Our Sweet Pea is 2 Months Old and Dr update

Happy 2 months my sweet Carolina Dawn!

Today miss Carolina is 2 months old. I can’t believe you are already 2 months old. The months are going by so fast and you are learning new things and changing everyday. I can't believe how much you have already grown and changed in just 2 months from the day you were born. 

WHAT YOU LIKE TO DO:
You just LOVE bath time now. you will sit in the bath and just splash around  and smile the whole time. You start to get fussy when we turn the water off to take you out. You have started to like tummy time a little more but you still get a little frustrated when you try to roll over and can't quite yet. We are thinking you will be rolling over any time now.

NEW THINGS WE HAVE DONE:

Well this isn't exactly a new thing we have done but it is definitely new in the Penn house hold. Our little girl has already started TEETHING!!! We have also made a few trips to NC to visit family and you do so great in the car, you sleep the entire 3 hours we are driving. We finally got to visit grandpa at his house and you did so good, even though we were in a new place. We plan on going on an all day shopping trip with you soon to the big mall in Potomac Mills, hopefully that trip turns out good! Today my you had your first bottle of oatmeal (mixed with breast milk) and you did WONDERFUL, you LOVED it!!

DISLIKES:

We have found out that you absolutely HATE the dark, as soon as the light goes out you start to scream. We have to put one of our phones in your car seat at night or you scream the whole time. We have been trying to find a little night light to put in there for you but have yet to have any luck. You still are not a fan of being passed around to everyone. You are all happy and smiling at first but then you get really fussy for awhile afterwards. 

SLEEPING PATTERNS:

Since the time change you have changed your schedule dramatically and it is killing mommy. You are still taking several long naps during the day and you usually don't want to go to sleep until around 9-10pm. Well then you get into this fussy stage where you wake up around 12-1am and refuse to go back to sleep. You fight your sleep for about an hour or so and then you pass out for usually 4-6 hours where  you wake up to eat and you go right back to sleep for another 3-4 hours. We have tried EVERYTHING to keep you up during the day and you just aren't going to have it. We are wanting to start you in your own room but it seems like if you aren't sleeping in our arms or in your Rock'n Play then you wake up as soon as we lay you down. In the morning you are a VERY happy little girl, you lay there just smiling away.

EATING PATTERNS:

You are a wonderful eater! I am able to pump a lot so we can give you bottles as well. You normally take around 3oz every 2-3 hours and at night we usually give you 4oz bottle and you LOVE it. We have not tried you on cereal yet but we have a feeling the doctor will mention it soon. 

DIAPER SIZE:

Size 1, they are still a little big yet but the newborns are too small. I guess we are in-between right now.

CLOTHING SIZE:

You are mostly wearing 0-3 months that are long enough and even some of your 3 months clothes that are shorter. You are getting so tall and finding clothes long enough but that still fit you is getting hard.

WEIGHT AND LENGHT:

You weight exactly 12lbs , still 23in long and a head circumference of 36.5cm

OTHER FACTS:

You LOVE to SMILE... Also you like being in front of a camera, I am guessing you think taking pictures is a normal daily activity since I have only taken about million pictures since you have come home.

You like for us to talk to you and you talk right back with us. You just love hearing yourself talk and you giggle at every little noise you make. 

You suck on your fingers, burp clothes, and bib (really anything that you can get to your mouth).

You really enjoy car rides as long as we are moving, you don’t like it when we stop.

You still like to look at lights and they seem to calm you down a little when your fussy.

You follows us with your eyes if we are near you or if you hear our voices.

You have found your hands and like to watch them move around. You have also found your feet but you are still not sure about them.

You still LOVE bath time and you like to splash the water around. You get a little mad when we take you out.

You have a baby doll that grandma got you and you just stare at it, you aren't too sure about it yet. 

You sat you in your Bumbo seat for the first time the other day but you are not totally sure about it.

You still LOVE sitting in your Flower swing and you have even found the mirror above you and you stare at yourself and smile all day long!

Your eyes are still the prettiest dark blue color but they are starting to lighten up a lot. They are dark blue on the edges and light blue in the middle.

Your hair is still a little dark but it's getting lighter by the day and your hair is finally starting to grow back in on top.

You also have a stork bite (birth mark) on the back on your head that is bright red and gets even redder when you get mad. 

Mommy and Daddy fall more in love with you every day. We love watching you grow and learn. We don’t know what we would do without you in ours lives. You have brought so much joy and happiness to us.


DOCTOR UPDATE:
Little miss had a her 2 month check up today at 3:00pm and her appointment went great other than those horrible shots. The doctor checked her hips and they are still looking wonderful. Her sinus issues that we had a concern with is normal and hopefully a little nasal saline and an aspirator bulb will help. Also her sensitive skin is pretty much something we have to deal with... Unfortunately Nathan and I both have sensitive skin as well so she is pretty much getting a double whammy. Our little girl is in perfect health and her doctor is very pleased with her. 
Carolina is currently weighting exactly 12lbs, 23in long and her head circumference of 36.5cm... She had to get 2 shots and 1 oral vaccine, she did so good with her oral vaccine and drank it right down. The first shot wasn't so bad but the second one she cried over. The nurse said the medicine in the second shot stings a little so she didn't like that one at all, but mommy came to the rescue with some milk so everything was all better! My little angel is getting so big. I can't believe that she is already 2 months old, time is flying by way too fast!!

Also the doctor gave the go ahead to start on a little oatmeal. Grandma and me headed to Target after Carolina's appt and we got some bowls, spoons and some oatmeal. We decided to try it in a bottle for her first time and she did so good. She drank down an once of oatmeal (mixed with breast milk) and then we gave her an once of just breast milk so she could wash the oatmeal down good. Carolina did so good with the oatmeal and she drank it right down with no problem. We are going to try a little more in the morning for breakfast as well and hopefully she does just as good. I will post in the morning after her breakfast to let everyone know how she did!