2 months old

-You love your sister. You smile at her often.
- You are a funny eater. Sometimes request a bottle, sometimes request mom. We are lucky when we guess it right from the beginning.
- When you smile your kinda move your neck and head like you are giving me the 'nod'.
- You are an amazing sleeper. Usually a 7 hour shift at night followed by a couple more hours. Heaven.
- You are such a different baby than your older sister was. I won't go into details, but you have regained my faith in 'normal' babies.
- We have both had thrush twice. Not fun. So painful. We feel pretty good right now and I am hoping that thrush stays away.
- I had to throw away all of our milk storage in the freezer due to the infection.
- You still sleep in your swing. You will usually fall asleep in the swing, then we turn it off when you are out. We tried many sleeping arrangements because I wanted to figure out what works best for you. In our bed, bassinet, pack and play, propped up on the bobby, your crib, the bouncer. The swing won. Now we are thinking we need to get you out of it. It might be a rough transition.
- Your sister loves to poke you and blow on you and squeeze your feet and push on your tummy and just plain torture you. You do not like this.
- You turn bright red than a shade of purple when you cry. Break my heart buddy.
- Names you go by: Grif, Griffers, Finners, Bubs, Brother, Brodder, Max, Baby, Boy, Babes, and of course, Griffin.
- You look adorable in stripes.
- You love the swaddle. It settles you. You can usually sneak your left arm out of the tightest swaddle.
- It is so refreshing to be able to sit and soothe you. My feet and back appreciated it. Sometimes you need walking and lots of jigging, but you will usually calm in my lap by rocking or jumping.
- I cannot believe how fast you turned 2 months old. I wish I had kept a better journal. 2nd child syndrome.
- You don't look much like me or your dad or your sister. You kinda look like one of your uncles. It will be fun to see how you turn out.
- I love you in a onesie.
- Your thighs are big and plump.
- You are 90% for your weight. 25% for your height. Short and fat Bubs.
- Having 2 kids is starting to set in. I am still trying to figure out what was so hard about 1 child.
- I am glad I realize this time around that it only gets harder. I am trying to enjoy having total control over you.
- You are pretty good about being out and about. I am so glad I finally learned the skill of pumping before we leave. No more trying to nurse in the sweltering heat, or in a dressing room, or in a nasty bathroom, or in plain sight! It takes a lot of pressure off of your anxiety prone mother.
- You are a little grunter. You grunt constantly when you sleep. It is getting a little better, but still, you grunt.
- The transition to 2 children was a lot easier than my transition to 1 child. I am a lot more at peace with my mothering skills. I know to not exceed myself. I know my limits. I know when I need a break, and lucky for me you will take a bottle. I have had a lot less anxiety and I give you most the credit buddy. Thank you.
- Your daddy loves you so much. I know he is so happy to have another boy in the house. We are pretty full of drama around here. Good luck.