Mighty to Save: Two Months

Sophia turned two months old on the 23rd and we visited the doctor last Monday for her check-up. It's amazing how much she's changed in the past month alone. She's gotten soooo much bigger. She was 12.5 pounds at her check-up (up about 4 lbs from her one month visit) and nearly two feet long. She's a healthy baby girl who certainly loves her food! Perhaps the biggest change is her sleeping, as in she is finally sleeping through the night (shouts of joy over here!!). She usually sleeps about six hours, wakes for an hour feeding, and sleeps another three hours. It happened all of a sudden, around 8 weeks old, after our sweet neighbor/friend stopped in for a post-bath, night-time visit and rocked her to sleep. After that, she began sleeping like a baby. I'm now convinced that Carol is secretly the baby whisperer :) Sophia is also much more interactive now. She loves the birdies on the mobile on her playmat and she loves looking at the pictures when we read her books. She absolutely loves having her diaper changed and is always super smiley while lying on her changing table. She has discovered her hands and now prefers sucking on them more than her pacifier (fine by me!). Sophia still has that strong, demanding personality - when she wants something she needs it immediately, which can be challenging when preparing a bottle. However, it does make it pretty easy to tell what she wants. She still usually only cries when she's hungry, needs her diaper changed, or is incredibly overtired. She likes to be in constant motion, usually kicking up a storm with her tiny feet (seriously, her feet are so small, not even the newborn sized socks fit yet). We've gone back to swaddling her up when she sleeps so that she doesn't wake herself up with all her movements! She's also at the age where she's developing stranger anxiety. She is certainly aware when someone she hasn't met or doesn't know well is holding her. Dave and I both get anxious when other people are holding her and she cries - we hate to hear those little cries! Plus, this momma has to head back to work next week (huge groan) so I much prefer to keep her close to me, soaking in every last minute of each day with her. I know she'll get to know her other caretakers pretty well in the coming months as she begins childcare and her days with her grandmas.

I'm still amazed every day at how much joy Sophia Grace brings to our lives. I always tell people that I can't remember what life was like before she came along. While the first eight weeks or so were certainly challenging as we adjusted to life with a newborn, and I had my moments where I doubted my abilities as a mother, I wouldn't trade my life as Sophia's mommy for anything. She's the greatest blessing we've ever received.

Eight weeks old