Stephens' Stories: Campbell at 2 Months

Campbell's 2 month doctor's visit was on Thursday June 5. He appropriately slept for 8.5 consecutive hours the night before the visit so that we would have something to brag to Dr. Pielop about. Campbell weighed 10 lbs 14 oz, which is 19% in weight and was 23 1/2 inches tall, which is 78%. So he is tall and thin! His head was 15 1/2 inches, which was 63%. He is getting big! I looked back at Austin's statistics at 2 months and he was 11 lbs 6 oz and 23 inches tall, which was about 50% for both. It's funny because Austin was 7 oz heavier when he was born and at 2 months he was 8 oz more than Campbell. They are very similar so far! Campbell does not like to follow any kind of schedule yet. He eats when he wants to eat and sleeps when he wants to sleep. He is a very fast eater and doesn't always want to eat when I offer him milk. I often try to feed him right before we are supposed to be somewhere and sometimes he won't eat then. About 30 minutes later, when we arrive at our destination, he will be hungry. Thanks buddy! So then I just nurse him wherever we are or in the car. Thank goodness he is easy going and a quick eater. He is sleeping well at night but not quite as good as Austin did at this point. 8 hours some nights, and only 5-6 hour stretches feed, then back down for 3-4 hours. I can't complain. He will get there! I seriously think he is about a week behind Austin at everything - gaining his ounces and sleeping 9 consecutive hours every night. After all, he was almost 6 days early and Austin was right on time, which could explain the small timing differences with these brothers. Campbell is proving to be a very content baby so far - he likes playing on his playmat when he is awake and I just move it and the lamb chair from room to room. He naps in his carseat if we are out and about or in the lamb chair on the kitchen table if we are eating or I am in the kitchen. He usually sits in the swing each evening after Austin goes to bed while I clean up the house or sit down to eat my dinner. Until about 6 weeks, he just wanted to be held in the evenings from 7:30-9:30, but now he is happy to be in the swing or lamb chair on playmat. We are developing a routine of a 3-4 ounce bottle around 6:30/7 (and mom pumps) so that you can get used to taking one bottle a day from either me or dad (whoever is not giving Austin his bath). It will be very nice once the boys can bathe together. Now Campbell has his bath in the infant tub in the kitchen right before he nurses and goes to sleep for the night (usually around 9/9:30). We are guaranteed Austin will wake up around 6:30 so it is important that we get Campbell in bed before 10 so that mom can go to sleep too! Austin is a sweet big brother! When I would bring Campbell in his classroom at school to pick him up, he would run up to us and say "Campbell, MY Campbell". He loves to get close in Campbell's face and talk to him. Sometimes he smiles and sometimes he turns away as if if is saying "leave me alone big brother". It's cute either way! I hope they are best friends!