-Havyn's Happenings-{2 Months}

TWO.
Havyn Quinn, I just really love saying your name. Your first name means "a place of safety or refuge". Yes, it's spelt differently but has the same meaning. There's just something about you that makes me feel just that. When you look up at me with your big beautiful eyes and smile, I feel refuge. It's like when I look at you I see Jesus. You have challenged me in more ways than your big sister ever did and you have taught me patience and serenity in your short 2 months of life. You are still a little firecracker and have the biggest personality already. You still cry quite a bit but it is SO much better.

Around 5 weeks old I finally broke down and took you to a chiropractor. You just cried so much and like you were in pain. You hated your car seat, you hated laying down, you hated your swing, and you hated not being held a certain way. My mama instinct was coming out full force and I just knew something else had to be going on. The chiropractic series is a whole other blog post but bottom line is that it has helped you SO much. You had started spitting up after every feeding, getting hiccups, and having gas pains all day. You were just so miserable. I am happy to say though that the spitting up has reduced some as well as the hiccups. You still get pretty intense tummy pains though and I'm hoping those start to fade soon.

You are eating every 2 and a half to four hours during the day depending on how well you sleep after your very first feeding of the day. You are a super great sleeper at night. You only wake twice throughout the night to eat and that's after giving mama at least a 6 hour stretch of rest. You love sleeping in your rock and play and love that it rocks you all night long. You are starting to like your car seat just a tad bit more but if the sun is in your face you can forget it haha.

We went for your 6 week check up and you weighed 11 lbs. 11 oz. and was 23 inches long. They said you were very healthy. You absolutely hated getting your shots though. You screamed so loud and it took you a bit to calm down afterwards.

You are becoming more and more social and LOVE to be talked to. As long as someone is in your face talking to you, you are the happiest baby. Your little grin is seriously the cutest. You coo and goo all the time and have semi-laughed out loud a few times. You start kicking your legs and moving your arms as soon as any of us start talking to you. You love seeing your sissy though. She can come over to you and you get so happy. You are tracking everything that passes you and you have noticed the bright colors on the tv and the ceiling fan.

You are wearing size 1 diapers and 0-3 month clothes. You still don't like having your clothes changed and hate it when I put a bow on you. You still love to take a bath and have the blow dryer going. You still have a head full of hair but have lost a little bit of it. It's still super straight and I can't give you a mohawk or make it curly. I think you're going to have hair more like mine. It looks dark brown but when the light hits it it's really light and has sort of a reddish tint. You can thank your sweet Nanny for that. Your eye color has gotten it's permanent color and they are brown with a little blueish tint to them.

Your mama is pretty high on your list and you always know when I am not around. It's like you look for me and get so sad when I don't come to you. You love to be covered up and have warm clothes on. You are our own little sister bird and we all love you so very much!

Love, Mama

-Havyn's Happenings-{1 Month}

ONE.
The first two weeks of your little life were just as they should have been with a newborn. You ate, slept, and pooped all day, everyday. Then it was like the day you turned two weeks old, things took a turn for the worst. You cried ALL the time. It didn't matter what we did, you always cried. From the time you would wake up in the morning until you went to sleep at night. Surprisingly, you have been a really great sleeper at night. You are wearing newborn diapers and clothes and you definitely hate being cold or having your clothes changed. You prefer eating off one side at a time every 2 hours. You go at least 3 hours during the night. You love to eat, you're a little chunky monkey but you're not a super great eater. You get choked a lot and it scares me so bad. I think you swallow a lot of air when that happens so then you get tummy aches. I thought you had colic and I cut dairy out of my diet for about a month. I noticed a small change but nothing drastic. You definitely love to be held and cuddled.

When you were two weeks old you caught a little cold from your big sister. You thankfully recovered from it quickly but it definitely made me nervous because you were so young. You had been sleeping in your dock-a-tot at night in our bed but I started noticing you getting stuffy and colicky after feedings so I transitioned you to the rock and play. You do much better in it and feel snug. You do not like to be swaddled anymore. You loved it in the hospital but not so much now. You try to kick out every time. We haven't introduced a pacifier yet and I'm not real sure you will like it. You definitely try to suck on your hands all the time. I think you were a thumb sucker in the womb. It's like sometimes you prefer your hands over actually eating. It's so sentimental to see you wearing your big sissy's clothes that she wore. Man, I love being y'alls mama.

You love to take baths and have the blow dryer blowing on you. That's one of the only things that will calm you down. You have a ton of hair and it is so dark. I hope you don't lose any but I know that's probably wishful thinking. Right now it's more like mine and just lays straight. You hate wearing bows and having your head touched for some reason.

We haven't been able to do as much tummy time as I would like because of your fussiness and obvious tummy troubles. You are just like your sister with your strength. You could hold your head up from the time you entered the world. You love being upright on our chests and to be snug in your baby carrier. You love music and to be sang to. Your daddy can bounce you just the way you like it. You're not so excited about your swing right now but hopefully that will change. You already stare at your big sister and I know y'all are going to be the best of friends. We love you so much sweet girl and am so grateful for you.

Love, Mama