Owen is Two Months Old!

Owen is already two months old!  It feels like just yesterday we brought him home from the hospital!

I included his first week and first month picture so you could see how much he has grown and changed so far.  :)

One week.

One month.

Two months.

Sleep:  Owen is doing exceptionally well with sleep.  We feel very fortunate so far.  He has his last feeding at about 10:00 and sleeps for about 6 hours.  He wakes up around 4:00 and eats then goes right back to sleep.  He then wakes up between 6:00 and 7:00 for his morning feeding.  Throughout the day he will eat about every two hours.  In the next few weeks we will be attempting (notice, I say attempting) to phase out his early morning feeding so that he will sleep for 8 hours.  

The last couple nights we have tried to transition him to sleeping in his crib instead of in his bassinet in our room.  This has been a little rough!  He falls asleep on his own really well, but awakens earlier and realizes he is hungry.  So his schedule it a little off.  Each night it gets better, so we'll get there!

Size:  His two month appointment is on the 28th, so we won't know his exact size until then.  My prediction is that he is at least 12 pounds and 22-23 inches long.  We just moved him into the size 2 diapers.  They leave a little room for him to grow in length, but fit him well around the belly.

He definitely cannot fit into any of his newborn clothes anymore.  He is wearing all 0-3 month clothes or 3 month clothes.  I had to buy him some more onsies in this size, we didn't have enough to make it one week!

Special Visits: The visitors have slowed down.  We haven't had anyone new come visit this month.  It's been nice to finally settle down and get into a routine.

Special Trips:  Owen has been to three different wineries with us this month!  Jimmy and I went just the three of us one Saturday afternoon.  We went to a winery we have never been to before called Narmada in Amissville.  We liked their white wines, I wasn't a fan of the reds.  It was nice to have some time just between the three of us!

Mommy's drink and baby's drink!

We also went to The Winery at Bull Run with my sister, her boyfriend, and my brother.  This winery is about 5 minutes from our house, so it's very convenient.  We had SO much fun together!  This time it was nice to get out with some family.  I'm lucky to have family that I LOVE to hang out with!

Fam time!

Sleeps through everything!

Love my sis!!!  <3

Lovin' Auntie Lulu!  <3

Last night we met up with some friends at The Winery at La Grange.  Owen did perfect, as usual!  It was really nice to get out with some friends and have some snacks and wine!  We sat outside and enjoyed the cooler weather.  :)

Firsts:  This month Owen had his first 7 hour stretch of sleep!  Woo Hooo!  He is officially 'sleeping through the night.'  However, I'll be happy when he sleeps 8-9 hours.  That's more my style.  :)

Developmental Milestones:  Owen can now hold his head up on his own!  He loves to look around when you are holding him.  He is so much more interactive now.  He laughs and smiles at you when you play with him.  I got some incredible pictures of him on his play mat the other day.  I put a few on facebook, so you may have seen them there too...

Giggling away!

This smile lights up my world!

Can't stop giggling!

He LOVES getting his diaper changed.  When you put him on his changing pad he just smiles away!  Sometimes it will take us 20 minutes to change him because we are having so much fun making him smile or laugh!

Ready for my clean diaper!

Owen has also found his hands.  He loves to suck his hands and his thumb.  

Sucking his thumb!

Within the last month he has lost all the hair on the top of his head and new hair has started to grow in.  His eyelashes and eyebrows are also darkening.  Looks like he'll have light brown hair like I did as a baby.  :)  His eyes are still blue, and likely will stay blue since both Jimmy and I have blue eyes.  I took some close ups so you could see!  

Big baby blues!  

I hope everyone is enjoying the last bit of summer!  I'm so ready for the fall... I can't wait to wear my skinny jeans and riding boots!

Love,

Judi and Jimmy