I want to write more, but at the moment I just don't want to forget to do this one thing!  Both kiddos went to the doctor the other day.  Lauren for her 2yr appt (on her birthday) and Evan for his 2 month appt (a few days early).

Lauren
Weight – 29.9lbs 85th percentile
Height – 36 7/8 inches off the chart that goes up to the 97th percentile

Evan
Weight – 13lbs 10 oz 90th percentile
Height – 24 1/8 inches 90th percentile
Head – 70th percentile (she didn't write down that measurement only the %)

How can a month go by so fast!?  He is growing, growing, growing.  And so strong. He has held his head up while on his tummy since birth but he now lifts it a little bit while laying on his back which is is hopefully learning to enjoy more.  Evan still cluster feeds at night and usually falls asleep around midnight or so, but he now sleeps (hope I don't jinx myself) for 4 hours!  During the day he is awake more frequently and doesn't seem to eat as much.  He is such a cuddle bug and his toothless grin makes you melt.  Yet to catch it on film yet, but it is very cute.

So far Evan is still sleeping in the bassinet as when we tried to put him in the crib in the kids' room his crying would wake up Lauren and she would get so upset worried about the baby.  She seems more used to it now, so when we are feeling adventurous we might try it again.  Of course that involved taking all the "stuff" that has migrated into the crib out and finding a home for it.  A lot of it is clothes so it isn't too big of a deal.

Evan has some clothes he wears that are 3 – 6 months already, some of the 0 – 3 months still fit, but most of the stuff that says NB does not.  It is too bad because some of those are super cute and there is no way he will wear them all.  I don't think Lauren did either, but I am pretty sure she wore more of them than Evan will.

Lauren loves her little brother, it is so sweet to see them together, she loves to hold him and give him kisses.  I am sure as he starts to get older and more interactive it is going to be fun, but trying, Lauren isn't exactly big on sharing all the time.  It is reassuring that we all seem to be settling into a routine, and that Lauren is at the age that she wants to help and loves, for the most part, being given little jobs.  It is also a way to see how much she is picking up and learning.  Lauren is a little sponge!

These coming months are going to be a lot of fun full of adventures, learning and joy!

Evan is growing and thriving.  I can't believe how lucky we are to have him in our family.  No he isn't the best sleeper, and he has some gas and elimination issues, but he is still perfect in every way.

He has amazing head control, every day it gets better. He holds his head up and looks around for several minutes at a time.  He is already close to rolling over from back to front and rolled once, on accident, from front to back.  Holy crow!  He also inches forward as if trying to crawl off to somewhere more interesting.  It is going to be interesting seeing him develop.

So his gas and elimination issues.  It is SO smelly.  Smells like rotten eggs and since his stool turned to stool from the meconium he only has a dirty diaper every three or four days and it is voluminous!  His pediatrician is going to watch him to see how that develops, she said that sometimes newbies take longer to develop their gut flora that helps with all that stuff.  There are different thoughts on giving babies probiotics and she isn't so sure which one to follow as of yet.

Sleep issue?  He HATES sleeping on his back.  I try and try to trick him by propping him on his side, but he is such a wiggle worm he ends up on his back and then wakes up screaming.  So thank goodness we have an Angel Care monitor because the only way we are getting any sleep is when he is on his stomach.  He does sleep pretty well in his car seat, I think part of it might be the gas issue, on his belly it helps the gas escape and the same with the car seat because his legs are a little drawn up.  I remember Lauren having similar issues, but once her gas issues resolved themselves I started on the side sleeping and eventually got her on her back.  Of course now she is a total stomach sleeper.

Evan had his "two week" check up on Monday (8/2) which was just after he turned three weeks old.  Still perfectly perfect according to his doctor.  He also has his first birthmarks.  Just under his nose and between his eyebrows, not like Lauren's strawberries but red blotches that should fade by the time he is six months.  His official measurements are below.
Weight – 11lbs (95th percentile)
Height – 22.75" (97th percentile)
Head – 15" (75th percentile)

His doctor said that puts him at the size of a two to three month old and I believe it some of the other newborns I have seen are so tiny in comparison to my sturdy little man!