2 months

Here are the results from the 2 month check-up:

Height: 22.5"

Weight: 12 lb 2.7 oz

Head Circumference: 37.8 cm

Shots: DTaP/Hep B/IPV vaccine & HFLU B Conj along with an oral dose of the rotavirus vaccine (I declined the third shot and we will go back next week to get that.  There is only so many times they can prick my baby in one sitting.....)

Nicholas gagged on the rotavirus liquid (as he does his Vitamin D drops) and slept a good portion of the afternoon.  There was nothing I could do to wake him--and we were at our baby group at work!  There were lights, voices, I took him out of his car seat and changed his positions---nothing made this little boy stir---until it was time to eat!  I gave him a dose of Tylenol when we got home at 4:45 and then another before bed around 9.  I'm not sure if it is coincidence or not but he also had his longest sleep last night---6 HOURS!!  He ate and went to bed at 11:45 (he was placed in his cradle quiet & awake), fell asleep on his own and then woke up again at 5:30!!!  At one point during the night I woke up and put my finger under his nose just to make sure he was still breathing!!  I'm so curious to see if this will be a new pattern!

Otherwise, the big 2 month old is doing great!  He is getting lots of attention from big brother Mikey---including a free "lift"!  I was putting clothes away in Mikey's room and Mikey came walking into his bedroom carrying Nicholas!  My blood pressure is still high and it happened days ago!  Nicholas' eyes were bugging out of his head but Mikey was so proud to "help" and didn't want Nicholas to feel left out (he was hanging out on the floor outside the bathroom--his usual spot when Mikey has a bath and Mommy is the only one home!).

This weekend we will venture out of the state for our first day trip.  My cousin Michelle had a baby (Annabelle) and Saturday is her christening in Connecticut.  Nicholas typically sleeps whenever he is in the car when we drive around town.  I'm hoping this trip will be no different!  

And on that note, Welcome February!  Only a few months left of winter and 1 month until Mikey's 4th Birthday!