And Just like that Branson is 2 months old! I can't believe how fast it's going by! Before I forget, I want to remember two of my favorite things about the newborn stage. 1) They have those adorably squishy cheeks that you can kiss all you want and they can't do anything about it, and 2) I love it when they start to look at you. I mean really look at you. When I'm holding him I can see Branson studying my face and it makes my heart leap with joy. "I'm your mommy!" I tell him. I hope he's happy with me. I hope Justin and I can do these boys justice and always remember what precious children of our Heavenly Father they are.
I hope our children know that we are not afraid to lay down the law and correct them when necessary, but that we do it for their benefit. We hope they will one day thank us for (hopefully) teaching them to be responsible, hard-working, considerate, helpful, and kind people. That they will forgive us for the times we fell short. And that they will know that no matter what, we will love them fiercely.
One to Two month comparison:
I wanted to capture some of his perfect little features ♥
One to Two month comparison:
And how cute are those lips?! Lots of people comment on his perfect little lips.
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Some things we're learning about Branson:
He is still a very chill and easy baby.
He still loves his car seat and riding in the car.
He likes his binky, but can't keep it in his darn mouth even if his life depended on it. This problem is especially rough in the middle of the night or when I don't particularly want to get up yet in the morning.
He still loves his car seat and riding in the car.
He likes his binky, but can't keep it in his darn mouth even if his life depended on it. This problem is especially rough in the middle of the night or when I don't particularly want to get up yet in the morning.
He is very active and has the strongest neck for a newborn I've ever seen. Seriously, most of the effort of burping him is just trying to keep him in the burping position because he's always pushing his legs against the couch and throwing his head back.
He loves bath time! He cried a bit the very first bath or two of his life, but now he doesn't make a peep. He doesn't even cry when getting out. And it's cold!
He seems to like being on his belly and often falls asleep best that way. If only we could let him sleep that way at night. Oh well. On a related note, he can't seem to decide if he likes sleeping at an incline or not. Sometimes he'll be a little fussy in his recliner so we'll lay him flat. Then later that same day he'll change his mind and fuss while lying flat, but is fine in the rocker.
He's already starting to watch what big brother Nolan is doing and it's adorable. I absolutely cannot wait until he really starts laughing and interacting more because I hope then Nolan will be able to have more fun and bond with him more.
Ok, those are all the good things. One problem I'm having though. Branson. Is that I looked back at the blog from when Nolan was two months old and he had already slept for 9 or 10 hours straight a few times by now. Let's get with the program Bran-man! haha.
Nolan is starting to accept the fact that Branson is here to stay so now their relationship has evolved into what I consider a typical sibling relationship. One where they fight and tease and don't want their siblings touching them or their toys, but if someone else teases or threatens to hurt their sibling, they close ranks, stick together, and defend each other no matter what. Obviously they're a bit too young for those scenarios, but to relate it to our situation -- Nolan doesn't usually want to kiss or hug Branson, gets upset when I lay him on his bed, and says things like, "I don' want baby Banson in my house!" But when Branson went to the doctor the other day for his 2 month checkup and we explained that Branson had to get shots and he would really need lots of snuggles, Nolan looked really concerned and kept sadly talking about how Baby Branson had to get shots. Then at the doctor's office I asked Nolan if he wanted to give Branson kisses before the doctor came in and he walked right over and gave him a kiss on the forehead. Then later when I was changing Branson's bum and Nolan saw the 3 bandaids on his legs he pointed and said, "Ohhhh," with a concerned look on his face. It was completely adorable and shows just how much Nolan really does love his little brother, even if he's still getting used to the idea.
Speaking of the doctor. Branson is almost 13 lbs already and is in the 75th percentile for weight, 30th for height, and was an absolute champ getting his shots. He only cried for about 2 seconds! Just like his brother at that age.
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Other cute things Nolan does for his brother is he will sometimes lay toys by him and say, "there you go."
And he's always volunteering to help us make Branson's bottle.
Speaking of the doctor. Branson is almost 13 lbs already and is in the 75th percentile for weight, 30th for height, and was an absolute champ getting his shots. He only cried for about 2 seconds! Just like his brother at that age.
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Other cute things Nolan does for his brother is he will sometimes lay toys by him and say, "there you go."
And he's always volunteering to help us make Branson's bottle.
Jeanni sent me this picture of putting the boys down for a nap. She said Nolan was NOT happy! ☺ I know anytime we lay Branson next to him he furrows his brow and pushes his hand at Branson like he wants to push him away, so we usually don't lay them down together. But I told Jeanni to keep it up, it's good for him haha!
He's just too adorable for words.
One of my favorite pictures so far. Justin's assistant at work got them these shirts at Disneyland. So sweet of her. Thanks Karla!
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