My Baby is Two Months Old!

Trenton,

I cannot believe you are two months old already! My precious baby is growing up way too quickly and I don't think I like it. But at the same time I love being able to watch firsthand how you change every day. This past month your hair has gotten so much lighter. You were born with pitch black hair and now it is curling a little more, especially when wet, and is getting more light brown. Everyone keeps saying it is turning red, but I'm voting for light brown. Maybe if I will it long and hard enough it will happen :) biracial children just look a bit funny with red hair and dark skin. But since you are much more fair skinned than I thought you would be, it wouldn't be terribly bad if you did end up with red hair.... :) Your eyes are also getting a bit lighter as well. You were born with really dark brown, almost black eyes, and they are getting to be a lighter shade of brown. It will be interesting to see exactly what shade your eyes, hair, and skin turn out to be.

Your eye contact has been amazing. You concentrate and follow so well for such a tiny baby! And you know mommy and daddy's voices already and perk up whenever you hear us in the room :) Your legs and neck are getting so much stronger and you have great head control for a two month old as well. You have also discovered you have lips and a tongue the past couple weeks, which means you have been chewing your tongue and drooling like crazy as well as smacking your lips together. You also are chewing on your fists a lot more, but mostly when you are hungry.

We like to make fun of all the noises you make. Depending on your mood and what you are doing you sound mostly like a goose, but sometimes you are a goat, or a donkey even. My silly boy, I cannot believe how much of a personality you have already as well! You think you are funny and we think you are crying but as soon as we look at you and talk to you, you start smiling really big and kicking around. You want to laugh so bad but haven't quite figured it out yet. The other day Daddy made fun of your silly noises or something like that and you gave him a stern, angry look, then the biggest pouty lip, then screamed; all within a few seconds. You already know how to work us over, because as soon as daddy handed you to me you stopped crying and grinned real big at daddy.

Mr. Trenton, you are already a long distance traveler! We spent the past two weeks in California visiting Mommy's family and it was a blast. You did wonderful on both plane trips. You and Daddy had your first visit to the Redwoods and San Francisco as well. Of course the entire family was doting over how cute you are and finally being able to meet you in person. They all miss you so much and we miss them just as much. Great Grandpa laid a cement slab in their front yard for new handprints as well. There are old slabs of hand and footprints of me, Aunt Karynn and Stephanie, and cousin Breanna and Bryan when we were little and now it was your turn along with your cousin Elijah and your other aunt and uncles, Michael, Travis, and Bella. Daddy and Uncle Kenny also got to add their hand and footprints! It's fun to look back on those old slabs and compare baby handprints to "big kid" ones as you get older.
When you are older, I hope you will enjoy working on cars like your daddy because Great Grandpa gave daddy an old Studebaker to have and work on :) It's pretty exciting. It was sad to leave Bakersfield, but daddy had to get back to work and the Georgia family has missed you terribly.

Today you had your two month check up and 3 shots plus an oral vaccination. You were such a trooper with those shots! You screamed only for a few seconds each time and then went right back to nursing. But this afternoon you have been pretty fussy and an even more cuddle bug than usual. But luckily you don't have a fever or anything; just fussy and in some pain. We are seeing if we can go without giving you pain meds though because I'd rather not give you medicine if we can help it. You are a tough kid though so I think you can do it :)

You weigh 11 pounds 12 ounces now and in the 53rd percentile for weight. I was a little concerned with how much you have been spitting up lately but your doctor said as long as you are gaining weight (which clearly you are; 1 lb 14oz in a month), it isn't really a concern. He said some babies just don't know when to stop eating so get to full and spit it all up. Which apparently it seems you are one of those babies! I hope it doesn't become an issue when you are bigger though and you learn how to control your eating.

You haven't grown any taller though, and at first the doctor looked slightly concerned but then said he doesn't completely rely on newborn lengths until you start standing and walking since it can differ with how well you stretch out your legs and how well the nurse can get a good measurement. And since you were hungry and not wanting to cooperate during your measurements, I can see why you measured the same length as last month. So according to this months height check, you are only in the 17th percentile for height.

One thing I hope you don't ever stop doing is smiling and laughing in your sleep. It is such a precious sight to see you smiling as you are falling asleep and it always brightens my day.

Here are some pictures taken the past few weeks! Since you aren't feeling well today, we haven't taken your two month photo yet, so that will have to come in the next couple of days.

 Cousins! Elijah is 6 months older but you are almost as big as him :) In this picture you definitely look related. And yes, you have WAY more hair than him :)

 Our first family trip! This was right before we left for the airport

 Aunt Bella got hurt so Daddy was comforting both of you in Grandma Kathy's backyard

 You and your uncles Michael and Travis and aunt Bella

 Happy happy baby. I absolutely love this picture Daddy took

 Aunt Meaghan came with Noah to visit from Oregon so here are all the babies! You are 7 weeks, Elijah is 7 1/2 months, and Noah is a week from the big one year

 This was after we got back home, but you were helping me do some research :)

 Your first beach trip to the Pacific Ocean. It was cold, but you did so well with all that wind.

 It was a challenge trying to get your feet and hand prints in cement. You weren't quite sure what to think about the whole thing.

Mommy's Lucky Charm. Very true :)

I love you my sweet baby and I thank God every day for Him giving me the opportunity to be your mom. You are such a precious gift and I look forward to every day that Daddy and I get to raise you.

I love you,

 Mommy