2 Month Old

Desmond had his Doctor's appointment last Thursday. He is now 12.1 lbs, 23 inches tall, and has a head circumference of 38 centimeters. He had to have his PKU redone, which I was annoyed about because it's painful and he'd been so good last time. He also had an oral vaccination and two shots. When they finished and let me pick him up, he immediately stopped crying. I felt better because if it was hurting really bad he wouldn't have stopped crying. When we got out to the car he said how hard it was to watch his child cry. That's why I wanted him to go with me! It was hard, but it's for his safety and we have to get used to doing things for his safety even if he isn't happy about it. It's hard.




He seems to be working up to sleeping through the night. He's going longer between feedings at night and he's eating for a short time. I think pretty soon he'll be letting me go 7 hours in a row! That is quite exciting.

Last night, everyone was here playing Rock-Band and Desmond was ready to sleep, so I took him to bed and put his pajamas on him and he was wide awake again so I played with him jiggling his feet, etc. and he smiled and smiled. Then I grabbed a book and pulled him into my lap and started reading to him. I didn't figure we'd get past the first few pages, but he sat there, staring at the pages and listening intently to my voice while I read the story and pointed to the characters through the entire book. He was still with me at the end, I could have read more! I told him what a good listener he was and then fed him some more and put him to bed.

He is going to bed really well, I hope that keeps up. I lay him down and turn his mobile on with just the sound and no light and he'll sometimes talk to himself or wiggle around and he goes to sleep. He never sleeps in our bed unless we're awake. In the mornings Norman will lay him on his chest and pat him so I can sleep a little longer. But that's it. We don't want him to get smothered in the blankets, OR used to sleeping with us. He's going to get his own room in the fall and if he's sleeping through the nights by then, he'll be sleeping in there.

I'm really enjoying this little guy. I was afraid I'd get frustrated with a baby, but I'm never frustrated with him. I'm cranky in the morning because I'm sleepy, but that gets taken out on furniture that in my way. Haha.