Walking with the Cooks: Happy 2 months, Josiah!

Two months down...this is really happening! Josiah is changing so quickly. Even in just the past week his personality has changed so much- we love the new coos and smiles! As I read back through the "one month" post it is amazing how the major deals have changed. We are thankful for answered prayers and a healthy growing boy!

Weight: 15 lbs 14 oz (99%)
Length: 25.75 in (99%)
Head: 16.25 in (77%)
Heart rate: 144 bpm
Diaper: size 2, plus a few cloth diapers made by GiGi
Clothing: 3 month still fit for now- he is always growing out of things :(
Likes: smiling!, being tickled, intensely staring, stretching, baths, holding his head up
Dislikes: falling asleep, being put down in his crib

Schedule: We have settled into a pretty predictable routine, which means more sanity for everyone. All of these times are "ish." Most things in our lives have a little give and take these days :)

7am: Nurse
8am: Nap
10am: Wake and nurse
11am: Nap
1pm: Wake and nurse
2pm: Nap
4pm: Wake and nurse
5pm: Nap
7pm: Nurse and soon after down for bed
10pm: Dream feed and right back to bed (not even a diaper change)

Nursing: Josiah still eats well. Not much to report here, but we are thankful for that as it means we aren't having any problems. Sarah learned in the past few weeks that she can be a little more defiant when Josiah is eating and I can't as easily follow through with discipline. That meant a few interrupted meals for Josiah while I reminded Sarah that she still has to be obedient when Josiah is eating!

Sleep: He sleeps with his head on either side now, so that isn't an issue anymore. It is convenient that he still sleeps pretty well in his car seat, and as such is fairly transportable. That is really nice and I know it won't last forever! He still often has trouble settling down for his nap, but doesn't seem to have too many tummy troubles and is slowly improving, so we have hope. It is true that he just doesn't seem to like being away from the action when we put him down in his crib. The biggest news in this area is that he has been sleeping through the night! Yippee!!! It is amazing, so let me walk you through how it happened step by step.

Tuesday, June 26 10:05pm, 12:53am, 3:40am, 7:15am *waking every 3 hrs, like always
Wednesday, June 27 10:41pm, 1:15am, 3:55am, 7:15am
Thursday, June 28 10:20pm, 1:15am, 5:16am, 7:06am
Friday, June 29 9:45pm, 3am, 7:12am *things begin to change
Saturday, June 30 10:25pm, 3:16am, 7am
Sunday, July 1 10pm, 6:30am ** WHAT?! things really changed
Monday, July 2 10:17pm, 5:14am, 8:58am *still great
Tuesday, July 3 10:04pm, 6:48am *could this be for real?!!!
Wednesday, July 4 10:20pm, 6:42am
Thursday, July 5 10:25pm, 6:40am
Friday, July 6 10:11pm, 3:41am, 7:11am
Saturday, July 7 10:23pm, 7:05am
Sunday, July 8 10:43pm, 7:22am

And just like that he started sleeping at night! Sarah slowly stretched an hour at a time, but he made the leap all at once. We think it had to do with him finding his thumb the night of July 1st.

Physically: Little Boy has chunked up nicely. As Dave recently noted, his double chin goes all the way around his neck. His eyes are still blue. The pediatrician said that since they were still blue at this point they may stay blue. His hair continues to be light and fuzzy, but seems to be getting a little darker. He has started cooing and smiling- so fun, so cute, so hard to catch on camera! For comforting, he loves to be upright and jiggled, and gets a thumb in his mouth when possible. We started swaddling him with one arm out so that he would have the freedom to suck his thumb- and so the swaddle would stay closed better on our big boy!

Check out these pictures of Sarah at 4 months. Do you think they resemble?!

Next appointment: Monday, September 10, 10:50am