Update and Comparison at Two Months

Wednesday, the 17th, was Robert's two month birthday marker. I didn't post then because I didn't have any new information to share with you yet. But after his two month appointment yesterday, I now have some stats to share. We'll combine the two month update and the photo comparison today for the sake of saving time.

I didn't realized I had skipped comparing the kids when they were one month old...I think I didn't have any good pictures of Robbie then. I wasn't quite back in the swing of things yet, either. (Don't let that fool you...I'm not really back into the swing of things yet, but since he now sleeps for about 5 hours during the first stretch of the night, I feel much better than I did when he was one month old.)

So first, here's a picture of Robbie from yesterday, the day of his 2 month appointment. I put this picture up because I was impressed with the blueness of it. That was caused by the flash of my camera bouncing off his blue wall. It's a very blue wall... At two months, the boy is 9 pounds, 7 ounces. I'm actually quite impressed with this because I figured he was still in the 8's. (He really doesn't look like he's gained much weight because he is still so skinny.) Remember, he was 6 lbs 5oz at birth, so he's progressing up the growth chart curve appropriately. Never mind that he's still between the 5th and 10th percentile...

His length is now 21 inches and change, up 2 inches from birth. I did figure out he was lengthening because he no longer fits into his newborn size clothes. Impressively, this length is actually below the 5th percentile for Average Length of Boys in the United States. Oh well...he is adequately proportioned for weight and length, so I don't really care that he's a peanut. He's my peanut.

No new tricks, really. There is a rare smile here and there, and he is starting to sleep a bit longer at night. I have to say this for him, though. Of my three, he is definitely the easiest and mellowest. He only cries for a reason, unlike the other two that would just cry to cry (especially between the hours of 5 and 8pm). He's easily soothed and it's pretty easy for me to figure out what he needs. He definitely has a routine and an established bed time. He even usually eats at the same times each day. It's like he has put himself on a schedule. Oh, and unlike my other two, he actually naps. Praise the Lord! The girls both had to be in the stroller or in the car to take a nap that lastest longer than 15 minutes until they were around 6 months old. This guy actually enjoys sleeping in his bassinet, and instead of sleeping for only 15 minutes, he sleeps for 45 minutes anywhere up to 3 hours.

Unfortunately, he seems to hate his car seat. I think that's his only complaint. When we went to Tahoe last weekend, what should have taken us 2 hours took 4 on the way and 3 on the way back due to his screaming and needing to stop to soothe/feed him. My shoulder and back are still tweaked from reaching in his bassinet to hold the pacifier in his mouth in an attempt to stop the screaming. It didn't really work.

I didn't have the blog going when Padyn was two months old, so I can't tell you anything about what she was like or even how much she weighed. But you can read here and here about Miss Katelyn. She was a busy baby.

And now, for the photo comparisons...I'll put Robbie between the two girls so you can more easily compare their features.

Kate

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Kate

Robert

Happy Friday!