Marjorie at 2 Months

Marjorie at 2 Months:

-switched into 0-3 month clothes at 5 weeks
-at her 2 month appointment (done at 7 weeks) weighed 9 lbs and 1 oz. She is super petite
-continues to struggle with day time naps. Sometimes she goes down super easy, sometimes she fights me all day long. I still don't know the difference between those day but it's definitely getting easier overall
-still a good night time sleeper, once she's down, she's down and goes right back to sleep after eating ... except when she has gas which is not as often now
-getting better and better at night at letting me just place her in the crib still awake but tired and going down on her own. Those nights are the best!
-Gripe water is still our best friend
-still curls up for snuggles, love our little froggy
-smiles at people, especially mommy and daddy
-able to track objects/people with her eyes
-does not like a dirty diaper, she will let you know when it's time to be changed
-starting to enjoy hanging out on the floor looking around
-on good days will spend 30+ minutes hanging out with her friends in her play gym
-thinks tummy time is okay for a couple minutes and then gets real angry. She's very good at holding her head up to look around when she's up on our shoulders
-loves listening/dancing to music (thank goodness for Pandora!)

Mommy at 2 months:

-some days I feel like I've got it all figured out and other days I have no clue what is going on
-tired but not crazy tired, naps are my friend
-able to go out to do errands with only mild nervousness. At the beginning of the month it was always a guarantee that she would fall asleep in the stroller or carrier right away. Now, she is able to stay awake a little bit and likes to look around, especially when she's in the carrier
-frustrated that I can't know exactly what she wants and give it to her, but we're slowly figuring each other out
-feeling like there's more of a routine and not so overwhelmed by the randomness of caring for a newborn
-oh so in love with this little person

Charlotte, Marjorie and Eleanor

Before Ashley and Eleanor left, we had to get the girls together and take pictures to document the cuteness.

But trying to take pictures of three infants is pretty much impossible...

   They look everywhere but where you want them to

   Eleanor is 8 weeks older than Marjorie, and Marjorie is a week older than Charlotte

 

   And with the mama's. Ashley we miss you and Eleanor!

Marjorie at One Month

I took these pictures on Marjorie's one month birthday, but of course didn't get around to downloading them, editing them, and uploading them here until now. Because everything takes longer with an infant.

At one month Marjorie:

-is a pretty good night time sleeper. I always get at least one 4+ hour sleep and then a 2-3 hour sleep
-consistently wakes up with gas/pooping needs between 6 and 6:30 regardless of when she last ate. A little frustrating for all parties involved
-does not like napping during the day. She will stay up hours despite my best efforts to prevent her from becoming overstimulated and going into crazy baby mode
-loves gripe water (as do mom and dad). Baby gas is the worst!
-started with a few social smiles around 3-4 weeks. One of which was directed at her pediatrician so it's legit : )
-doing well with feeding (would eat every single hour if she could) and keeps on growing

At one month Mommy:

-is finally not in pain with breastfeeding
-is happy with the night time sleeping, not so happy with lack of day time sleeping
-starting to feel a little bit more like a person again, but definitely trying to figure out who this new mommy person is
-loves the little froggy cuddles but could do without the high pitched screaming cries
-not quite so scared to go out an about with baby thanks to Glamee's guidance 
-kept a baby alive for an entire month!!! Super proud of that one!