Ellie's Two Month Update!

Ellie turned two months old today, and in fine Rogers baby style she SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT last night! And by sleeping through the night, I mean from 10 pm until 5 am, which I thought was fantastic. We have been telling her since the day she was born that two months was the goal because Lucy slept through the night at exactly two months of age. I didn't think Ellie was listening because it had been awhile since she had gifted us with a stretch of sleep longer than 4 or 5 hours, but being the amazing little baby she is she clearly was saving it up for this milestone.

Two months old today! Notice the matching shirts. Lucy was very excited!

She's changed a lot in a month, don't you think?

Ellie's One Month and Lucy's Two Year picture

Another great thing that happened today was that she pooped! It had been a week since we last had to change a poopy diaper for her and even though I know this is fairly normal for infants I was starting to get worried! Sorry if this is TMI for those of you who don't have kids, but for those who do you know this is something to celebrate! (Side note: it's amazing how after 7 days of no poop, when she finally does it takes two adults, 10 minutes, 5 diapers and almost a pack of wipes!!!)

Ellie has been a joy and we have had so much fun with her in two months already. She is a great sleeper and generally doesn't fuss unless there's a problem. Like most babies she was fussy in the evenings from 2 weeks until 6 or 7 weeks. Mylicon drops seemed to help a lot, and it's been nice to realize I haven't needed to give them to her for over a week now. So now at two months she's less fussy, sleeping better, and she's also started smiling!

Cheese!

Oh how I love baby smiles! In the past week she's gone from smiling once a day or so to after most feedings, and when I set her down in familiar places like the bouncer or the stroller. She will also smile at Lucy sometimes which absolutely melts me. Sometimes we think she's going to smile but instead she just wants to stick her tongue out.

Being the second child she's had to be a lot more adaptable then a first child would. She's doing great at it so far! Every morning we load up to take Lucy to play school, and she typically naps then as well as on the way home. On Tuesdays and Thursdays I go to a yoga class while Lucy is at school and as long as I feed Ellie before the class, swaddle, and let her hang out in the bouncer she will nap great during class. It took a few classes to figure out this routine but once we did she's been perfect! Maybe she knows mommy needs some 'me' time :) She is also very tolerant of Lucy's love for her which I'm sure is a little overbearing. Lucy is constantly asking to see, hug, kiss, or hold Ellie and I love encouraging the relationship, though I'm sure Ellie will start protesting soon. Lucy just doesn't realize that her hugs are more like headbutts sometimes! She also loves to be held by her "Saudi Mimi's", and they are great at soothing her and giving mommy a break.

"Please be gentle, Lucy!"

It's ok Ellie, she's just trying to kiss you, not eat you.

Ellie worked her way from the 25th percentile (6 lb 15 oz) to the 50th (11 lb) between birth and her 8 week appointment. I'm sure she was a little underweight to begin with due to being born at 38 weeks, but it was wonderful to see her gaining weight so well. She also has gained a lot of strength in the past couple weeks and is starting to bear weight on her legs!

She was almost 4 weeks old when my parents visit was over, and she has become so much more alert and bright eyed in those four weeks. Speaking of bright eyes, she has beautiful dark gray-with-a-hint-of-blue eyes. We're 99% sure they will turn brown, but for now we love staring at their pretty gray-blue color.

While my parents were visiting we tried to get out and do some things, so Ellie was able to visit some archeological ruins at only 3 weeks old!

Exploring the Jubail Church ruins.

This week we've moved up to size two diapers! She's also really taken a liking for the Soothie pacifiers and no other style will do. Luckily several friends here on the compound had a stash of them that they were able to loan us, because I haven't seen that brand in the stores yet.

I love that compound life means taking walks every day. Ellie gets to go for a walk almost every morning, noon, and afternoon and I think she really likes being outside. I truly don't remember taking more than a couple walks with Lucy when she was this young. We have been blessed with incredibly nice weather the past 4 weeks making these daily walks not only possible but fun!

Life is good.

She also had the chance to experience her first thunderstorm earlier this week.

One special characteristic about Ellie is she is an extremely noisy sleeper. She constantly grunts, squeaks, and squawks! So much so we immediately had to move her crib into the guest bedroom from our room the second my parents left, because despite being incredibly sleep deprived sleeping in the same room with all those noises was really difficult.

Overall I think we've all adjusted pretty well to each other. We're looking forward to seeing her personality develop and have no idea what the next months will bring!

We love you, Ellie!