Nate Is 2 Months Old!

Today we took Nate in for his two month check up. I can't believe how fast time is flying by and how big Nate is getting.

Stats:

Weight: 12 lbs 13 oz - 75% percentile
Height: 24 inches - 75% percentile
Head Circumference: 39 cm - 25% percentile

Eating Habits:
Nathan eats every two hours during the day, except sometimes he will go three if he is taking a good nap. At night, however, Nate has been going about 7-9 hours between feedings.

Sleeping Habits:

Nate began regularly sleeping through the night this month. He normally sleeps for about 8 hours at night, but has slept as long as 10 hours at a time. Nate also takes several catnaps during the day and once or twice a day he will take a nap that is 1-2 hours long. Mommy is really happy when one of these naps falls during Zane's nap.

Firsts This Month:
We found out when he was 5 weeks old that his tongue was tied and so he only had 3 millimeters of movement in his tongue. This was causing all kinds of nursing problems. Basically, the frenulum, or membrane that connects your tongue to the bottom of your mouth, was too long and constricting his tongue movement. On August 4th, we went to the doctor and they clipped the frenulum to give him more movement. Unfortunately for Nate, they strapped him to the circumcision board and without nubbing anything, they clipped the frenulum with scissors. Then they cauterized the area with silver nitrate. I had read that this should not really hurt him or bleed alot. They lied. Nate had to have so much cut that he bled quite a bit and was very cranky for several days. Mike was brave and stayed in the room with Nate. I didn't want to hear him scream and waited in the waiting room. We had never seen him use his tongue so much and it took him a few days to get used to it. The doctor did get his lip with the silver nitrate, so he had a scab on the outside and a fat lip. It was fun to see him put his tongue on the roof of his mouth and kept telling him that he would thank us later. Mommy is grateful for the improvement already.

We had our first party for Nate after his blessing. I already posted about this, but I wanted to repost a picture of Nate on his blessing day.

Nate went swimming for the first time on Aug. 23rd. He absolutely loved the pool. Daddy had Nate floating around on his back and he did not make a peep. He truly is a water baby.
Nate also got to meet his great-grandma, Granny Brinton. He was so happy sitting on her lap.
Nate had his first real smile this month, and Mommy was so happy that his first smile was directed at her.
Also, Nate and Mommy stayed for the entire three hour block of church this month. The first week Nate did great and slept the entire time. The next two weeks, he decided to eat twice during church, but we still made it through.

And Because It Makes Us Laugh:
Zane insisted on getting his picture taken and decided he wanted to hold Nate in the picture. Zane was happy, but as you can tell, Nate was not so happy about it.

Nate's favorite person is Pa. As soon as Pa starts talking, Nate searches and as soon as he locks onto Pa, he starts smiling and giggling and "talking".

We love you Nate and can't wait to see what the next month brings!