We had Marco's 2 month appointment last Tuesday and he weighed in at 15 lbs!! Now I don't feel guilty complaining that he's too heavy to carry in the infant carrier! He was 24.5" long and 43cm around his head. Bella was 4 months old when she was that size!! I started stocking up on 9 month clothes (sale and coupon at Carters! yay!) and got some 3T clothes for Bella. She's still too small for the winter clothes though, so I'm going to return them and get the 2T. She won't wear these past the winter anyway. Otherwise, the kids are doing well. Marco is going through a growth spurt right now. He was up every 2-3 hours last night to feed and when he did, he was acting like he hadn't eaten in ages! Hopefully once it passes, he will be back to at least 6.5 hrs if not more at night.
Bella amazes us everyday. I bought her a wood puzzle of the United States. After one day, she could put the whole thing together herself. There is an outline of each state on the board but it's not colored or anything. And some of the states as you know are just rectangles, so it really amazes me that she knows where they all go! I just bought her a bunch of new wood puzzles but they are so much easier than that state one! She'll have these figured out in no time.
Her language skills are really improving as well. We now go over what sound each letter makes and we say words that start with that letter. Her memory is amazing. We were at Barnes & Noble the other night and there was another little girl at the train table. She will be 3 in October, so she is older than Bella. She was smaller than Bella and I couldn't understand most of what she was saying. It really made me appreciate how well Bella has developed. We get compliments on her speaking abilities everywhere we go.
I took her to Stride Rite the other day and the woman measured her foot. She's an 8W. So we were at Target today to get her shoes and she said, "Mommy, 8W!" So funny! What amazes me too is that she remembers things so easily. We were at Babies R Us, and she touched this table that fell slightly. I told her she wasn't supposed to touch it. Well, hours later, she says, "Mommy I'm sorry." I said, "for what?" She said, "for touching the table. It was an accident."
The one down side though is she definitely speaks her mind even if it's not what we want to hear. We have been broken down by her "NO!" and "I don't want to!" behavior. It is so trying! But really, we know that she is still a very good girl and a saleswoman even told me that right in the middle of Bella saying NO. That says a lot I think! lol
Marco is such a fun boy! He smiles and laughs so easily. The pediatrician said he is doing beautifully. She put him on his belly to see his strength and she was quite impressed. I hardly put him down for tummy time but she mentioned it and said that he is going to roll easily. I put him down yesterday and he is so close! He actually did roll once, but I don't know if it was a fluke! He is quite the talker too just like his big sister!
