Tuesday, March 4, 2014

My baby's growing up too fast

Tanner has grown so much and is doing great. At one month old he had his first smile (at mommy) and has been smiling ever since. He is a very happy baby and has an easy going personality. Thank goodness we lucked out, as I can't begin to imagine a fussy baby on top of caring for twin two year olds!

Tanner also lifted his head and turned it side to side during tummy time on Jan 12th. And then shortly after on Jan 16th started grabbing onto mommy's clothes, his blankets, and anything within his reach.

He also rolled over from his tummy to back (two times) on Jan 26th! I thought this was way too early being that he wasn't even two months old but he did it more than once. He's working on rolling from back to front now at nearly three months old and is almost there but his arm keeps getting in his way.

He started following people with his head and followed Daddy for the first time by turning his head back and forth on Feb 2nd, just shy of two months old.

Two months:
The day Tanner turned two months old he started saying "agoo", and has since brought in a bunch of new sounds as he is discovering his voice. It's really sweet to listen to him "talk" to us while making eye contact.

He moved to size 6m sleepers and size 2 diapers at two months also. I'm wondering if he will be a big guy or will slow down at some point. He may catch up to Hayden and Claire in size faster than I'd anticipated. Then it'll look like we have triplets.

Tanner giggled for the first time at Claire (jumping up and landing on her bum on the couch cushion and saying ribbit like a frog) on Feb 10th. Claire adores her little brother and is always wanting to touch, hug and kiss him. She also likes to feed him his milk whenever she can.

The discovery of his hands was really cute. He would sit staring at his hand and moving it around trying to figure out what it was. I remember C&H doing the same, but that seems like a lifetime ago to me now.

Shortly after discovering his hands, Tanner started reaching out to touch his teddy bears face and now tries to touch every toy we put in front of him. He has even started pulling my hair and he has a strong grasp!

He has amazed us most though by pushing to stand on his feet while sitting down. He loves to stand up and smile at us. I remember Hayden standing up early but seem to recall it being more like three or four months old not two months! I certainly hope he doesn't walk super early! I'm hoping to keep my baby a baby for as long as possible.



Tanner at two months old