2 Month Check-up

2 months already!!!  Well, Blaine was 2 months on Christmas..I'm just a tad behind. 

For the most part the "roughness" we experienced I am glad to say (for the most part) is over!  He is still a bit crankier in the evenings but nothing like he was before.  He has taken beautifully to his schedule as well!  He was doing 7 hour stretches at night here and there, but for the last few nights he's slept 9 hours straight.  As I'm sure anyone can testify, a good nights sleep makes a huge difference the next day (for mom). 

Blaine is still 100% a belly sleeper.  He's not so fond of that position when he's awake (he'd rather be facing out to see what all is going on), but rather quickly after you lay him down, he finds his left hand to suck on, and he's out.  Maybe it was a fluke ('cause I haven't seen him do it since) but there were three times I found him on his side/back after I had laid him down on his belly.  Once was right before Christmas, and twice right after.  The first time it was in the middle of the night.  I didn't say anything to anyone 'cause I thought I was crazy (delusional from lack of sleep).  2 months is way too early to be rolling over anyway.  A few days later he did it again.  So I wasn't crazy.  I know it's not tummy to back (the more accomplished roll) but I'm still somewhat impressed/surprised.  I honestly think it was in part due to the sides of the play pin, him being mad, and pushing up on his arms, but I don't particularly care to lay him in the middle of the floor, let him get mad and scream just to see if he does it again.  So I'm patiently waiting for him to do it again.     

The only "complaint" I really have about him is his dislike for the car.  I mean..what baby doesn't like the car?  The car is the secret weapon used to get many babies to fall asleep.  Not Blaine.  He hates it!  There have been a handful of times where he has actually fallen asleep and the car ride was peaceful, but a majority of the time he gets really mad.  I was hoping to take a trip with the boys to see Tim's Mee-maw, Aunt, and cousins, then up to see Tim's parents and his sister's family in a few months, but if Blaine doesn't get used to the car it doesn't look like we'll be going anywhere.  Praying that this will change in the next few months.

Well, since we were out of town we just saw his doctor yesterday for his 2 month well-baby.  He weighed 13 lbs 14 oz and was 24 1/2 inches long.  I'm pretty sure he was already at 13 lbs when I weighed him at home at 1 month, so he's slowed down a bit this past month.  If I remember correctly both Ryan and Colin were right around 12 lbs at their two month so he's growing just about the same considering he started out a little bit bigger.  Considering his appointment was during his normal nap time he did very well.  He even cooed and smiled for the nurse (before she administered his shots).

On our way home though, his doctor called me about his newborn screening blood tests.  In Texas they take blood at birth and at two weeks and send it off to be tested for certain diseases.  Apparently, on both tests, the markers were a tad high for cystic fibrosis.  With the weight gain he has shown so far the doctor said she wasn't overly concerned but she still wanted to refer him for more testing.  So at this point we are waiting on a phone call from a local hospital to set up an appointment for Blaine to take the sweat test.  They will be testing the amount of salt in his sweat to help determine a diagnosis.  There is a part of me that is concerned but I do feel a peace about it, no matter how it might turn out.  I'm definitely not stressing about it at this point, but prayers are appreciated!

(He REALLY likes his left hand!)