Grow Baby Grow {Drew} - 2 Months

Drew is 2 months old today! It really is amazing how much love you can have for someone who uses you as a food source, nap pad, burp cloth and source of entertainment. Babies are hard work...never more so than in the first few months! But Drew is changing and growing every day, and I feel like month 2 has brought on a lot of changes {for the better}. I know her a little more and can anticipate her needs and understand her cries somewhat. I know when she'll probably be hungry, when she might be up for not being held {almost never}, when she's tired...which makes things oh so much easier. We go to the doctor for her 2 month check-up on 3/13 since we had a weight check at 6 weeks. Brent and I are discussing which {if any} shots she'll get...

Trent picked out this outfit at the store for her, so sweet.

Randoms about month 2:
-Still loves her bath. If she is upset, and I put her in the water, she instantly stops crying.
-We have started a bedtime routine. We do bath time (whether she gets washed or not), then swaddle/nursing and bed. It's working great! She goes down between 8:30 and 9:30 usually. We started out the month with our record high night wakings (I stopped counting after 8), but we are ending with 1/night! Consistently doing that for a week or more.
-Naps are so weird. Sometimes she will sleep for 3 hours, sometimes she cries every 10 minutes and I have to rock her and put down {lather, rinse, repeat} until I declare the nap is over. I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. Brent says nothing...she's just a baby. Ha.
-Needs a nap about an hour to an hour and a half after waking. So typically 4-5 naps/day.
-Her preference is still to be held. She is much fussier of a baby than her brother was. I can get maybe 5-10 minutes out of the bouncer but that's about it. We dance to music a lot to keep her happy and me not bored!
-Reflux is much better. We are doing a specific probiotic {HLC Neonate} and I take a big dose of magnesium. She still spits up but not as often and it doesn't seem to bother her very often.
-Super sensitive gag reflex. Many a thing has caused her to gag...and then BARF. Love it.
-I try to read to her every day, but she sometimes isn't up for it. Our favorites are the Sandra Boynton books that brother loved too.
-Thrush sucks. We tried a more natural treatment remedy using another probiotic but the powder kept gagging her (meaning BARF). So we switched to the prescription Nystatin. That I have to apply with a Q-tip. And it gags her (meaning BARF). I am so tired of washing towels and bras (have to change them out every use) and shoving Q-tips in her mouth. Only 3 more days of treatment, and I hope this is gone. Oh, and the kicker? I have to chunk all my milk. So I'm still pumping to keep my supply going...but then I have to POUR.IT.DOWN.THE.SINK. 
-Still won't take a bottle, but we're going to get serious about that in month 3. But she is a great nurser. She usually eats every 2 hours for about 10-15 minutes. Much faster than her tongue thrusting brother!
-Started Stroller Strides this month. I can't do some of the stationary stuff because Miss Priss wants the stroller movin'. Next week I think I'm going to wear her to see if that works any better. Because of that, I bought a new carrier! I wanted a more structured one than my Moby or ring sling.
-Speaking of moving...she is only happy in the car/car seat if it's moving. The minute I let my foot off the gas she cries in anticipation of coming to a stop. Funny girl. But she usually konks out pretty quickly in the car which is nice!
-Has started to enjoy standing up, just like brother. Has strong legs!
-Hates tummy time so we usually do 'super baby' to achieve the same effect. Although I count her time standing as accomplishing the same goal. I'm not real strict about enforcing tummy time. If she cries, it's over.
-Smiling up a storm...still waiting on a giggle.
-Started using cloth diapers a bit this month...think I'll hit it hard in month 3.
-Nicknames: Baby Sister, Princess, Girlfriend, Sweet Pea, Pumpkin, Drew Baby
-Wearing all 0-3 month clothes and size 1 disposables
-We've stayed pretty much inside since Drew was born given all the germies out in the winter. We agreed to end that in March. Hallelujah! 

This month has been stressful but wonderful too. I love our new family of 4. I'm excited for what the future holds as Drew continues to grow. I don't like the 'fourth trimester' so I am trying not to wish it away, but I might be just a little. Ha.