The Bybee Chronicles: 2 Months

Baby Beckett is two months old! He continues to be one of the best babies and is developing really well. At his 2 month check-up, he had hit every milestone. Here are some things we noticed about him this month:

Beckett has been sleeping 8-10 hours at night! He does have an off night here and there which is to be expected, but most nights he is sleeping really well which has allowed me to sleep really well, too. :)
He is starting to "talk" more and makes all sorts of sounds and noises while we interact with him or he plays on his mat.
He has also started smiling this month. Seeing him crack a smile on his face while talking to him or looking at him is so heart warming.
Beckett already seems to be so strong. He is lifting his head fairly well and putting weight on his legs when we hold him up. Gray was a pretty strong baby, too, and we know Beckett will need to be just as strong to keep up with his big brother.
He has started to enjoy bath time this month. At first he didn't seem to be a fan of it, but now he smiles and seems to enjoy being in the water while I splash him and bathe him.
Weight: 11 lbs, 6 oz
Height: 23.5 inches

Everything else at his check-up looked good. He still has a clogged tear duct that I'm hoping clears up soon because his left eye is always swollen and goopy. It could last up to a year which would then require them to surgically open it up. Gray had one but it went away after just about a week or two. He continues to have breakouts of his excema from time to time. We have to do a good job of cleaning him up after he spits up but we are still trying to figure out what triggers the breakouts. Beckett got a couple of shots and took them fairly well. He did let out a pretty good cry but was over the initial shock quickly.

In just 2 1/2 weeks Beckett is headed to daycare. He could start now, but we felt like it didn't make sense to start him right around the holidays while both of us could be home. I am going to enjoy the last couple of weeks I have with Beckett at home, but do plan to go into work a few times before going back full time at the first of January. I have already attended a few meetings here and there, but next week I hope to get more time in my office while Shane is out of school. Beckett was struggling to take a bottle, but after working with him a few days I was finally able to get him to take one. I know Grayson struggled to take a bottle when he first started daycare so I wanted to work with Beckett in advance so he was ready. Plus it helps give me a break so I don't have to be the sole supplier of food for him. :)

Over the last couple of weeks we have continued our efforts to spend time with Grayson as he is still adjusting to Beckett. I'm not sure how long the adjustment phase will last, but I hope we will always find time to do things with each boy individually from time to time. Last week we took Grayson to the Gaylord ICE exhibit. It's a professionally sculpted ice display in a huge exhibit hall that is 9 degrees. They provide you with these big, oversized jackets to wear while walking through the exhibit. I wasn't sure how well Grayson would take the extreme cold, but he seemed to love it. He was so stinking cute walking around in his big jacket, too. They have these slides made of ice that he enjoyed going down as well. Apparently they make the kids go down on their backs so they don't accidentally hit their heads, but I did not know this when he first went down. I could not stop laughing the first time he went down the slide. It reminded me of the scene in The Christmas Story when Ralphie and his brother go to visit Santa and his brother slides down on his back. After walking through the exhibit, we checked out the trains and other Christmas decorations throughout the Gaylord Hotel.

The weather has been nice so we have also been taking Gray to the park alot. We have a nice park in our neighborhood that is within walking distance and my parents also live down the street from a really neat park in their neighborhood. He has really branched out and goes down all of the big slides and seems to have no issues climbing around all of the structures that are designed for kids much older than he is. We still have to watch him and stay close by, but he really enjoys the park and we find it hard to get him to leave most times.

I'm excited for the upcoming holidays. I always enjoyed Christmas with my family growing up and now I am enjoying it with my own family as we start our own traditions.