Genevieve Morgan | Two Months Old

Wow – time really does fly these days. Elle is officially 3 years old (her update to come soon) and Genevieve has been with us for two months! I’m so thankful for these sweet little girls. Just look at that cherub face! She’s angelic. Those smiling eyes get me every time. Life has gotten less crazy and we’re finding a good rhythm for our days. As long as she is near us and what we’re doing, she is very go-with-the flow and flexible. Just about everything is easier with her. I don’t know if it’s just because this is my second time or if she just isn’t as boisterous as Eleanora…probably a bit of both.

Weight: Not sure, but our scale reads around 10lbs. I’ll update after her appointment Thursday. She is in size 1 diapers as of about 2 weeks ago. Her chub is definitely coming in nicely.

Clothes: She has finally outgrown her newborn clothes, which is exactly what I said about Elle in her update at 2 months. She wears most of her sister’s old things, but I am LOVING the brand called L’OVED BABY this time around. It’s just about all I want to put her in. I can tell I’m much more minimalistic with Genevieve than I was with Eleanora. It’s totally pointless to put a newborn in dresses! Sweet, simple and soft onesies and rompers are the way to go for sure. I also think it might have to do with their differing personalities. Everything with Elle was flashier…colors and everything. With Evie I feel drawn to muted tones, softer pinks, muted blues, cream, gray and white. Maybe it’s her skin tone or the fact that it contrasts better with her dark hair. Idk? It’s so fun to try to get to know their personalities and see their unique differences.

Sleep: Genevieve started sleeping through the night about 2 weeks ago all on her own. We started off attempting the same schedule we did with Elle, but she has her own rhythm. We always had trouble getting Elle to go to sleep at night but Genevieve is ready to be out around 8-9 pm and we wake her for one last feeding around 9:30-10 pm. After that, she’s out until 6 am most nights! If she’s “off” it seems to be due to gas/ trying to poop. I can also put her in her crib at night or after a feeding in the morning with her AWAKE and she will go back to sleep pleasantly! (This is huge, so huge. E never would do that in a million years.) Sleep has been a breeze with her, seriously. I still get about the same amount of sleep as I did with E, since I don’t have any option of sleeping in ever or napping with 2 kids, but her night schedule is easy and predictable. I cannot express how thankful I am for that fact! She isn’t the best at napping in her room, but for the most part we stay busy with errands and adventures that she is kind of used to napping on the go. I’m trying to make sure afternoons are always consistent and make sure that rest is in her room. I love that she’s so great on-the-go, but so far both girls haven’t known much else! She took a 2 hour trip with me to the beach at 5 weeks and slept the whole way down and back. I am SO SO SO SO SO thankful the girls seems to love the car!

Eating: Little G loves to eat, just not so much from a bottle. But that is ok. I don’t have to worry about that too much right now. I think it’s more her personality to want to be close to me all the time. She likes to be held and wants to nurse for comfort often. I don’t mind nursing as much this time around, since it’s about the only times I sit down or get a rest during the day! Thankfully she doesn’t spit up hardly at all either! Hooray!

Mood: Little miss G seems to be pretty calm and laid back. So far E and G are night and day. E was always taking in everything about her surroundings and G seems to be drawn more to faces. If we are out she’s not looking around, she’s looking at me. E had to have her paci, G likes it sometimes. She doesn’t seem as picky about who is holding her either, as long as she is being held. Even her little cries are mostly whimpers, until she is REALLY hungry or has a bad gas pain. She seems to have more facial expressions than E did at this stage – but her only one one was wide-eyed just about! Genevieve does all the faces! Ha!

Loves/Doesn’t love: She LOVES her mommy, nursing, being near mommy, mommy’s singing, napping on mommy, etc…She doesn’t like being away from mommy so much…She loves the sound of the vacuum – it always manages to lull her to sleep! lol! Then again, she likes sleeping. She likes her sissy’s raspberry kisses. She DOES NOT like being put down when she’s awake. She hates being left in a room alone and prefers being held, always always. She loves getting a clean diaper – it makes her smile as soon as it’s on. She likes noises and will wake up if things are too quiet.

Things I want to remember: HER SMILE – gosh it melts me! She makes cute little breathing and squeaking noises. Again, just like with Elle I can’t manage to capture it. I love how she looks at her big sister when she wakes up in the morning.