05.08.16 - 2 months old!

Man!  Time flies WAY too fast!  I can't believe Talmage is two months old already.  He turned  two months old on Mother's Day.  So fun!  We love this little guy so much and he brings such a sweet spirit into our home.  We are truly blessed to have him as part of our family.

Talmage's two month stats:

Weight: 11 lbs 14.5 oz (39%)

Length: 23.25 in (60%)

Head: 38.5 cm (28%)

 Funny that looking back at Savannah's two month stats, Talmage and Savy were just about the same size at two months old! Talmage is a little bit bigger though :)

Our handsome little man on Mother's Day!

At two months:

-Talmage is a smiley little guy.  He started smiling (for real) right at 6 weeks old.  It's really easy to make him smile.  Just smile at him with a big grin and he'll give you a big, adorable smile right back!

-He has dimples in both cheeks when he smiles, but the one on right is more pronounced.  It's adorable!

-He has such a mild temperament.  He's very mellow and easy going.

-He refuses to take a bottle or a binky.  I'm a little concerned about that because I need him taking a bottle occasionally.  We're working with him on it without much success so far.

-He still eats about every three hours around the clock, although he will generally give four hour stretches at night.

-He rubs his nose into our shoulder when he's tired.

-He loves to watch the ceiling fan spin.

-He has acid reflux and is on medication for it.  Luckily he's still eating well and gaining weight.  Mostly it just seems to be uncomfortable for him and he spits up a lot.

-Most people say he looks like his Daddy.  I agree but I think he looks a lot like Aurora as a baby too.

-He has blue eyes like Daddy, Aurora and Savannah.

-He favors turning his head to the right because the muscle on the right side of his neck is tight.  Our doctor is now having us do stretches with him 2-3 times a day and we're hoping his head doesn't flatten out on that side.

-He prefers movement to help him fall asleep.  We often find ourselves walking him around the house to help him fall asleep.  Luckily he usually falls asleep pretty fast, but I'm working with him on falling asleep better on his own.

-He loves to be held and snuggled.  And we love to hold and snuggle him!

-He HATES tummy time.  He starts crying almost immediately when we lay him down on his tummy.  Another thing were working on :)

-He has the cutest little "coo" and loves to talk to us. I love hearing his cute little voice!

-To soothe himself, he sucks on his hand.  It's cute, but I really wish he would take a binky sometimes too!

-He recognizes Mom and Dad--our faces and our voices.

-He's extremely loved by his older sisters.  They usually very lovingly call him "Boo-boo Baby" or "Baby Boo-boo".  I've noticed we've all started just calling him "Boo-boo" lately.  The girls also call him "Baby Handsome" because I always call him "Handsome" so they do too.  It's cute that they'll come into the room and say, "Let me see that Handsome."  Love it!

-He usually doesn't like his car seat, unless it's in motion.  Then he tolerates it.

-He really is such a great baby and we're so glad to have him!

Here are more pics of our cute baby :)

How can you not love that smile?

I caught a shot of him sneezing with the camera. I couldn't resist posting it :)

This is one of the first pictures I got of him smiling.  Love it!!

Serious face.

Talking and smiling at the same time :)

His first time wearing shoes.  I LOVE these shoes!  They're cute and they stay on him so well.  Plus, they go with pretty much every outfit he has.

I had to take this picture because Talmage had been fussy so Darwin started walking around the house with him.  He literally just walked out of the room with him fussing and then walked down the hall and came back and Talmage was out cold.  What the?  Really?!  Who falls asleep like that? :)

Cute sleeping baby.

Happy two months, baby boy!  We love you!