Abram - 2 Months

At his two month appointment Abram weighed in at 13 pounds 3 ounces.  He was 23 and 3/4 inches.  That put him in the 80% percentile for height and 80% percentile for weight.  His head circumference was 16 inches, or 60% percentile.  He is one big boy! 

Abram received his first round of shots, including his first Hepatitis B vaccine since we opted out of this in the hospital at birth.  We completely opted out of the Rotavirus vaccine for a variety of reasons.  First, the vaccine has a bad track record with several brands of the vaccine being recalled for various reasons over the past ten years.  Second, Rotavirus is typically more serious for low-income families with a lack of knowledge and lack of good healthcare.  Rotavirus primarily causes diarrhea and dehydration, and since we have good health insurance and since we live less than five minutes from the children's hospital, I'm not particularly worried. 

At his appointment we discussed Abram's plugged tear tuct.  His right eye has been oozy and watery since he was born.  Now that he has gained limited control of his hands I often catch him itching his eye.  Unfortunately, there is nothing much we can do about it.  Most kids grow out of it by one year.  The doctor recommended using a warm wash cloth on the eye, massaging the duct, and vaseline around the eye to keep it from getting too raw.  Other than his eye, everything checked out.  The doctor said Abram looked great!

Abram started smiling a little at 5 weeks and was all smiles by 6 weeks.  He started cooing a little between 6 and 7 weeks, and he will sit and have a whole conversation with you by 8 weeks.  He has the sweetest little voice.  I forgot how much I loved to hear Chloe's coos.  He mostly says "agoo" and "gaaa."  A few days ago he got really excited and exlaimed "WOW."  Chloe and I looked at one another and started cracking up.  I asked Chloe what he said and she said, "Baby Brother said WOW!" 

We are trying to squeeze Abram into the last of his size 1 diapers, but he is starting to pee through them and they are getting really, really, really tight.  He has yet to pee on me when I change his diaper.  Good boy!  He is wearing size 3-6 month clothing.

Abram loves his pacifier.  If he ever attempts to cry (which is rare) we just jam that paci in his mouth and he stops.  He likes to suck on it as he is falling asleep.  Abram hates getting a bath.  This is a baby who rarely cries, but if you stick him in the bath tub he WAILS.  This all started about a week ago.  Prior to that he really didn't seem to have a preference. 

Abram's bedtime routine for the past month has been for us to swaddle him up in a cozy blanket and sit him in his bouncy seat with his pacifier in his mouth.  We do this while we are downstairs watching television.  He falls asleep downstairs, and then we bring him up to our bedroom and put the chair in the Pack n' Play, which is sitting next to our bed.  Typically, we put him to bed at 8 or 9 and he wakes up to eat at 2 or 3.  The big change this month is that he falls back asleep right after he eats.  He sleeps until 6 or 7 after that.  Also, I am back sleeping in our bed, which has been really nice. 

During the day Abram mostly just eats, sleeps, and hangs out.  He is such a good boy.  He only cries when he is hungry or when Chloe is trying to smother him (and even then sometimes he doesn't cry).  He doesn't cry when I change his diaper.