Tales of Baby McCabe: January 2012

Since I last posted! This past month has been very busy with Nolan, holidays, my birthday and returning back to work. I do intend post more often than once per month. Hopefully now that the chaos is over I'll have more time to post!

Nolan is growing so fast! We had his two month appointment this past Friday. It was so sad to see him get shots. :( He just cried for a few minutes and then calmed down. He did get a lowgrade fever that night. We can tell that his thighs are still sore from the shots. He isn't liking tummy time as much since his shots. Hopefully the pain from the shots will go away soon for the little guy.

Here are Nolan's two month stats: 24 inches (81st %) and 12 lbs 13 oz (70th %). He's gained almost 6 lbs since birth and has jumped from the 30th% for weight to the 70th%! He is a long baby. He's wearing 3 month clothes now and is almost too long for some of them!

We still swaddle Nolan when he sleeps (the startle reflex that wakes babies up doesn't start to go away until 3 months or so) and his swaddle sleep slack is starting to get too small for him. He sometimes is able to manuever his little arms right out of it! I love the swaddle sleep sack because it has velcro and you can get a really tight swaddle. It doesn't come in a larger size, so hopefully Nolan will outgrow the startle reflex before he outgrows the swaddle sleep sack!

Nolan's sleeping has gotten much better. For the most part he just gets up for one middle of the night feeding. After a busy weekend or when his schedule is thrown off he does have a few off nights, but usually he bounces back. I am hoping and praying that the sleeping keeps getting better! I am definitely feeling more refreshed now and a lot less sleep deprived.

Nolan is still a catnapper during the day. However, Nolan's pediatrician (who is a Gustie, yay!) and Laurie and Nick's (Abigail's) pediatrician have both said that babies are usually catnappers until 4-6 months old. Then they start to take two to three longer naps during the day and you can put them on a schedule/routine. So Nolan's catnapping is to be expected at this age.

Sadly, I am back to work already. But I am so fortunate to have my mom babysit! Nolan already seems to love being at her house. He is happy while he is there and seems to enjoy cuddling with my mom and watching his cousin Abigail practice walking. I am happy to be working part time. It made going back to work much easier knowing it was just for a few days at a time and that Nolan gets to be with his grandma and cousin.

Yesterday was Nolan's fourth (and last!) baby shower! It was held at our house and thrown by my mom and sister, Laurie. It was a beautiful, fun shower!The games that Laurie and my mom came up with were creative and fun, the desserts were yummy and it was great to visit with everyone who came. My mom, Laurie, and my aunts Kris and Julie (who flew in from Boston and San Fransisco for it!) came early and put up a ton of cute blue baby boy decorations and set up the desserts. Nolan actually went down for a nap right when it started. I expected him to be up within a half hour of going down (like he usually does), but he napped for the entire shower! I finally woke him up after two hours so people could see and hold him. He let people hold him pretty nicely, but then quickly realized he was hungry so I nursed him. Then Colleen (Jason's mom, Nolan's grandma) got to hold him for awhile and Kris and Julie got to hold him again before they left. It was so nice of them to fly here for his shower!

Nolan is doing "push ups" now during tummy time. He's getting really good head control. We've tried putting Nolan in the bumbo seat, but he isn't quite ready for it yet. He's still a bit of a bobblehead in it. :) We'll try again at three months. Nolan is also smiling and talking up a storm. It's fun to pretend that the sounds he makes are actually words. I like to pretend that his favorite musician is Lady Gaga because he makes the "ga" sound a lot.

Nolan's favorite spot is on the changing table. He can be fussy, but the instant you put him down on there he starts grinning and talking. He loves to look at his name on the wall or look at you and chatter away. We've invested in a camcorder and have gotten some good video of him chatting and smiling. It's so fun!

I am sure I am forgetting to mention many things that have happened since I last posted. I am going to make sure I post more often so I don't forget anything! So check back soon. :)

Now for a photo bomb...