Two months

Lucy had her two-month well visit yesterday, although she was actually 2.5 months. I can't remember all of her exact stats, but I do remember the percentages and we have a long, skinny girl on our hands (I'm not gonna lie- I was kind of hoping she would have a bit more chub by now, but maybe she's just not cut out for chub. That'll be a good thing when she's a teenager I guess).

Weight: 25th percentile (10 lbs. 5.5 oz.)

Height: 75th percentile (I think 24.5 inches?)

Head circumference: 1oth percentile (14.5 cm... umm, I don't think this changed from one month... is that bad?)

Here's a little about Lucy at this age:

• I figured this would be the case, but now that it's confirmed I can say that she HATES shots. I've never seen the poor girl cry so hard... it seemed like a full minute before she could even catch a breath.
• She loves baths, but the water has to be really warm (like mother like daughter).
• She gives great BIG smiles when she's happy and we love it!
• Something that she LOVES and always calms her down if she's upset is "jumping." Basically Ryan will just make her jump up and down on his lap.
• She hates her car seat and will usually cry more than she sleeps when driving somewhere. The farthest I have gone alone with her is 20 minutes to her doctor's office and let me tell you... that is a long car ride. I'm a little nervous for when we drive from California to SLC shortly (I bet Ryan's parents are even more nervous about that than I am since they're driving us... I apologize in advance).
• Lucy will usually give us a 4 hour stretch of sleep at the beginning of the night, and then about 2 or 3 hours each time after that. Yesterday the doctor asked if we were getting any sleep at night, and I said "yes! Sometimes she gives us a 4 hour stretch at some point during the night, thank goodness!" and the doctor started laughing and said "well... at least you have a positive attitude about that." Yes, I will take 4 hours compared to the, hmm, 1-1.5 hours we got if we were lucky the first few weeks.
• We transitioned her from the pack n' play in our room to the crib in her room, but had to bring her back in a few days later because her reflux flared up again and the pack n' play is much easier to have her sleep in at an angle that helps.
• Finally no more tummy troubles... at ALL! Now we just have to re-introduce food into my diet to see what was bothering her, and maybe she will have grown out of it, if we're lucky!
• Like I said, the acid reflux flared up again making it really hard for her to eat, sleep and breathe. The doctor had us increase her dosage of zantac, so let's hope it works again (and fast, please!)
• Her nicknames: Lucy Goose, Lucy Goosie, Lulu, Tighty.
• LOVES lights and will stare straight at them forever. She especially loves the ceiling fans in all of our rooms and will look up at them while we have her wrapped up and trying to get her to sleep.
• Speaking of being wrapped up, this girl is a houdini! She can escape the tightest of swaddles. Unfortunately, she can't sleep without her arms being wrapped up because otherwise they don't stay still and she wakes herself up every time. I've even tried leaving just one arm out of the swaddle but that didn't work well at all. So it's one of our sleeping battles right now.
• She's no longer screams or cries when her diaper has to be changed... so that battle is over. Yay!
• Her two favorite (judging by smiles and kicks) songs right now are 'wheels on the bus' and 'popcorn popping.'
• Coos and "talks" like crazy when she's happy. It's super cute! She's starting to get this baby communication thing a little bit. She will make a noise and then I will imitate it, as if responding, and then she smiles really big and gets excited.
• Loves to be held up on my shoulder and walked around. A better word for "loves" in that sentence would maybe be "demands." Lucy really does not like to be put down right now and will only lay on the floor playing for maybe 5-10 minutes before crying. Let's hope this is just a short phase because it's hard to do much otherwise. I think the reflux has a LOT to do with that since laying down makes it a million times worse. At least my arms are getting a good workout.
• While she's still a bit fussy quite often, she has had many more calm moments lately and has started to sit quietly on my lap while we eat dinner in the evenings.

Her pediatrician keeps saying how she'll most likely grow out of her reflux and tummy troubles and this and that by 4 months and I have to admit that as much as I love Lucy and am getting used to this parenting thing, 4 months can not come quick enough at this point. We all just need some good sleep and a little less stress. And, while I'm being honest, I know a ton of people who have recently had babies and it's a little difficult to read everyone's updates and blogs about how wonderful their newborns are and how they never cry, they sleep through the night and take good naps, are super happy, perfect little babies that they can take anywhere and do anything with, yadda yadda. I wasn't expecting a perfect child but it's really hard to not compare and wish for something a little easier. Or at least a shower, an extra hour of sleep, and a trip to the grocery store to get something to make for dinner that night. I know it will get better though and seems to with each week. Anyway, I should make a paper chain countdown because it will definitely be worth a party when all these issues are "grown out of." That's all I can think of for now. We really do love our little Lucy so much and she has stolen our hearts so much, even when she is crying in the middle of the night!! Her smiles make it all worth it.