Rivera & Co: ~Two Months Old~

Dear Rowen,

Today you are two months old!! You must of known that today was a special day when you woke up because you have been smiling and laughing all morning!

This month you have been growing what seems like everyday! You are growing so fast that some times I have to go back and look at your first pictures, and I am amazed at how much bigger you are. You weighed approximately 13 pounds this morning when you woke up, and that puts you in the 75th percentile for weight! I definitely think you will double your birth weight long before your six month birthday. Currently you are wearing a mixture of 0-3m clothing and 3-6m clothing, with more and more of the 0-3m being put away into storage.

This was the day you came home...

And this was yesterday...

Sleep. I do believe you inherited my love of sleep and for that I am grateful. Each night around eight o'clock we follow your routine of bath, swaddle, bottle, book, and then bed. For the past week and a half you have been sleeping anywhere between 10-12 hrs, and it is magical to say the least. I'm not gonna lie, I was not a fan of the many night time wake ups and I'm glad that so far you seem to have outgrown them. Sometimes when you don't seem to want to nap during the day I have to remind myself that I would much rather you not nap and sleep all night then nap and be awake all night! Our favorite (well my favorite) bedtime book has been "Its time to sleep, My love", it has really great pictures and I know one day you will enjoy the bright colors. We also started reading "Are you my mother" but your big brother and sister decided that book looked like a good afternoon snack while we were gone the other day! I hope the thought of J & L eating your books will one day inspire you to always put them away :).

Eating. Recently you have started to eat anywhere between six and eight ounces per feeding and eat every four to five hours with the exception of night time. You love to eat, and we love that you still "hoot" (it literally sounds like hoot) when you are hungry, just as you did the day you were born. Yesterday you decided that I wasn't doing a good enough job with your bottle (which you have started to death grip) so you took matters into your own hands...literally....

This month your personality has really started to come out! You love to talk (you get that from me :)) and sometimes when I put you in your swing I can hear you babbling on and on. You are working on your smile and are starting to laugh, especially when Jack and Lola start licking you! You love to open your mouth to them, which is something we might need to work on because it only makes them want to lick you more! Bubbles, when you get mad, with your wee irish temper, you blow bubbles, lots and lots of bubbles, and its hard not to laugh at you :). You continue to roll from your belly to your back, and have developed a knack for squirming all the way down your crib, even in your swaddle. I think your favorite part of the day, aside from eating, is bath time! Your dad gives you your bath every night before bed and your face just lights up when he puts you down in the water, the whole time you just keep kicking your little legs. I think you might have a future in swimming! And oh your hands ( I have to mention them), you still love your hands, and you are so so close to getting your thumb to stay in your mouth!