Baby Marcus is 2 months old
At 2 months, he weighs about 6 kg and is almost double his birth weight
He is still very much on his 2 hours feeding schedule
however, he is able to stretch his feeding time to 4 hours if he is in deep sleep
This usually happens if he is
- in his car seat in the car and the car is moving
- in his car seat in the stroller and the stroller is moving
- in the night
So far, he drinks from the bottle and from me
We let him try formula just so that he won’t end up like his brother who drinks NOTHING but breastmilk
He rejects the pacifier and has discovered his fist
We were hoping that he will eventually learn to soothe himself by feasting on his fist
Marcus makes all sorts of noise when trying to poo
We suspect he is as colicky as his brother
Because he is breastfed, he poos a lot and I mean A LOT, many times we end up having to bath him because the diaper leaked !
He is happiest in the morning
Usually cranky in the afternoon and evening
He is still unable to sleep through the night but he seem to be able to differentiate between day and night
He wakes up once or twice for his feed at night but is able to go back to sleep faster than in the day
He has rather strong neck muscle for a newborn
We suspect it is due to the amount of beef I consumed when I was pregnant with him
At less than a week old, he was able to push his head up and turn it when he was put on his tummy
One of his favourite sleeping position is tummy down position and because of his strong neck muscle we are quite comfortable putting him in this position
He loves to kick and locks his knee when you hold him upright, as if trying to stand
He loves to bath and the sound of splashing water calms him down
Unlike his elder brother, Marcus likes to smile
He likes to be near people
He smiles when you look into his eyes and talk to him
He smiles when he gets a diaper change
This little chap has kept our family busy lately
Before I had him, I couldn’t imagine life with another baby who looks like Malcolm
Now, I realized that no matter how much he may resemble his elder brother
He is every bit himself
Specially Uniquely Him
and he is just sooo adorably cute
and I can’t imagine life without him
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lovely Marcus. enjoying myself reading and scrolling my mouse doen to read his face expressions. i guess mummy is doing a wonderful job on him:).
keep up the good work.
Rachel : hey pc, am glad that I didn’t bore u. Amazing how fast they can grow
Marcus so cute!
Please update more on how you take care of Marcus, I will like to learn from you!
Rachel : hey shirley, noted! will try to share some of my struggles in handling the baby
Cute pictures! Anyway, Iva and many of the breastfed babies that I’ve heard from their mommies reject the pacifier from day 1. Best advice I learnt was to introduce a blankie or lovey slowly. At 3 months, she threw it over the cot, disliking it. Then slowly she got used to the cow-face of her blankie and now that IS her pacifier. My opinion is that excessive pacifier use leads to thoo-thoo lips (fishlips) so don’t fret. I’m so happy for you! He looks like a happy baby. Iva was also a happy baby then…
oh, he’s lovely ! Love his smiles!!!
A strong neck makes the baby so much easier to handle! Beef huh…
Rachel : hey Ann, thanks! and yes! I ate mainly beef while we were in Paris, perhaps u can try taking more beef to confirm the theory ?!
Marcus is soooo cute and smiley!!! He’s got really pretty eyes!
Rachel : Hey Angelia, thanks! definitely not my cheena eyes! I keep saying he looks abit Malay !
His development is great! He is definitely a people-person… *wink*
Love that last picture lots!!
Rachel : hey thank Angeline, he dislikes being left alone…so someone has to be looking at him, talking to him…I end up pushing him in his car seat around the house to keep myself within his sight
Marcus looks like such a happy baby and he is so adorable
Rachel : hey rachel, thanks…and his happy smile is contagious…makes me smile too