August 28, 2007
Tabitha - 2 months old
Dear Tabitha
Today you are 2 months old.
In alot of ways you're not a 'newborn baby' any more. And in many others, you still are. Appearance wise you've obviously filled out and gained a few pounds, and you're getting more solid - your head isn't quite so likely to flop everywhere and you feel more sturdy than you did 2 months ago. You still have the same amount of hair that you were born with (grow hair, grow!) though, and you still have a little of the baby acne that you were born with, and you still have the general appearance and manner of a cute tiny baby. People still stop us everywhere we go to coo over you. When I think to the size of your brothers at 2 months it's amazing to think your'e still swamped by 0-3 month clothes and not already outgrowing everything.
We are beginning to get you into a routine. It's still very up in the air but you will now sleep for 6-7 hours at a time at night, waking once for a feed and then going back to sleep until morning. This is wonderful for an 8 wk old baby! The downside to this though (and of course there is one) is that you will nurse for 3 or 4 hours straight all evening long 'tanking up' for that big sleep stretch at night, which is of course very exhausting. Also, when you wake for that 4am feed, you will only go back to sleep if lying on your dad's chest. He doesn't mind too much so it's not a massive issue at this point and I'm sure you will grow out of it, but hopefully you will begin to let us put you back in your crib soon :)
In the day you will sleep in your swing, in the car, on a person, anywhere but your crib. I'm trying to do the routine where you're put back down for a nap after being awake no more than 2 hours at a time, and that seems to be working well - your mood is definitely improved by having more rest!
When you are awake you're starting to be very delightful. No longer fussy all the time you will lie and coo and smile and be very lovely indeed. Infact now I think about it you're only usually fussy when your nappy needs changing, if you have gas, any time after 6pm, or if you're fed up being in the car too long!
You definitely prefer to be held than to be put down anywhere when you're awake. You don't like to lie on your playmat or sit in your bouncy chair yet. That's a big difference with you to your brothers .. and I'm told by my friends that it's fairly typical of little girls to need their mummies that bit more. I secretly like this :-)
I'm really enjoying having a little girl, you. There's something very special about having someone in the family that I can relate to on a very different and special level because she's like me. I am really looking forward to you growing and doing girly things with me and being great friends as well as mother and daughter.
I'm also enjoying dressing you in the most adorable little clothes! Your dad is despairing because I cannot pass a shop without wanting something for you. He'll soon realise that having a little girl means a far larger clothes budget is required! :-)
Anyway little lady, I must sign off. Keep doing what you're doing, you're just gorgeous and we all love you to bits.
Mummy xxxx
Posted by katie at August 28, 2007 08:51 PM