On December 31, 2013 you turned 2 months old and we celebrated your little birthday in the hospital. The day before you had started to seem a little unlike yourself and then in the late afternoon Daddy and Mommy both noticed that your breathing sounded a little funny. Mommy called her friend whose son has had croup but it didn't seem like that is what you had. However, because you were so little Mommy packed you up and took you to Urgent Care just in case. Good thing - turns out you had the FLU! Because you were so little they decided it was best to send you up to MMC for observations incase the virus settled in your lungs or your temperature went higher (we had been watching your temp. all weekend because Conor and Mommy had been sick and you were fine but between your last check and getting to the clinic it had jumped to 101). I had packed in haste and didn't have a cell phone charger so the lovely nurses at Urgent Care let me borrow theirs while we waited for the ambulance (yup, they required you to go by ambulance).
When we got to the hospital they checked you out an confirmed you had the flu. It was not pleasant to deal with the resident because she kept wanting to pretend she was HOUSE and do a spinal tap to rule out "anything else that could be causing his fever". Ummm....no, you are not sticking a needle in my baby's spine. Don't worry Colin - Mommy is great at speaking her mind and standing her group. I made it clear from the start that it wasn't going to happen and, in the end, they did not (though I also had to use reverse psychology and encourage them to call DHHS on me).
Since we were confined to the room because you had something that is considered highly contagious and there were other, much sicker babies on the floor, we spent the day talking, reading, and watching TV. Daddy and Conor also came to visit and brought Mommy and you some clothes and the much needed cell phone charger! You were very unhappy in the hospital. They required you to be in the crib whenever I needed to use the bathroom or when they came to check your status. You hated that crib and you hated all the wires they had on your body. So many of them were unnecessary but since they were not intrusive I permitted them to stay. When they finally came off you were so happy!
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| Not happy about having your vitals taken. |
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| Yeah!!! No more wires! |
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| I will not sleep in this metal thing!!! |
I took your monthly photos a few days later once you were feeling better (and so was everyone else in the house)! At two months old you were sleeping in 3 hour stretches, sleeping in the co-sleeper for the middle part of the evening, you recognize the faces and voices of your family members, you engage with Conor, and you are starting to uncurl your fingers and toes. You loved the bath, Mommy's face, and Conor. You were still terrible at breastfeeding but Mommy was used to it now and we just go went it. You hadn't taken a bottle yet but had spent some time with Daddy without Mommy around.
You are wearing size 3 months clothes and have started sporadically wearing cloth diapers. You love the bath and make BIG splashes....your tub must be in the tub or there is big cleanup! You adore the ringsling and dislike the structured carrier. You aren't crazy about the swing or your playmat at this point either. You are still on medication for reflux and you spit up variably thought out the day. Tummy time is slow to come since it causes you to spit up.
Your two-month exam went well. You are incredibly alert and your reflexes and muscles are developing beautifully. Here are your stats:
You were a big heavier than Conor and a half inch taller than he was at this age. But the two of you love the doctor's office and it makes for super cute photos!
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| Waiting on shots. |
And because Mommy likes to compare her two little boys because everyone says that you two are so alike I did a comparison photo. The two of you are a lot alike but there are differences and so Mommy always knows who she is looking at in the photos!
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| Conor above, Colin below |
xoxo
Mommy
