Making Time Stand Still...

... has become a recent dream of mine!  My sweet boy is already 2 months old, which means one-sixth of the year has passed!  I am really trying to revel in each moment, knowing I return to work in 3 short weeks.  In the past few weeks his personality has really begun to shine and I feel like he finally knows me.  We went to the doctor for his 2 month check-up today and here's how it panned out:


Height: 23.25 inches (65th percentile)
Weight: 12 pounds 7 ounces (59th percentile)
Head: 15.5 inches (62nd percentile)

The doctor was very pleased with his growth and his nighttime sleeping (usually he is sleeping stretches between 5 and 6 hours).


Here are his 2 month pictures:

Getting bigger :)



I was able to catch 1 smile!





You can kind of see his blue eyes in this picture!

Since this mommy has to prepare to return to work, I have been working really hard to help Brooks get on a semi-schedule.  With this comes the dreaded naps... at least they have been dreaded at our house!  I have tried everything to get Brooks to take a decent nap; including, but not limited to: the swing, the baby lounger, the pack-n-play, his crib, his car seat, etc.  It turns out that after 30 minutes he is wide awake- my little no nap baby!  Of course this leaves him quite cranky when 7PM rolls around (and daddy gets home from work to spend some time with him). 

So, yesterday I finally got smart (don't laugh at me if this would have been your first attempt, I'm new at the whole mommy thing).  I totally mimicked his bedtime routine, including the swaddle blanket and BOOM he slept an hour and a half in his crib!  I felt like a whole new person... and in turn started the project you'll read about next...
I know he's only 2 months old, but I feel like he already needs a toy room!  So, I took on the small project of turning our downstairs guest bedroom into a guest/toy room!  I got tired of putting toys out for us to use in the living room and then cleaning up, not to mention how claustrophobic it was making me feel.  Now we have a designated space to play, read, have tummy time, and NAP (ya right!).


Pictures of the renewed space:


Eventually we'll have more toys :)



 Sorry the bed's not made perfect Mom (hehe)!

Munson (our bulldog) has been gradually getting to know his little brother.  He likes to sniff him and sit beside him.  Sometimes he even sits in front of his crib when he begins to cry, it's quite sweet.  This week, Brooks officially got his "Bulldog baptism."  We have a UGA picture in our office of a bulldog licking a baby and the title is: "Bulldog Baptism,"  well here is Brooks' rendition:

I can't end this post without mentioning my new favorite time of the day!  Now that Brooks has his smile down pat he has become choosy about when he uses it, except in the morning!  He is such a happy morning baby!  On Saturday morning Tim and I brought him in to snuggle with us, and we really enjoyed his pleasant personality and heart-melting smiles!  There's nothing like it in the world! 

The MANY faces of Brooks!

Here are some of the adorable faces I get to gaze at each day...

  

 

Including his very first smile:

 And some of the subsequent ones:

  

 

 

  

  

He is growing up so VERY fast!  Next week we have our 2 month appointment!  While I'm looking forward to seeing his weight, height, and percentiles- I am NOT looking forward to holding him down for shots :(

Does anyone else find it completely rediculous that they ask you to hold your child's arms down (therefore the child is gazing at you) as they inject a needle in his thigh?  Brooks was only 1 month old last time it broke my heart, his face turned bright red and he screamed bloody murder!  I can't imagine continuing this process as he gets older and begins to understand pain! 

Now as you all enjoyed the new pictures of Brooks, I have to share how obsessed my husband thinks I am.  Each night when he comes home from work and looks at the millions of pictures on my phone he is amazed that I could have taken so many... but Brooks claims my entire day :)  And I am going to take advantage of it while I can... I go back to work in 4 weeks!

A few more pictures just because:

My first birthday party!

Just reading a book :)



Sweet sleeping baby!



Trying out the bumbo!

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