A New Place to Play

I've been busy during the day over the past couple weeks working on a refinancing and helping my brother with the paperwork involved in buying a house.  It's difficult to leave Baby CP unattended while he's awake, because he gets lonely and fusses or I worry about what he's up to and I feel I should be talking to him.  I had a lot to do though and it required me to sit in front of the computer for a while, so I decided to put his play station into the little computer area so he wouldn't get lonely and so he could see what I'm doing.  He's still getting used to being in there, but it's the best arrangement I could come up with so far.

Mr. Personality

A couple weeks after coming home from the hospital, Mr. CP said Baby CP doesn't seem to have a strong or unique personality...all he did was cry, poop and sleep and all in what seemed to be an average way.  I told him that Baby CP just needed some time.  At 2 months, it's still difficult to really know what Baby CP's personality will be like, but one thing is for sure...he likes his freedom.  He HATES being put into any kind of swaddle and he loves lying around naked.

He looks pretty happy.

He also seems to like being outdoors.  He's quiet when mommy takes him for his afternoon walks.  He is well behaved when visiting new places and meeting new people.  And as long as he isn't hungry, although many babies like to sleep in car seats and strollers, Baby CP prefers to look stay awake and take in his surroundings.

3 months? I think not.

It seems rather difficult for clothing companies to accurately size their clothing.  I tried to put Baby CP into this monkey suit which was sized 3 months...he can't extend his legs!  According to the growth charts, Baby CP is only in the 50th percentile for height, so he's not a giant.  It would make life easier if companies went with a weight or height range rather than age.  There are a whole bunch of these outfits that were handed down to us that Baby CP will never wear because we missed the window of opportunity.  Oh well.

8 Weeks Old

Baby CP was officially 8 weeks old on Tuesday - that's 2 months old!  Hard to believe...

Mysterio predicts I will be a...

Just relaxing...

T-shirt courtesy of Aunt C

Our little future criminal mastermind weighed in at around 14 lbs (he was wearing clothes and had just eaten).  He is growing everywhere...especially noticeable are his head, hands and feet.  His chest looks quite a bit broader as well. 

It was a sunny day, so Mommy and Baby CP celebrated by taking a nice long walk for some coffee and lunch.  Baby CP was quiet and awake for most of it, until the end of mommy's meal - he got bored of the loud music in the restaurant.  Note to self...hipster restaurants with loud music are probably not a good place for babies. 

Developments - This past week, Baby CP started smiling more while awake.  This usually happens in the mornings after he has eaten and pooped and is getting his diaper changed.  I suppose if it were me, I'd smile then too.  =P  He has also had extended periods of calm in the evenings.  He is content lying on a playmat in the living room with mommy and daddy while they eat dinner and/or catch up on some tv.  Baby CP now drinks at least 3.5-4 oz from a bottle everyday (followed up with additional feeding)...he's a hungry little one.  And last but not least, Baby CP now will use the pacifier to fall asleep when he's tired.  It just takes a few minutes or seconds for him to settle down and shut his eyes.  Then it either falls out on its own or I pull it out after a few minutes.  It kind of works like magic...

Thanks, Dad

...for cleaning me and my stinky hands

He Loves It, He Loves It Not

Baby CP will suck on the pacifier for short periods of time sometimes, but will usually spit it out.  We have to hold it in place for a while before he'll take to it and there is no guarantee that he will.  Sometimes I try to get him to hold his head facing straight up so that I have gravity on my side.  There have been a few times where he has sucked on it until his eyes closed and he has dozed off, but except for one or two instances, once the pacifier pops out of his mouth, he wakes up again.  I wonder if he'll just be one of those babies that doesn't like pacifiers...my poor ears...

Dozing off...

I've been swaddling Baby CP in swaddle blankets, but they tend to get loose, and sometimes he wriggles out of them in a way that looks like a choking hazard.  On the suggestion of a friend, I tried a Halo Sleepsack Swaddle that someone had given to me.  Baby CP didn't like it...he screamed and cried for a long time before settling down.  He did finally fall asleep, but not for long...but that could have been because he was awakened by a poop which made him cry.  The thing with swaddling is...although it helps him sleep longer, when he wakes up, if he can't wriggle out easily, he gets himself worked up trying to get himself out of it.

This past week, Baby CP seems to have learned to have a little patience...he will make little sounds to let you know he's awake rather tan full blown crying, especially if he was wrapped in something he easily got out of.  Perhaps the velcro swaddles are just too much for him.

He Loves His Butternut Squash

Not only does Baby CP get totally relaxed on his magical changing mat...he has buddies there to hang out with.  At first it was the compost bin...he would stare at it and reach in that direction...starting at a couple weeks old.  Around the same time, he fell in love with his beloved Butternut Squash Buddy...he still makes googly eyes at it today.

There was also a Green Papaya Buddy that he was quite enamored with...but alas Mr. CP ate it.  Luckily Baby CP did not witness that massacre and does not realize that he's gone missing.

I've tried to figure out what he stares at from the mat.  Sometimes he seems to just stare off into space.  The white ceiling looks boring as does the side of the cabinet.  I wonder whether he can see the sky out of the window.  Sigh...I really don't know what we'll do when he gets too big for that mat.