2 Month Update and Brayden's Favorites!

2 months!! WHAT!!  When I think about how baby B is 2 months old part of me knows he's still just a little baby but at the same time I can't believe how fast these 2 months have gone that it makes me a little sad that he's growing up so quickly.  Time really does FLY!

Brayden is such a good baby!  I know I'm biased but he truly is.  He has been sleeping in his crib for about a month now and just within the past 2-3 weeks he is able to put himself to sleep.  Sometimes he will kick his feet in his swaddle, sometimes he tries to break his arms free for a while but he never cries.  He just does his thing and within 10-15 minutes he's out like a light (sometimes sooner if he's super exhausted).  Tonight Kevin said, "Do you realize by the time we get Brayden doing all the things we want him to be doing, we'll probably have another baby and have to start all over?" ummmm don't even go there Mr. Hull!  Getting Brayden to sleep in his crib and self soothe himself to sleep has definitely been one of the most challenging things so far.  It would be so easy for me to just snuggle him up in bed all night long but I know in the long run his crib and his room is the best place for him.  I'm really proud of him!

Brayden is also quite the little smiley guy!

(This is him while we were looking at that little book to the left, which he loves)

I can pretty much get him to smile whenever unless he's already upset and crying about something.  Even after his 2 month shots, he cried in my arms for a few minutes and then as I was buckling him into his carseat he gave me the ever so slightest grin as if to say, "I'm okay Mom!" :-)  His smiles melt my heart and he has a little twinkle in his eyes that will win me over every time!

When he's not smiling, we're getting faces like this

Or this

Brayden has just recently started LOVING chewing and sucking on his fingers.  He has even pulled his paci out, held it in one hand and used the other hand to suck on.  It gets pretty slobbery but it's slobbery goodness :-)

We're working on not sticking them SO far back that we gag.

If you step into our home you'll hear lots of cooing coming from Little B.  He really enjoys talking to me and Kevin and sometimes I think he thinks he's really saying something.  Again, too adorable!  Brayden is also spending more time on his tummy.  He used to love it and would just fall right to sleep but now that he is getting better at holding his head up, he's realizing that being on his tummy is actually work and not just lounge time, so there's lots of screaming.  He hasn't rolled over yet but I think one day soon he'll get mad enough and do that, he seems really close.

B is 12 pounds 10 oz and 24 1/2 inches long.  He's a tall baby boy.  His height is in the 90th percentile and Kevin's keeping his fingers crossed for a basketball star.  When baketball is on tv Brayden is always transfixed....just saying :-))

Brayden LOVES books and being read to.  A few of his favorites are:

Brayden is FINALLY liking his swaddle.  Took him long enough!  I will say, if he's not tired, he won't put up with his swaddle, but if he's nice and sleepy then he doesn't mind it.  In fact there have been nights when he is crying and as soon as I start getting him all swaddled up, he will smile at me and completely calm down.  I tried TONS of swaddles but the one that really seemed to work for him is the Halo SleepSack Swaddle similar to this one:

His arms and belly are nice and cozy but he's able to kick those feet just like he wants.

Just like swaddling was a struggle, finding a paci for Brayden was challenging too.  He just couldn't keep any of them in his mouth until we started using the NUK.  

He still loses it occasionally especially once he falls into a really deep sleep but for the most part he's good at keeping it in his mouth.

Last but not least....the FLUTES, Brayden is all about them!  We have flutes playing quite frequently in our home and in the car.  What can I say, he keeps us well rounded when it comes to music ;-)

Brayden is just the best thing that's happened to me.  I sometimes can't imagine loving him anymore than I already do.  It's definitely a love like no other!  Here's to my big 2 monther!