Hadley: 2 Months!

Happy 2 Months, Miss Hadley Mae!

On Sunday, May 19th you turned 2 months old.
Look at how much you've grown in just 2 short months!

We don't know your exact weight/height b/c we don't have your 2 month appointment until the 30th, but our very unofficial weight taken at home was 14.5 pounds..but that sounds like way too much for a 2 month old to me, so we'll see! A lot of your 3 month clothes are already getting too small, and we are starting to break out some 3-6  & month stuff. Crazy! You have quite the belly on you already. ;)

You are smiling & cooing a lot these days! You started doing this at 5ish weeks when we were in Disney World, and it's just the sweetest thing. Shelby always gets so excited when she sees you smile: "She's smiling, Mommy! She's smiling!" Shelby couldn't possibly love you anymore than she does!

You do NOT like your carseat! You do a LOT of crying in the car. But you LOVE your bouncy seat & swing. Aside from not liking your carseat, you really are the most laid back, content, easy going little baby. You never mind at all if I have to plop you down in the middle of the kitchen floor to tend to your big sister...you put up with lots of smothering/hugs & kisses from Shelby...you just go with the flow. You are such a sweet addition to our family!

We had lots more firsts with you this month: first trip to Disney World & Chuck E. Cheese, first time sleeping through the night (!!!), first smile & coos, first birthday party you attended, and I'm sure there's lots more! You are such a trooper and just go with the flow of your busy, on-the-go life with your big sister!

You are a great nurser, and for that I am so very grateful! With Shelby, I was trying to figure out the whole nursing thing with a baby who screamed & arched her back every time I tried to feed her due to acid reflux. Those first couple months of nursing Shelby were not easy at all, but I'm so glad we stuck with it. And I'm even more glad that this time around, it's been a piece of cake! You latched right on from Day 1, and it's been smooth sailing ever since!

As far as sleeping goes, you sleep MUCH better at night than you do for naps. And I'll take that any day of the week. :)  You usually go right down for naps, but always seem to wake up at 30-45 minute mark and have trouble getting yourself back to sleep. {Shelby had this problem too, so I'm hopeful it will work itself out in time like it did for Shelby.} But sometimes we get lucky, and you nap for 2 hours! It's really hit or miss. But thankfully, nights are better! You're a little harder to put down at night {usually b/c you're so overtired from the lack of good naps during the daytime}, but once we get you down..you are good as gold! You usually sleep for one long stretch (6+ hours), nurse, and go right back to sleep for a few more hours. This is such a blessing! Shelby was often had a hard time getting back to sleep after those middle of the night feeding, so I really appreciate how easy it is with Hadley! And a big milestone in the sleeping department: on May 20th {when you were officially 2 months & 1 day old}, you slept through the night for the first time!!!! And it was GLORIOUS. You went to bed at 9 or 9:30 {we are just starting to work on moving your bedtime up earlier in the evening, but it's hard to do the bedtime routine for a toddler and a newborn simultaneously} and slept until 7am! You might have slept longer, but I checked on you about 15 times between 6 and 7am to make sure you were still breathing. ;)  After you nursed, you were back in your crib by 7:30. We finally had to go in and wake you up at 10am so we could make it to Bear Cub Club..ha! You've slept through the night one other time since then, and we're very hopeful it will continue!

For comparison's sake, here are a few pictures of Shelby at 2 months old. People tell us ALL THE TIME how much you two girlies look alike, and we couldn't agree more! We also get stopped ALL THE TIME with people commenting on how lucky we are to have not one but two red-headed beauties. I never liked the color of my hair growing up, but I'm so thankful that you both got such gorgeous red hair & I hope you both always know how beautiful you are--inside & out!