The Schmitts

Dear Noah,

Today you are two months old! Your Daddy and I have seen so many amazing changes in you since your one month birthday. One of the biggest milestones you've achieved this past month is SMILING! :) Your smile makes my heart happier than you will ever know, little guy. You are smiling more and more every day and you continue to learn new things on a daily basis. Your new favorite things are rolling on to your side, making fun noises (other than crying...yay!), learning to hold your rattle (and sticking it in your mouth!), and just this morning Mommy found you turned all the way around in your crib!

You still love your activity mat and are batting at your toys like crazy! It is so fun to watch you look at your toys, think about it, then take a big swing at them :) In fact, as I type this, you are happily playing on your activity mat.

We are still working on getting a nap schedule going, but in the mean time, you've made fantastic progress sleeping at night. At the end of month 1, you were just transitioning from getting up 3x a night down to 2x. Now, just last week, you made the jump from two nightly feedings down to ONE! Good job, bud! We've got our bedtime routine established, which now includes a 30 minute Baby Einstein movie before we change into our jammies. You LOVE watching it. In fact, you are pretty much mesmerized by it. We have no idea if you can make out the shapes/pictures on the screen, or if you just like the flashing lights, but either way, it keeps you calm and happy before bed.

Today we had your two month check up with the pediatrician, and you weigh 12 lbs., 2 oz.! You got a great report today and are growing right on track! Your two month check up also meant it was time for your first round of shots and you were such a brave little man. You did much better than I had anticipated. In fact, I think you were braver than Mommy ;) Daddy came with us and held your hand while Mommy stayed back and turned her head (Mommy is a wimp!).

Next week is Halloween, and this weekend Grandma Schmitt is coming to visit us from NY. With the holidays coming up, we've got lots of fun activities to look forward to, including your first road trip next month for Thanksgiving.

Here are some of my favorite snapshots of your 2nd month.