2 months already!

i can't believe it's already been two months! sophie has grown up and changed so much. it's almost sad how quickly time goes by but fun at the same time. sophie went from a little baby who slept all the time and never cried, nursed great, and took comfort in the arms of someone to a baby who still sleeps a lot, but cries often (which is due to reflux) and doesn't nurse the greatest (also a reflux thing, i think), and still takes great comfort in the arms of someone. added to the list,

sophie is very animated and loves to kick her legs and move her arms at the excitement of her play gym and mobile. she coos at the toys and loves looking at the picture of winnie the pooh hanging above her changing pad. sophie smiles whenever you talk to her or smile at her. she likes to have her nose touched quickly - this is almost a sure smile-getter! it is so much fun to see how she interacts and how alert she is. sophie's super strong too and holds her head up really well.

she's growing nice and long too (either that or her feet are just really big!) because i can't find a sleeper to fit her around and in length. the feet are too little in the 0-3 mo. sleepers but 3-6 months is just too big! hurry up warm weather and we can be done with sleepers and on to shorts and onesies!

as i said, sophie still takes great comfort in someones arms. this is her preferred sleeping arrangement. often times she'll wake up in the middle of the night and i'll never make it back to bed because i fall asleep with her. she'll sleep for hours in my arms. if only i had the time to just sit and let her! if she can't have someones arms, she likes the corner of the couch. it's soft and cozy and gives her that secure feeling. at night, she sleeps in her carseat in our room so that she's elevated due to acid reflux. i'm trying to make the transition to sleeping in her crib. today we made progress. i swaddled her, something she normally doesn't like-but she was really tired, and then laid her down when she was asleep. it worked! she took a 4 1/2 hour nap. it's a day-by-day process but my goal is by 3 months she'll be in her bed for naps and hopefully at night.

reflux is another thing we've been dealing with. i wasn't surprised when i started noticing the symptoms since molly suffered from reflux as well. we called the doc and he called in a prescription for liquid zantac. sophie takes it three times a day. and while it certainly hasn't cured her, i do think it's helping some. she has her moments late at night when it's really bad and you can hear the acid coming up and her gulping it back down. those are the nights i pace the floor in hopes of soothing her as much as possible.

sophie brings so much joy to our lives. it's fun to have a baby again. how quickly you forget all the little changes that can happen so quickly as they move from stage to stage. i'm excited that i'll be home to see sophie go through all of them. i feel as though i missed a lot with molly while i was working and am looking forward to just enjoying my baby!