My Once Upon a Time...: Finn

October 27, 2018

Finn | 2 Month Update

Weight:

10 lbs, 10 oz

Height:

22.75 inches

Health:

Finn had his two month check up and looked perfect as can be!

Nicknames:

Big Honey, Finny, Finnegan (Katie hates when I call him that)

Eating:

Breastfeeding is going perfectly and I love it. He usually eats every 2-3 hours during the day and goes up to seven hours at night. I’m kind of getting used to not having any dairy anymore, although I do miss a lot of things.

Sleeping:

I really can’t complain in the sleep department. Most nights he will sleep a 7 hour stretch, followed by another 3 hour stretch, the longest he has ever slept was 8.5 hours straight. He goes to bed around 7pm, which is very predictable, he won’t make it any longer than that and most days he’s up for the day around 5:30-6am. Naps are pretty good as well, when we are home I always put him in his crib for naps to get him used to it (he also starts his nighttime sleep in his crib and then we bring him in our room into the bassinet when we go to bed), but since we have to bring Fox to school and pick him up, a lot of naps happen in the car as well. Some naps are 30 minutes, some are two hours.

Diapers:

We transitioned him into a size 1 diaper now and I hope he’ll be in those for a while, because we have tons of diaper boxes in that size.

Clothing:

He wears 0-3 months clothes now. I was really excited when he transitioned into those, because we have so much more choices now, but it was also very sad to retire the newborn stuff for good. This Mama is emotional!

Social:

He became so fun this month! He constantly smiles at us, especially when we get him up from his nap or when he first wakes up in the morning. I love his smiles and my heart melts into a puddle of mush every time. He also started cooing this month!

Finn already had a few playdates this month, although he doesn’t seem too interested in other babies yet. We also started swim classes at 8 weeks.

Likes:

Bath time (he loves it!), being held, being carried in the baby wrap, being swaddled to sleep, nursing, sleeping, being held over my shoulder, his sound machine, chewing on his fist or arm, bicycle legs, his big brother, his bouncy seat (although only in the mornings)

Dislikes:

Not being held upright (over the shoulder), when tummy time takes too long, when we put him down on the bed and walk away to do something

Mama:

I’m doing really great and it’s nice to have my body back, not be in pain and to sleep on my stomach again. I’m in a much better emotional state than I was last month and I’m really, really enjoying having a baby. It’s really my favorite stage and I wish every day that I could keep him little forever. I’m having a hard time coming to the realization that this will be my last baby though and while I hated pregnancy, I really wish we could have more, but Katie is done for sure. I knew this was going to happen, but I didn’t think it would be so hard on me. I was really hoping that I would feel “done” after having him, like so many of my friends told me they felt after having their second, but unfortunately that wasn’t the case at all for me. Give me all the babies!

Fox:

Fox is still such a great big brother. He really loves his baby and wants to touch and kiss him all the time. He’s not a big fan of holding him, but always wants to rub his cheek on Finn’s head and give him kisses. I love when he tells Finn that he loves him, so sweet.

This month, he also made a huge regression when it comes to potty training. He has been potty trained since he was two, but now he has started to have multiple accidents a day, mostly at school. Of course I wonder if that has anything to do with having a new sibling. We I asked him why he does it, he told me one time that he wants to be like Baby Finn. I hope this phase passes soon.