Miles: 2 Months

Weight: 10 lbs. 12 oz. (23%)

Length: 23 in. (64%)

Head Circumference: 16 in. (94%)

We have seen a couple smiles from him, but so far he's much more serious than his two older brothers.

He really loves bathtime and is happy to lounge in a warm bath for a long time. 

We dedicated baby Miles at church this month and he got to wear his first 

bow-tie. He was very calm and well-behaved on the stage, which is more than I can say for his older brothers. 😬

One day he latched onto Peter's cheek and we all thought it was hilarious, especially Peter! He's got a pretty strong suck, as you can see when you look at Peter's eye. :) 

He sleeps in the pack-and-play bassinet at night and for most naps, but I do still enjoy holding him for naps when I can. I love this stage when they just fall asleep in your arms and you don't realize it until you look down and see them snoozing. If he falls asleep while Luke is napping and Peter is doing quiet time, I can hold him for the whole nap. Otherwise, I end up taking him to the bassinet because the older boys are trying to climb in my lap on top of him. 

Miles is our best sleeper by far. He already sleeps 5-6 hour stretches each night. Sometimes I have to replace his pacifier at the 3 hours mark, but he will go back to sleep with no further interventions. I took a baby sleep course from Taking Cara Baby before he was born and it has been so helpful. Peter and Luke were not good sleepers as babies and I've been so amazed at how well her techniques work. I recommend it to every new Mama I know. The baby stage is so much more manageable when you're getting some sleep at night!

He's quite strong and can lift his head pretty well already. He did have two colds this month and that's always tough when they're so tiny. Thankfully, he recovered quickly and didn't have any complications. The main issue was that it was hard for him to breathe laying down so he liked to be held upright when sleeping. 

I've been pretty insistent that all of my babies take a pacifier, as I don't want to be the only thing that pacifies them. Miles can't hold it in his mouth for too long yet, but he does like to suck on one. We were able to drop the nursing shield this month and he's still doing well nursing. He did drop in his weight percentile a little bit, which has his pediatrician concerned. He was in the 34% and is now in the 23%, so we'll go back in 1 month for a weight check after we return from our TX/NM trip next month. All of our boys have been small so I'm not too worried. 

Highlights of this month include:

*Returning to Moms Connection and Bible study and church

*Watching soccer games with friends

*Seeing the sun finally make an appearance

*More eye contact and awareness of other humans