Sunday, August 21, 2011

Two Months!

It is hard to believe, but Harper turned 2 months old on Friday, August 19th! It is amazing how much she has changed over the last two months (and really the last few weeks). Her "watch me grow" photo will have to wait until we arrive in Minneapolis because Classic Pooh is packed in the moving truck (we are hopeful our belongings will be delivered August 31st).

She visited my old doctor for her 2 month check up this week. She is doing great and was very well behaved for her appointment (and even did pretty well with her shots). Her stats: 11lbs,2 oz (62nd percentile), 23.5 inches (86th percentile), 67th percentile for head circumference.

 A few highlights of her recent behavior:
  • She has officially made the transition from "newborn" to "baby"... she has filled out and no longer looks brand new!
  • She is holding her head up really well
  • She has started smiling a lot and is interacting a lot more with coos and other noises
  • She loves when we (especially her Gramps) makes noises at her while she is laying on her back
  • She loves to be outside
  • Her favorite spot is probably her pack n play changing table - she loves to lay on it and kick and play
  • Loves watching any lights/fans/tv, etc. (She is a particular fan of sportscenter with dad).
  • She still loves car rides and walks in her stroller and the baby bjorn
  • She seems to carry on long conversations with herself through groans and other noises- especially in her bassinet at night!
  • She is almost out of her bassinet (probably would be if we were already moved in in Minneapolis). She is almost too long for it!
  • She is doing really well with sleeping at night- she regularly hits the 6 hour mark of straight sleep! (Her less positive nights still tend to include a 4 hour stretch and her longest, last night, was 7 straight hours!)
  • She likes to be facing out most of the time- loves to see the world!
  • She still doesn't have daytime naps down- she catnaps for a max of 10 minutes at a time (unless she is in the car).
  • Nursing has gotten better as well - there are still times when she wants to eat constantly, but breaks in between do seem to be increasing in length (most of the time)
The months ahead are sure to be full of a lot of fun and many challenges! We have already scheduled her first ND football weekend experience and her Baptism in Oil City - we shall see what else the fall holds for us!

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