London Harper...2 months!

Time is just flying by!  We cannot believe London is 2 months old already.  Today, she was quite the cranky one as she barely slept an hour before she was up and she woke up almost every time I tried to put her down.  Definitely frustrating from my end of things as I tried to finish B's birthday invitations to get them in the mail and tried to catch up with my work email.

On our Halloween Countdown, today was Decorate a Pumpkin so Erik designed some Jack o'Lantern faces and I cut them with my Silhouette cameo.  We picked B up a little early from school and used the vinyl stickers to make pumpkin faces.

Erik and I had a productive meeting with our architect and I think we have finalized an overall design for our house.  We have to arrange a meeting with the owner in Indian Meadow to see a "version" of the house.  I'm excited, yet scared, to build our forever house.  We have listened to others and have changed quite a bit about what we want and are eliminating the 2 story great room but instead of 5 bedrooms, we're just doing 4 bedrooms and having a 2nd floor laundry and sitting room off the master.  We will still have the finished 3rd floor but with this space and the basement space, we won't be excavating under the garage.  We also added in a nice shed under the porch so that should help with lawnmower and snowblower storage.

I must say that B has become one of the sweetest, most kind kids there could be (minus a toddler tantrum or whining).  She so eagerly shares her snacks and gives kisses and hugs all the time.  We were cuddling on the couch watching Bang Bang and she just hugged and kissed me and said "love you too."  Sometimes, I have to step back and understand that many times, her whining is just from her being tired or not feeling well.  Today, she is still recovering from the weekend (I think) because she complained about a headache at school to her teachers.  It was also PJ day for her.

London Harper
Age:  2 months
Weight:  probably about 12 pounds but her appointment is tomorrow
Length:  guessing around 22 inches
Clothing:   sadly, I had to put away her newborn clothes since she's probably about 22 inches and popping out of the bottom but she's in size 1 diapers and 0-3 or 3m clothes.
Hair:  filling in to be more fuzzy on the top.  It looks a bit brown but at times, can have a strawberry-blond-reddish hue, especially in the sun.  She's also getting longer eye lashes.
Teeth:  none
Sleep:  Typically, she'll go to sleep around 9-10pm and will get up around 4-6am to eat.  This is where she is totally different from her sister and I love that I get a solid night sleep.  This is heaven as I remember how exhausted I was with Brooklyn because she would be up at 1, 4, 7, etc.  She goes back down pretty quickly after nursing for about 10-15 minutes and then gets up around 8-9 for the day (that's why I try to get my 7am workouts in...try being the key word).  She's usually up for an hour or two and then back down for a good 2-3 hours (except today where she barely napped 30 minutes).  She LOVES to nap in the swing.  She'll be up another hour or two and back down for a nap, maybe an hour or two.  She's usually up around dinner time and then we start winding down around 7pm.  She's been fully transitioned to the crib at night, especially with only getting up once really overnight.  B doesn't seem to be bothered by her nighttime cries.
Eating:  Nursing is going great.  Taking a bottle is misery.  She will only take a bottle if absolutely necessary, after quite a significant struggle and usually more milk winds up on her onesie or on her mouth than in her.  We have tried....and tried....and tried to get her to take a bottle.  Avent, Playtex, Breastfriend, Medela, etc, etc.  She still poops quite a bit with feeding and will just stick her legs straight out or curl up when she has to do her deed.  You know it's coming because she just slows down, stops and looks all "serious" before getting her "O" face and then you hear it.  Man, sometimes, she is so loud and wet sounding.
Movement:  She's still unmyelinated jerkiness (random and uncontrolled).  She likes to grab on while she nurses and still sticks her legs straight out.  She will make eye contact and follow around the room.  I know I even got a few social smiles with her cute right dimple this week.
Milestones:  First social smiles.  First time on a subway and staying in a hotel.
Favorite toys/activities:  She's starting to enjoy her activity mat and likes hitting the animals and looking at herself in the mirror.  She could care less about the bouncer.  She's been in the Bumbo a few times and will tolerate it for 10-15 mintues or so.  She still likes the bath....sometimes.
Dislikes:  NURSING AND THE CAR SEAT.  Both sources of misery as I feel horrible that she hates the bottle.  She usually cries for 10-15 minutes every time she goes in the car seat thought it has made a difference with putting the puppy strap covers back on.
Words/Sounds:  She's just doing the regular "gey-yeah," "gah" and cooing.  Sometimes a squeal too.
What we love:  the baby smiles, nice sleep schedule, more predictable naps/routine/eating, seeing Brooklyn doting all over her "Lomon Harper"
What we don't love:  We would just love for London to start taking a bottle without a fight and to make a car ride tolerable!  A week ago, London was having her witching hour between 7 and 10 but that seems to have improved quite a bit.
What we are looking forward to next month:  London will be starting daycare at the end of the month and hopefully, crossing our fingers, will be taking a bottle!!!!  We can't wait to see more baby smiles and laughs