One Two Buckle My Shoe

Afton turned two months old this last week and had her two month appointment with the doctor this morning. I was rather nervous about her shots but excited to find out her growth progress. I was guessing she was now somewhere between 9 and 10 lbs. she weighed in at exactly 10 lbs even and was 22 inches long. I thought that was great (and it is) but why do they give you those charts that list what percentile she is in? That just stresses me out. The doctor has never brought it up besides saying she looks good, but I can't help but ask if her growth is ok. And is it alright that she is only in the 16th percentile... Blah blah blah. I think she is growing so big! And I feel that she is healthy, so I really need to stop worrying!

Anyway, on to the sad part: I was holding her little hand watching the nurse get the needles ready while Afton was looking up at me being her happy little self when all of the sudden, bam! She gets poked! She looked at me like "how could you let this happen?" and I just had to keep reminding her that mommy still loves her and was so sorry for letting her get hurt like that. She screamed and cried like I have never heard and the nurse left the room. Part of me just wanted to sit in the room and hold her and comfort her until she was completely calm. But the other far too considerate part of me couldn't stop thinking that I should get out of the room so the next patient could be seen. I held her for a minute and then put her in her carseat. She calmed down a bit and fell asleep as soon as the car started moving. She did ok the rest of the day although she has been a bit more upset than usual (which still isn't a lot). She acted like she was in pain around 3:00. So I went to the pharmacy and got some infant Tylenol. And then tonight I gave her a warm bath and massaged her legs. She is a trooper!

At two months Afton:
-is smiling a lot. She smiles when we sing and talk to her. And she still smiles while looking off into the distance...I really would like to know what she is seeing!

-laughs in her sleep. It's just a couple little short laughs but it's so cute.
-coos in really high pitches

-is starting to grab things that are close to her--mostly my hair
-likes to be sung to and have her face stroked and hair played with by her dad. She doesn't like it as much when I do it.

-really lights up when she hears her dad's voice. But likes to follow mom with her head/eyes when dad is holding her.
-is very curious when she is wide awake and doesn't like to be put in positions where she can't look around

-still isn't a big fan of bathtime
-is wearing her bigger newborn outfits and smaller 3 mo clothing

(Wearing the outfit Daddy picked out for her on his trip to Colorado)

 

-is still figuring out her nighttime sleep pattern. She started sleeping 8 hours a few weeks back and was doing that pretty consistently. But has gone back to 6 hour stretches recently. (I think this is due to the cold she got a week or two ago and is still working at getting that nose all cleared out).

(Drifting off to sleep)

 

-is a serious angel! She sleeps a good amount and is just good-natured when she is awake. We enjoy her sweetness so much and I appreciate it now that I am back at work because it allows me to get work done and take her to the office. ~knock on wood!~