Q's world at two months (in words)

(Warning: Lengthy post. Since I have yet to scrap a page about our not-so-new addition, all the detail will hopefully jog my memory when the urge returns.)

What's this little guy like at two months?

• He is a smiley, happy baby, for the most part.
• He is very alert.
• He was a spitting image of his dad at first, but now people have started to say he is a mixture.
• He follows us around the room (with his eyes, of course) and responds to sound.
• He holds his head up for a little bit, and has surprisingly done that from the start.
• He has just started mimicing us when we stick out our tongues. (A ridiculous spectacle really.)
• He coos a lot and even growled this week (accidently I suspect).
• He discovered a hanging toy today and learned to hit it.
• He is content for a little while under his play gym.
• He sneezes in sets of two.
• He has eyelashes to die for.
• He loves to be read to and seems to be really interested.
• He likes my tape of German kiddie songs, but possibly not as much as I do! (ETA: It's already getting warped. I have to find someone who still has a double cassette player so I can make some back ups STAT.)
• His favorite song seems to be "Head, shoulders, knees, and toes".
• He discovered the family photos that are hanging over the change table this week. It's cute--he smiles at and "talks" to them, but he can only see the two on the bottom, so I will have to rotate them, otherwise he will only become familiar with the V's and the A's!
• He is a dribble Fritz and has had to start wearing bibs recently.
• He weighs in at a healthy 5.38 kg.
• He is gaining more than average after a very slow start.
• He is tall, but I haven't measured him lately. Suffice it to say, he is already the length of his bath tub.
• He is suffering from reflux (like most babies), but fortunately not a serious case and by taking a few measures we are able to control it. (ETA: At nine-and-a-half weeks he seems fine, although he spills more than the average Joe I suspect.)
• He has his fair share of stomach aches (that of course break my heart), especially in the early morning hours, sometimes for as long as 4 hours, but as we found out this morning, gripe water works brilliantly. (ETA: It may have been the red beans and rice on the menu all last week!)
• He is a breeze to wind during the day, but it's impossible at night, hence the stomach aches probably???
• He likes to be "worn" in a sling or a front pack.
• He does "the Ray Charles" when he gets tired, along with all the other tired signs (like yawning, scrunching up his face, grizzling, rubbing his eyes, and making jerky movements).
• He is a co-sleeper, for now at least.
• He is good about settling himself into his first sleep at night.
• He still wakes frequently during the night.
• He is getting better about daytime naps, but sadly still loves to cat nap. If he is held, "worn", or on the move he'll sleep a good 2-4 hours easily though.
• He loves to cuddle and be held.
• He loves to be on the move, whether in the car seat or the pram.
• He digs bathtime.
• He's had two showers and loves those too.
• He just started getting an evening massage (must be nice), but I've only learned the legs so far.
• He doesn't like the sun in his eyes, but then who does?
• He gets angry at his dummy (pacifier) and whips it out of his mouth when it isn't doing it for him.
• He gets pretty warm, like his dad, but his hands are often ice cold.
• He likes shopping, very unlike his dad, and he just sleeps.
• He still fits in a few newborn things, tops but not bottoms.
• He is primarily wearing 000 (0-3 months) clothing, but at this rate, he'll be into his 00 (3-6 months) stuff in no time.
• He has just outgrown my favorite woolen jumper (wool sweater).
• He seemed to pet Berkley for the first time this week. Otherwise he isn't phased by the pups.
• He is feeding better and better all the time, although that has been the hardest part by far.
• He is becoming more and more predictable all the time, but then there are plenty of days that just throw us for a serious loop.

And now he is hungry and ready for a feed. What's new?