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Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Ben is two months old

Ben is two months old today! He is growing, and here are his stats:
- Weight: 8 pounds, 5 ounces (<1 percentile)
- Length: 22.88 inches (31st percentile)
- Head circumference: 14.75 inches (5th percentile)

He has been having many more periods of alertness and has been strengthening his neck muscles because he can hold his head up for significant periods of time now. He smiles and laughs in his sleep though we haven't seen any conscious smiling on his part yet. He is also starting to make eye contact which is a nice change for us. He likes being held but also doesn't mind sitting in a swing or bouncer and watching his surroundings. Ben likes his pacifier but we have also caught him sucking his thumb on more than one occasion! He has been able to get his hands out of the swaddle at night and occasionally we'll find him sucking on his fist in the morning. He doesn't burp every time you feed him and doesn't spit up too often either. He sleeps well at night going to bed around 10 pm, waking around 2 am, and again around 6 am. He still takes lots of naps during the day. Ben has outgrown his preemie swaddle and is mostly wearing newborn clothes, though the 3 month size does not seem to be comically large on him anymore!

Ben at one month old.

Ben and Rosie:

All the kids at two months!

Eleanor at two months.
Jane at two months.
Rosie at two months.

5 comments:

Lauren said...

Happy two months Ben!! You are the cutest little old man I've ever seen <3

Dorothy said...

He is looking great!

La-Jan said...

You go Ben!

Patty said...

When I click on the one month to compare, I can definitely see that he is growing! Go Ben, go!! Such a sweet little man!! <3

maggie said...

I already think he looks like he's going to be tall like his dad! Such a sweet little man!