2 Months Old! WOW!

Well, Mia had a birthday this past Friday, February 29th! She was 2 months old exactly! Yesterday, March 1st, she was exactly 9 weeks old, or 63 days here on this earth! Part of us feels like it is such a short time, and part of us feels like it has been a while.

Well, let's see, we took her on Friday to her 2 month pediatrician visit. She was exactly 2 months as well! Normally, my pediatrician gives 4 injections at the same time. However, she offered us another scenerio based on Mia's history of fussiness which is to split the injections and give 2 this week and 2 next week. I took the latter and was quite happy I did. It was not pleasant at all but I did better than expected! ha ha. She cried hard, but it didn't last long and I soothed her in my arms. I was very happy Mia did not have to endure all those shots at one time. So, we go again next Friday for the next 2. This is the unpleasant part of being a parent. :(:(

Mia is overall doing better, however she still has evenings where she cries her head off. It is very trying, but we are hanging in there. Giacomo and I work well together and take turns so neither one of us feels overwhelmed and tired. It's the only way it works. Until this period is finished, I do not want to be alone in the evening with her. It is anxiety producing and having someone there, just for moral support is necessary!

Overall though, she staying awake a lot longer and can entertain herself much better. As long as she is fed, has slept, and is clean, she can sit in her bouncy seat, on the couch, etc. and just take in all her surroundings. I've caught her smiling at the lights, don't quite know why they are so funny, but in Mia's mind, they are! :):)

She is cooing all the time and seems to love to hear her own voice. It is TOO cute. She gurgles, does this "breathe in" quickly sound, and many others that we adore.

She has started to put her hands to her mouth now! Started I guess about a week or two ago! She is discovering that she has parts attached to her body. It's very sweet. I always have to be conscience of her nails, because we always find a little mark on her nose if I don't keep up with them!

Oh, I forgot the important stuff. She weighs 12.2 pounds, almost double her birth weight! She is 22.5 inches tall, 2.75 more than birth. It's amazing to see her grow so fast.

We are getting much more efficient at leaving the house to go places and I am feeling much more confortable leaving with her, etc. You definitely get used to it and it does not become such a big deal as it was in the beginning. I just CANNOT wait until the nice weather. January and February were a bit difficult being stuck mostly in the house. Now that she is 9 weeks old, I feel much better about bringing her out more in public places.

She still sleeps well at night, getting up to feed, but then going back down again quickly. She has no real schedule on feeding during the night or day for that matter. We are trying to work on this, but since she does not really take a pacifier, it is difficult. We have been sort of forced to pacify her with the bottle so there seems to be no real start or end to her feeding at times. She needs a feed-bag because she has become such a snacker! ha ha She has started taking 4 ounces quite regularly this week occasionaly taking 5-6 ounces now! It's so neat to see how they transistion with everything. I am hoping that now that she is bigger, sleeping through the night is not far off in our future. The sleep deprivation is definitely getting to me and Giacomo. I actually got a bit sick this week because of it, feeling better now.

I think that is all for now as I rack my brain to think of everything. She is sleeping at the moment, and I am going to try and catch some z's if I can!

Talk to you all soon. Once again, here are some pics of our little muffin from the past few weeks.

Love, The Bellomos