The Welch Life: 2 Months Old

Emerson had his 2 month checkup today and is doing great! He's definitely gone through a growth spurt the last month or so. He's eating a lot more and is starting to definitely fatten up. He's got a little double chin going. During the last week or two, a lot has changed with him. He used to eat only 4 oz. but has quickly now moved up to eating 6 oz. We no longer use the small bottles, we have to now use the big ones. During this last week, he has started officially sleeping through the night. Sleeps 8 hours on the dot which is really nice for us. He'll usually fall asleep around 12 or 12:30 and will sleep until around 8:00 or 9:00 which is perfect for me and Jordan because we are able to get a full nights rest now.

He is now starting to recognize noises and will turn his head to wherever the noise is coming from. He definitely recognizes mine and Jordan's voices now too. When one of us starts talking, he'll look around until he can find us and once he spots us, he'll crack out a big smile! He's also starting to respond to some of his toys that make noises now. He doesn't play with them just yet but he'll try to find where the noise is coming from and will hold onto things that you put in his hand. He tries to hold onto his bottle. Can't wait for the day when he can hold onto it himself. Emerson seems to also be very interested in books. A couple weeks ago, I got out a book and held it up to his face and he would focus very hard on it. Every time I would turn the page, he would get even more focused which is great! He's a very smart kid.

He still loves the bath and smiles every time he's in there. He's now starting to talk to us with little coos. He tends to be the happiest when he wakes up in the morning. We'll take him out of his crib and lay him on the floor and he'll sit there and kick his legs like crazy and move his arms around and just smile and make tons of little noises. It's so fun being able to talk to him and make faces at him and actually have him respond to them.

When we took him to the doctor today, he got three shots and one oral vaccine. He did really well with the oral vaccine but wasn't too fond of the shots. He cried pretty good for a couple minutes but was able to calm down after a little while and then was just fine after that. He also got all his measurements taken. He now weighs 10 lbs 8 oz. which is about a 4 pound weight gain from when he was born. He's still pretty small, only in the 15th percentile but he's growing really well. He is now 21.5 inches long which is about 3.5 inches longer than he was when he was born. Still has a fairly good sized head, in the 58th percentile which is perfect for him.

All in all, Emerson is doing great and is growing so much. He's developing at a good rate and it's so much fun to watch him learn and start to understand the things that are going on around him.