The Moss Family: McKay: 2 Months

McKay Matthew Moss

10/15/2016

weighs 10 lb 5 oz (6th percentile)

22.25 in. tall (13th percentile)

37.7 cm head circumference (9th percentile)

Well our little man is just that, nice and little. He seems to have grown so much, but is still so tiny. The doctor said that he is growing proportionally so there is nothing to worry about and that he will catch up percentage wise in 4 or 5 months. He is finally starting to out grow his newborn clothes and is wearing a few 0-3 month things. We did switch him over from newborn to size 1 diapers, which I am sure he will be in for quite a while. He is a true Moss and doesn't have a bum. His 2 month check up went well. Everything looks good. The doctor is a little worried about his snoring and heavy breathing, He told me that babies aren't supposed to sound like that. He said that some babies are just born congested so we are going to try some nasal drops to try to clear that up. If that doesn't help then we are going to try some reflux medication. Since McKay spits up so often the doctor said that when some of the spit up comes out of his mouth, some more of it could be getting stuck in his nasal passages, so potentially if we can keep him from spitting up as often we could hopefully clear out his sinuses and help him breath better. He had been sleeping fine and been so happy that I hadn't worried about his breathing at all, I had just figured he had gotten the snoring gene from Craig's dad. But hopefully one of these things will help our little guy breathe a little easier. Other than the snoring he is a happy camper. Brooklyn also got her flu shot while we were at the doctors office. She was actually excited to get a shot and she watched the nurse stick her and didn't even flinch and there were zero tears. It really was quite impressive.

He has started smiling a ton. When he sees or hears someone he recognizes he will smile this big goofy smile that just melts me. He has also started cooing a lot this last week or so. Brooklyn loves to talk with him and do whatever she can to make him smile. He also has started making a lot of silly faces and Brooklyn loves to make them back. He is still sleeping pretty well. Most nights he only wakes up one time for me to feed him. Last feeding is still about 9 pm and then I will feed him 8-9 hours later and then he will wake up sometime between 8 and 8:30. Naps are a little more hit or miss. He either naps really well all day and I have to wake him up to feed him or he will nap for about 40 minutes each nap throughout the day. He naps 4 times a day and will still sometimes take a little cat nap in the late evening. He does really well falling asleep on his own. For all of his naps I lay him down while he is still awake. Occasionally I will have to go back in there, but most of the time he puts himself right to sleep. Eating is a little hit or miss as well. He is still eating plenty but it is just a little frustrating on my end. He comes on and off I swear a million times each time I nurse him and this last week he has decided he doesn't want to lay on his left side when he nurses so it makes for some awkward positions when I feed him on my right side.

We have been taking him to church this last month and he has done really well. Everyone that sees him comments on his hair and most of the women want to touch it. So far he hasn't really lost any of it yet, but I know there is still time for that. I haven't taken him to the gym yet. I wanted him to get some of his immunizations first and now maybe I will start taking him a few times a week during slow times at the child watch. It just makes me really nervous to start taking him right when cold season is about to start, but I am really missing the gym and getting a little tired of always working out at home. So hopefully I don't regret taking him, but I know I can't keep him home all winter long.

Over all he is a very happy baby and when he does get fussy he loves to suck on his binky. He does really well in his car seat, which is good because we are in the car a lot and he usually takes at least one nap a day in his seat, on preschool days he naps in there twice. Brooklyn loves him to pieces and loves that he is a little more interactive now. She loves to jump from one side of him to the other (not over top of him) and have him follow her with his head. She also loves to help me lay him down for naps and sing him songs and give him kisses. To say we are all infatuated would be an understatement. I know everyone says this, but we really can't imagine our life without him.