2 Months Old

I cannot believe that Cole is already 2 months old! Today we had his 2 month appointment and his stats were as follows:

Weight: 13 pounds, 3 ounces!!!---80th percentile (Mia was 12 pounds at 2 months)

Height: 25 inches---95th percentile!!! (Mia was 22 3/4 inches at 2 months)

Head: 15 7/8th inches--50th percentile (Mia was 16 inches at 2 months-she of course has Cole beat in this category-ha, ha!)

The strange thing is that Mia seemed so much bigger than Cole (we always got the comments how chunky she was), but Cole is actually bigger, even though he is not nearly as chunky. He has that Graske height apparently!

Unfortunately Cole had to get 4 shots, but took them well. The only thing of concern was something we brought up, which is that he tends to favor looking to one side over the other. We got some exercises to work on with him and some simple things to do too (putting toys on opposite side he likes to look at, changing up which way we put him on the changing table, etc.). We just want to make sure that he is using those muscles so his head does not end up asymmetrical. If we are still concerned in a month or so, the dr. will refer us to a physical therapist. We went through the same thing with Mia and didn't end up needing any intervention, so hopefully we will go the same route with Cole. Otherwise, everything looked good with him. It was pretty cute as he was being examined, the dr. invited Mia to stand on the little step of the examining table and watch. She was VERY interested in everything the dr. was doing.

Whew! Let me just tell you how long it takes to bring 2 kids with you to the dr.'s office. Even though we were seen pretty quickly, it took awhile for the nurses to bring in Cole's vaccines, due to some confusion of one vaccine he received at the hospital that was incorrectly marked on his chart. After that I had to feed Cole (luckily my office is great and lets you stay in the room as long as you need), clean up all the toys Mia had spread around the examining room, and then check-out at the front desk. I think I was almost there for 2 hours!! The good news is that Cort was able to stop by for part of the visit (he took an early lunch), Mia was very well-behaved for being there so long, and that everyone was napping by the time we got home.

So what is Cole doing now that he is 2 months old? Well, the smiles are coming more and more and he is very alert these days when he is awake. He is great at tracking us and will verbalize back to us too. He is getting better and better at holding his head up, but isn't always the biggest fan of tummy time. When he sits in his bouncer chair, he will swat at the little rattles that hang from it. He is sleeping in decent stretches at night time, anywhere between 6-8 hours depending on the night. He is still in our room (I think Mia was out around this time and in her crib), more because I am lazy and tired in the middle of the night and would rather just bend and pick him up than walk to his room. :) He does nap in his crib occasionally, but I really need to be better about that! Cole's personality continues to be very mellow! He is just a chill little guy, which is quite a change around here! :)

Here's our BIG 2-month old