set her down on her play gym
and leave the room for half a second and she’s still in the same place when I
get back. She’s old enough now that she
doesn’t freak out if we go 5 minutes without holding her (most of the time); in
fact, she kind of likes looking around whatever room she’s in and exploring it with
her eyes. I am very cognizant that this
will not last forever, and am trying to enjoy it as much as possible while I
can. Yesterday, I was able to lay her
down on our bed while I vacuumed and cleaned the room. It was amazing! She loves laying on our bed while I fold
laundry around her. She’ll stare at the
ceiling fan or make faces and smile at me or “talk” to me. I love talking to her! You can see her studying my mouth moving as
I’m talking, and see in her eyes that she’s trying to figure out how to do it
too. Then she’ll open up her mouth and
experiment with various vowel sounds.
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How I get my laundry done these days. |
It’s
so fun watching her find new things to stare at! I put her down for a nap in her crib the
other day, and she looked up at the mobile that has been above her crib since
day one, but she truly saw it for the first time. It was amazing to see her discover it! She now likes to have “conversations” with
the stuffed Shamu on her play gym. She’s
also discovered the mirror. Babies and
mirrors are a great combination! When Guinevere catches her reflection in the
mirror, she is fascinated. She stares
and smiles and gets excited. I’m
excited to see her grow up and learn new things, but I am definitely enjoying
this age.
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Guinevere staring at herself in the mirror. |
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