2 Months Old

Happy 2 Month Birthday, William!

William got a little sleepy in the middle of our photo shoot!

On Sunday, March 25, William turned 2 months old! The night before was my first night away from the little man, while Matt watched him. I went to New Smyrna Beach for a friend's bachelorette party and had a great time with good friends. It was fun to come home on Sunday morning to see William on his 2 month birthday and hear that the two boys did so well without mama! So much has changed in such a short amount of time and it is amazing to watch his daily progress. I read yesterday that by 4 months that William will actually know his name!  

William is doing really well at night and on Friday night and Sunday night this past weekend he slept 9 hours straight. Saturday night he woke up once for Matt at his usual 4 a.m. mark. He's going to bed at 9:30 p.m. now (I've tried moving it up slowly from his 10/10:30 p.m. nighttime that we had been doing). The hope is to get him to 7:30 p.m., but I know that will take some time. Right now I am liking that we don't have many middle of the night wake up calls, since we have a later bedtime. The plan is to keep up with slowly moving bedtime earlier as he consistently sleeps longer at night.  

William is really beginning to take notice of different objects further away from him. He's been watching the mobile in his crib for the past couple weeks, but this week was the first time we've put him on his activity mat and he looked at the farm animals hanging around him. He's also making eye contact and seems to recognize me and Matt. When I got back from the beach on Sunday and gave William a big hello he smiled the biggest smile immediately and got really excited. Too cute!  

Other 2 month updates...

• William is still eating every 2-3 hours, which means around 6 meals a day. He is much more efficient at eating now. Last month it would take 45 minutes and now the average time is around 15 minutes. I'm loving that!
• We catch him "watching" the television occasionally. I think the bright lights catch his attention.
• He's trying to put his whole fist in his mouth -- probably looking for a thumb to suck on.
• Still not attached to the pacificer, but if he's getting a bit fussy in the evenings it is helpful in soothing him. He calms down then spits it out. 
• The swing is much more helpful nowadays. During the day if I'm hoping to relax for a bit, I know I can put him in there after he eats and he'll usually pass out for a little (he's sleeping right now in the swing!). The first month he really has no interest in swinging. 
• Luckily, he likes the sound of the shower and blowdryer -- helpful in getting ready in the morning. He will sit in his bouncy chair in our bathroom and just quietly sit there taking in all the noises. 

William's 2 month appointment is tomorrow, so we can't wait to see how much bigger he is since his last appointment. I think he's due for some shots too, so that should be interesting! Keep you posted on all those stats!

Looking forward to all month 3 has to bring for us and William!