The DeLorme Family: 2 Months Old

I've been waiting to post Dawson's two month post until we went to the doctor Friday for his two month checkup. The checkup went well. He nows weighs 12 lbs and 2 ounces and is 22 3/4 inches tall. He is still in the 50th percentile for both height and weight. The doctor said he looked perfect. We discussed some of his fussiness and eating issues and we are going to try some medications for reflux to see if that helps. I have been suspecting some mild reflux for a while now. I'm hoping it helps.

I can't believe Dawson is already two months old. Where has the time gone??? Everyday he seems to get more and more out of the newborn stage and more into the baby stage. He loves to smile and coo. I love his coos. They are so darn cute!!! He is so much more alert and active now. He really enjoys his toys. He loves just laying there and looking at them. He also has started to enjoy the swing. He stares at the moving animals at the top just like Ashlyn used to.

I wish I could say that Dawson's sleeping patterns have gotten better, but they haven't. He sleeps like a champ during the day. He is quite a sleeper and really enjoys his naps. We have gotten into a pretty good routine at night. Around seven o'clock he starts to get fussy and lets me know that he is ready to head to bed. We usually give him a bath every night. After his bath, he eats and passes right out. He is usually out by 7:45. He will usually sleep until 10:30 or 11:30 before he wakes up. That is only a three to four hour stretch and I know he should be going longer than that. He then usually wakes up again every two hours for the rest of the night! Yes, at two months old he is still waking up every two hours. After two months of waking up so frequently, it is really starting to wear on me. I'm going to continue to try every trick in the book in hopes that something will work to get our little guy to sleep longer stretches.

Dawson's colic is still touch and go. After doing EXTENSIVE research on colic, I have found that colic basically means that the doctor has no idea why your baby is fussy. I have read every theory out there. I have come to the conclusion, that no one still has a clue what colic is or how to solve it. I have read about a plethora of solutions or things to try. Since most doctors just tell you that your baby has colic and basically you will just have to ride out the next few months, I have been trying to see if anything makes it better. As I mentioned in a previous post, the probiotics did help. He was still just so fussy though. I started looking into what I was eating. I read that a lot of babies have food intolerances and that could be the cause of the crying/fussiness. The biggest culprit is usually milk. I am a FIRM believer in breastfeeding. I feel that it is my job as a mother to provide my children with the best nutrition possible, and for us that is breast milk. Giving up dairy has been very hard. It's in everything. I have given up all dairy including foods with even traces of it. I feel like I'm down to about ten foods that I can eat, but I'm going to continue to do it if it means I can still breastfeed. I feel like its a small sacrifice for all the benefits he will be getting. I have seen some major improvement! Last week, on his worst days he would scream all day long unless he was eating or sleeping. It was so trying to have such an unhappy baby. I could tell he was in pain and I just wanted to make it better. He is now a different baby. He is smiling all of the time. He will play with his acitivity mat forever just smiling away. I am praying that he stays this way. I am LOVING having a happy, calm baby.

Here are some pictures of our little guy from the last week.