2 Months

 

Brinley loves to cuddle with her daddy.

Ok, and her mom too. Maybe she just likes to cuddle!

Typical day now for us (on a good day :)) Me and Brinley lounging with the overprotective dogs hanging out close by. They love having me home so they don't have to stay outside all day.  They have both become very protective of the babies and get very agitated and upset and give us dirty looks if they are crying for very long.

Cooper enjoying the swing. When Brandon has been working from home, the babies typically go in their swings after the 8am feeding and hang out with Brandon while he works, and I go back to sleep for a bit!!

After their shots, the Dr said it could go either way - they would be really fussy or really tired. Luckily, they both got really tired! For a day or so after the shots we could barely keep them awake to eat. This is me trying to feed them both one night and them both falling asleep on me!

Now that they are getting bigger and have more head control, we can put them in more things like these vibrating bouncy seats. They LOVE them, and they've been a huge life saver in the evenings as the babies have gotten more fussy as the day go on, which is I've been told is typical.  Also has been super helpful with Brandon going back to work and me being by myself most days to have something to occupy them so I can get stuff done or just spend one-on-one time with one and still keep the other occupied and happy.

The babies had their two month checkups this week.  Everything looks great with them -  Brinley has gotten a little flat on one side of her head so we're now focused on making her lay on the other side. Her neck seems fine and not the problem (like that she doesn't want to/can't turn her head that way). It's more about how we've been feeding her and holding her on that one side all the time.  No big deal to fix.  Cooper has a little problem with crossing his eyes lately, and so the Dr has referred us to see an eye specialist to make sure it's nothing too serious.

Their stats:

Brinley
Weight: 7 lbs 3 oz
Height: 19.4 in
Head Circumference: 14.2 cm

Cooper
Weight: 8 lbs 3 oz
Height: 20.5 in
Head Circumference: 14.5 cm

Neither of them are even on the charts for height and weight for a two month baby, and they probably won't be on the percentile charts for the first couple of years, but the Dr was very happy with their growth since the last checkup.  Funny though that they both are in the 2nd percentile for head size for two month babies though!