2 Months Old!

Levi turned 2 months on Monday the 12th of November.  He weighed in at 13 pounds, 12 ounces and 24 3/4 inches tall.  He's in the 95th percentile for weight and 97th for height.  He is smiling constantly now and coos a lot, too.  He has recently begun getting really animated when I read books to him.  He stares at the pages and waves his hands and makes all kinds of noises.  It's super cute.

Levi had his first round of shots on Monday.  He also had to have his little penis worked on.  Apparently the "fat pad" has grown up around the head and the doctor had to numb it and pull the skin down.  Now I have to do that every time I change his diaper until he starts walking.  We'll see about that.  Poor little guy screamed like crazy when he got his shots.  It was heartbreaking!  He was fussy, had a fever and slept a lot in the 24 hours after the shots.  I think he's about back to normal today.  Shots are the worst.  The girls were almost in tears when we got home and they heard his cry.  They can tell by his cry his different moods and needs.  It's a great thing that they're learning so much about babycare right now.  They'll be good little mamas.

Levi has been eating hourly and I'm pretty drained.  He sleeps about 2 hours at a time at night, then wakes up to eat.  In order to survive, I let him sleep in our bed most of the time.  We moved his crib into our room so that he can take naps in it and start off the night in it.  Hopefully one day he'll move over to his own bed permanently, but I just can't handle getting up and down every other hour.  Our doctor suggested giving him formula at night or starting rice cereal soon so that he sleeps longer and I get some rest, but I'm pretty serious about breastfeeding and making sure he gets what he needs.  I think one day it will pay off.  In the mean time, I've lost 30 pounds in spite of the fact that I'm like a sugar addict right now.  I just can't get enough!  I'm constantly ravenous and sugar is my drug of choice.  The first 2 months:  good times.