Two Months

Two months ago I felt my last contraction.
Two months ago today the date on the wall calendar really mattered.
Two months ago came the end of one countdown.
Two months ago I felt the biggest butterflies I ever felt.
Two months ago today I had my first major surgery.
Two months ago I met my son.

Two months ago, my life finally truly mattered.

Today is Zachary's two month "birthday."

He's grown to at least 12 pounds and 23 inches (according to his appointment two weeks ago).
His mohawk has grown too. I swear it gets taller and wider by the day! And no, we don't style it at all. It's all natural. Including the bald strip on the left side of his head, too. :-)

In this past month, Momma has gone back to work and Grandma Zook has begun baby-sitting duties. Zack and Grandma are handling the transition wonderfully. Momma still has difficult moments but is getting better slowly but surely.

Zack drinks about 4 to 6 ounces on average each bottle feeding and hangs out at Momma's chest area for 20 to 30 minutes most breastfeeding times.

He's begun drinking a little bit of water, per the pediatrician's orders, which comes most in handy when he gets the hiccups (about once a day).

Z-Man sleeps from 8:30 p.m. until about 5 a.m. and then back until 8:30 a.m. (I know how lucky we are and I know how soon that could change...)

Zack is currently wearing size 3 months and has been for several weeks now, although some of those shirts are starting to get a little tight. It might be time for another size switch-a-roo soon.

The Zack-Attack loves playing on his Rainforest play mat. He looks at the lights lately but mostly enjoys the music and loves looking at that baby in the hanging mirror to the side. He also really enjoys sitting in his bouncer chair, checking out the sunlight coming in from the windows or watching whatever is on TV.

His favorite spot might be his swing, a present from PopPop in Jersey that was only barely used by his older cousin. When we put him in there, he sometimes just chills and watches everything going on intently. But, eventually, whether it's five minutes later or 45 minutes later, the eyes slowly close and then that boy is OUT.

We've had some fun visitors this month... our friends Amy and Josh, Erin and Nick, Jeannine and Jeff and "Choch" Aunt Alice and Uncle Paul just to name a few.

The dude is increasing his vocabulary little by little, with cool sounds like "Goo" "Gee" "Ah-goo" "Huh" and some more. He's most talkative early in the morning when he first gets up and is in his best mood.

Our greatest accomplishment is the first bits of what could be a very gorgeous smile. We're still waiting for the "real" ones to start and for them to happen all the time, but these little glimpses of a grin make his Momma's heart soar.

We'll keep on smilin' our way through Month Three. You do the same.
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