Marching to a New Beat: Two (+) Months!

Thursday, January 16, 2014

Two (+) Months!

I can't believe we've already made it through 2+ months as a family of four. With all of the holiday festivities (starting with Thanksgiving, then Christmas and New Year's), these past 10 weeks have flown by. So fast, in fact, that we sailed right past Jonathan's two month mark last week! I'll give the updates from the actual two month perspective, with a few notes of how things have changed even in the past eight days:

Hard to believe, but Jonathan is still outpacing his brother in the weight category, coming in at 14lb. (compared to Caleb's 13 lb. 7 oz. at two months). Our little chunky monkey is also 24" tall.
After a six week growth spurt where we were up every couple hours throughout the night again, he had started stretching to six hours (and even eight on a couple occasions) throughout the night.

Sadly we have totally regressed since the two month mark. A nasty cold with a lingering cough is waking us all up many times throughout the night again... we're so tired! My new mantra is "this too shall pass"

It seems Jonathan may be sensitive to dairy (not necessarily lactose intolerant) but he seems to be way more gassy and uncomfortable after I've eaten a significant amount of milk or cheese. Since cutting back the fussing has definitely lessened and he is eating better. Maybe it's all coincidence, but we'll go with it for now.
He's smiling and making eye contact more and more. I forgot just how awesome it is to look down and see his face beaming back!
He's rolled from stomach to back a few more times, but I'm really bad at enforcing tummy time, so his opportunities are scarce.
Just this past week we left him in the nursery at church and bible study for the first time. He didn't seem to miss us too much. We also had a non-family babysitter for the first time since JD came around - never mind that we had already put both kids down for bed and were gone for one hour... baby steps!

Our two month photo session quickly morphed into a Caleb & Jonathan show before moving to a whole family shin dig:

Caleb: "Okay, this is waaay too much attention on someone other than me"
Jonathan: "What is he doing in my photo?"

Seriously? How cute are they?

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The Name Explained

Introducing our NEW NAME (10/20/12): You may notice that the name of our blog has changed. You see, I've been trying to come up with a more snazzy name for our blog for quite some time, and it was actually Tim who came up with "Marching to a New Beat". I must say though that it's exactly what I was going for and for several reasons. Most obviously, it includes our last name (duh). Secondly (and more importantly), it reflects the newness of the stage we're in as parents and as a family. Everything we are going through right now is brand spankin' new. From giving birth, to changing diapers, to baby proofing our home, we really have no idea what we're doing since we've never done anything like it before... it's all SO new. That's not all though. There's yet another layer to this little onion of a name... I recently joined a weekly bible study called Bible Study Fellowship and we are going through Genesis. Additionally, our small group is reading a book called Forgotten God (by Francis Chan). In both of these studies, I have been repeatedly struck by how we shed our old sinful selves and take on a new being through Christ's death and ressurection. Our lives should reflect this newness, and while we often fail in this endeavor, we are called to march on (with God's help, of course).

And so there you have it... Marching to a New Beat. That's what we're doing everyday, and as often as I have time and relevant content, we'll share this newness with you and hope you enjoy each moment with us.