Joseph Stephen - Two Months Old

Dear Joseph,

Happy two month birthday! It is difficult to believe that you are already two months old. You have changed so much during the past month! You are becoming much more active each day and are awake for longer periods of time. While awake, you are very aware of your surroundings. In addition, you will excitedly move your arms and kick your legs. This routine has allowed you to transition to sleeping for longer periods of time. You will typically sleep for about six hours straight at night!

One of your favorite activities is to sit in the swing and watch all of the action taking place. Our house is very busy, and you will turn your head to follow us when we are speaking to you and seem to recognize familiar voices. You do not enjoy laying on the floor as much as sitting in your swing. That might be because you can't see everything as easily. Most likely though is due to the fact that laying on the floor can be hazardous to your health with three older brothers. As a result, we do not lay you on the floor very often! At this point in your life, your favorite place to be is in Mommy's arms, and I am enjoying all of the cuddling while it lasts!

In the last month, you have started to really fill out. You are beginning to look more and more like your brothers with each pound you gain! Those chubby cheeks and chunky thighs are absolutely adorable, and you have grown to weigh 13 pounds, 12 ounces and 22 inches tall. This rapid growth is probably because you have increased to eating five to eight ounces of formula at each feeding. At two months of age, you are fitting comfortably into three month clothes.

Although you reveal a number of facial expressions to us, the most common is a very serious look. Your eyes are so quizzical, and it seems as if you are analyzing everything you see. At seven weeks of age you smiled for the first time! We all try to make you smile, and it is so exciting when you actually do. I am sure that we will be seeing more of your beautiful smile and fewer serious looks each day!

You continue to be such a happy baby. You have started cooing and making other baby noises. When one of us talks to you, it seems as if you are trying to respond through your adorable cooing. Occasionally, you will experience a bellyache in the evening that will make you cry. When this happens, you have perfected the art of sticking out your bottom lip while crying. It is truly pitiful! However, you should be happy to know that you never cry long. When you make a sound (even if it is a cooing sound) William immediately says "Baby crying!" and rushes to your side.

We love you Joseph and can't imagine our family without you in it!

Love,

Mommy and Daddy

You look like you are ready for a fight in this picture!

 

Smile!