2 months checkup

Little River achieved the same result with a little more on the length.

Weight: 11lb 4oz(Gained 5lb 8oz, exactly the same weight gain as April when she's 2 months old) Dr. praised little River almost double her birth weight.

Length: 22 1/4 inch(River is half inch longer than April @2months checkup)

Both weight and length are at 60 percentile. Overall, she's a healthy baby. The baby acne on her face seems to turn into a mild eczema, comes and goes away quickly. She has bowel movements 3 times a day which Dr. thinks that's normal and needs no concern.

Dr. gave River 3 shots and 1 oral vaccine. She handled the shots fairly well, just cried for couple seconds, once Mommy hold her tight she stopped crying right there. But the oral one, not so good, she spilled out some milk with it. We had no clue how much she swallowed.

All went well going home. Mommy gave River a nice bath, a feeding, an exercise then she fell asleep. Yet after the nap she suddenly broke out crying and it was non-stop for a good half an hour. This is the longest cry we've ever seen from little River! :( Grandpa and grandma were so broken hearted. She has been such a calm baby which made this cry exceptionally alarming to grandma. There was some swelling on her right thigh where 2 shots were administered but no sign of fever. Grandpa held River walking in circles for quite a while until River was tired of crying and fell asleep again. The swelling went away after the second nap and River returned to her normal self.

Lately, River is a chatty little blob who demands quite a bit of face-to-face time, mostly after feeding when she's in her best mood. She will reward us with her 10-thousands watts smile when we not only talk to her but also look into her eyes. Her cooing fills our days with endless joy. Yet she also starts to call for longer holding time when she's bored or sleepy, with the increasing weight on our arms, pain and soreness also increased proportionally.

River also starts to stretch her sleep at night a bit longer with the longest record of 7 hours, counting from beginning of one feeding to the second one. Yet there also nights she wasn't being consistent and threw Mommy 3 hours sets until dawn. Mommy shouldn't complain too much, it's a lot better than those nights with April when she's River's age.