2 months

Big Mack is 2 (and 1/2) months old!! I was procrastinating writing this until we went in for his 2 month well child check and since we completed that task last week, it's time to write!

In his second month he went from sweet snuggly newborn to sweet snuggly baby that is aware the world exists :)  I love, love that first month where they seriously sleep and snuggle all the time but is there anything sweeter than those first smiles they give during their second month?  He was about 7 weeks old for his first smiles and they are just precious.  I think he is the smiliest first thing in the morning if he wakes up on his own.  He loves being talked and sung to and doesn't even mind his sisters right up in his face screaming 'lalalala' at him.

He still sleeps a ton and I guess that's just what growing boys do??! He's kind of on a 2-3 hour cycle where he will eat, be up for another 45 min and then sleep for 1-2 hours; repeat however many times in a day!  He is sleeping pretty great at night, relative to my other kids, and has even given me a couple nights of no wake ups!  He goes down about 730 and usually eats once, anywhere between 3-5, and then sleeps again until about 8.

I knew he was big but his doctor appt confirmed that he's ginormous - weighing in at 14 lbs 11 oz which I think was around 90th percentile? I think he was around 24 inches long which put him about 60th for height.  He's pretty much rocking all the 3 month clothes and has grown out of many of those outfits that run on the smaller size.  I need to do some shopping for him and I am totally looking forward to it.  I've found one of the perks of a boy... no bows/headbands to keep up with/coordinate with outfits!

He loves his swaddle, dock a tot and noise machine and typically goes to sleep with a Paci and then loses it at some point.  He likes being held upright and facing the world around him to see what all is going on!  He loves stroller rides and being outside.  The car sometimes is good and sometimes not so much.  Oddly enough he usually falls asleep in the car if it's a nap time, but if we put him in the car around 7-8 he gets very upset and just wants to be wrapped up snug in his bed!!  The one thing I think he hates the most is being hot; he just gets so fussy and of course even hotter.  We've been at the pool a lot and I usually just get in with him because neither of us can handle all the sweat!

He has kept the prettiest blue eyes and everyone says he looks just like Emma Kate :). We LOVE baby Macky as everyone likes to call him and are so thankful for this sweet boy.