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During this month, your baby will smile, laugh and make many different kinds of noises. Talk to your baby and encourage him to continue making sounds. When you place your baby on his chest, he can lift his head and chest up. Give your baby a variety of toys that make different sounds, have different textures and light up. All of this will help to develop his senses.

Most babies will spit up at some point or another because of overfeeding or the lack of a mature digestive system. This is very common and is usually not a cause for concern. As long as your child is growing properly and the spit up does not cause him to choke, he is probably fine. More than likely, the spitting up will improve as your baby gets older.

Soon your baby will be rolling over, so it is time to start thinking safety! Avoid leaving your baby on changing tables, couches, countertops and other surfaces unattended. You never know when she will decide to roll for the first the first time.

Until your baby is four to six months old, there is no need to supplement his diet with water, juice or cereal. Some parents are tempted to put cereal into a baby's bottle to help them sleep longer-this is not recommended. Babies get all of the nutrition they need from breast milk or infant formula. Your baby has probably settled into more of a predictable feeding pattern. Most babies will drink about 5-6 ounces of formula or breast milk every 3-4 hours. Avoid giving your baby a bottle in his crib and do not prop the bottle while you are feeding him.

Because all babies have different temperaments, it should be understood that some babies are fussier than others. While some babies are quiet, calm and content most of the time, others are not. Some babies get fussy and aggrevated very easily and need more nurturing from their caregivers. If you use a pacifier, try to limit the amount of time you give it to your baby. Give it to your baby when he needs it for comort and avoid giving it to him when he is not fussy. Never hang the pacifier from his neck to avoid strangulation.

Your baby will learn from you and his environment. Make your baby feel secure and loved by responding to his needs promptly. This will help your baby build trust in you. Never yell, shake or hit your baby--even if you do get frustrated or upset. Doing so can seriously harm your baby and decrease the trust that he has in you.

Developmental Milestones 2 Months Old

Physical

• Jerky movements are almost gone. Smoother circular movements have taken place of the jerky movements.
• Your baby can grasp objects voluntarily
• Eyes are more coordinated and your baby can see various colors

Intellectual

• Your baby will smile at you this month!
• Prefers objects with more complicated designs, colors and shapes
• Some babies will sleep through the night,but not most
• Most babies will sleep for longer stretches at night

Emotional

• Your baby will smile when he is happy
• Your baby will show preferences for people he knows
• Babies like to be held and comforted. Babies need to feel safe in order to deveop a sense of security.

Age Appropriate Toys

• Rattles
• Balls
• Colored toys
• Mirrors
• Mobiles
• Playgyms
• Books
• Musical toys
• Lighted toys

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kitty79 - Saturday, 11 Feb
Yay!!! I still have money left on my Children's Place gift card!!!

rachie83 - Saturday, 11 Feb
I went to The Children's Place today which is a really cute baby clothing store here and got so much stuff for Karlee and paid $63 I got 10 shirts, 3 footed pj's, jeans, and a pair of dress shoes! They are having a huge sale! For you ladies that dont have one near you should go online to www.childrensplace.com they were having a $2.99 sale!

kitty79 - Saturday, 11 Feb
Erin... I wish I was that laid back. In my eyes you are lucky to think that way, feel like that. I know a couple friends who were like that and I totally feel like they had a good attitude.

kitty79 - Saturday, 11 Feb
I think I'm gonna join weight watchers. I want to lose weight and be healthier. I seem to work better on a plan though. With tools to help. I lost all preggo weight but need to lose weight still. I am thinking of getting preggo in a year and would love to do so at a healthier weight. I should lose 100 pounds according to healthy weight charts for my weight but I'd be happy with 50 pounds. That would put me where I was before things got really bad with my ex husband. But I'm gonna take my goals 1 pound at a time and see what happens. Hubby needs to lose too. We need to be better for Nicky. I'm also trying to do yoga again. It's lighter and seems easier on my aches.... ill build from there.

kitty79 - Saturday, 11 Feb
Happy anniversary number 1!!! Have fun! I tried figuring out what he's planning for tomorrow but no go.... but ido know his parents are watching Nicky for us and that they actually helped with surprise and I need to dress up nice. So I'm excited.

erin1023 - Saturday, 11 Feb
Happy Anniversary ladies!!....Hubby and I just talked about the other day how this time last year is when we conceived!! I can't believe its been that long since I got pregnant!!!.....and I feel like such a weird first time mom...I hear of so many 1st time parents being so worried and everything...I mean, all parents worry but I just feel weird that Dakota has already slept overnight at his grandma's twice! I mean, I wouldnt trust him with any1 else but at least with my mom!....Besides the week or so we were thrown off because of his bad acid he has basically been in his own crib in his room at night since a month old! and we use bumpers and I had even contemplating letting him sleep on his tummy because of the risk of choking with the acid, but now that we have the gagging episodes more controlled I haven't had to do that...I just feel weird that I don't worry about those things lol...

number1bubs - Saturday, 11 Feb
Kitty: Happy Anniversary. It's our 1st anniversary tomorrow, also. Have a fabulous time. We're heading out for dinner, dancing and yes drinks on me. Tomorrow we're doing the surprise thing on Mike. I'm sure he's up to something interesting, but, haven't figured it ou yet. Dad is on babysitting duty tonight and most of tomorrow. We are an intergenerational household so we're all spending as much time with Gray as possible. We are interchangeable as far as Gray is concerned. He has three caregivers. My only up on the guys is a set of breasts full of fresh milk. You sound like you're in a better place than a week ago. I'm very, very happy for you. Keep on working at it and you'll be aok. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY !!!

kitty79 - Saturday, 11 Feb
So tonight my mom is watching Nicky for a few hours while hubby and I go out. Tomorrow is our 1 year wedding anniversary. ;) Tomorrow night hubby is taking me out on a surprise. Tonight is me taking him out. Tonight he gets to see Star Wars Ep 1 in 3D. I kinda wanted to stay in with Nicky all weekend since I go back to work on Tuesday but since this weekend is VDay celebration and anniversary celebration we decided to go out. ****Oh how I dont want to go back to work on Tuesday. But we cant give up my benefits through work unless hubby gets a better job with better insurance. Money wise we would make due with one income but the benefits are needed and hubby makes just slightly too much for any of the government offered plans in Illinois. Oh well... I have to do this because its the best for us all.. plus now that we are thinking of maybe getting preggers again next year I would like to keep these benefits for that. Benefits like mine are not too easy to come by in Chicago. I am a little afraid though on how its gonna go. I read that at 2 months babies dont experience attachment or anxiety at seperation... but lately it seems like Nicky does...When I leave him he gets really fussy for whoever watches him (daddy, gram, gramps, auntie) until I (mommy) comes back and then he is all smiles. We tried it at different times at different places and he acts same. He wants mommy. So I am worried that this first couple weeks will be hard on grandma and grandpa.. but another part of me also worries that he will become attached to them now and not want mommy. I am conflicted, lol. ***I am feeling much better lately about the whole SIDS thing by the way. I still am having him stay in our room for first 6 months... but I am not feeling as obsessed and have been able to put him in the crib for naps and actually let myself go in other room and do stuff. I havent talked to doctor yet... I have appt Thursday actually.. but I think I might not need anything after all maybe I just needed time and talking to moms more. I heard from friends that the anziety never completely goes away that I will fear it a little always.. but that I just need to do what makes me feel comfortable and then trust in God. so that is what I have been doing. I feel a lot better. I still have to do what I feel is needed (following the AAP guidelines of sleeping in room until 6 months, use no bumpers, sleep on back) but I also just put my trust and faith in God that he will allow my miracle baby to stay with me. I was even able to have some alone time with the hubby the other night while Nicky napped in his room. Progress. Like I told hubby, he cant (we cant) expect me to be complete relaxed overnight but these babysteps help. ***I now laugh at my theory that I had during pregnancy that things would be better after the baby and I wouldnt worry so much. HAHAHA. its not more worry or less worry but its different worry and it never will end, I know that now.

kitty79 - Saturday, 11 Feb
Overnight- still not ready for that. I can leave him for a few hours... but mama can't go overnight yet. Maybe in another month ill try. Give Hubby and I a night.

kitty79 - Saturday, 11 Feb
Nails... Nickys grows fast. We are afraid to clip so mil was with safety slippers but this last time she got skin and was so traumatized that she hurt her grandson that she won't do it again. Hubby did them once and feelsmore comfy. I'm still too nervous. If I Had to I would use file or chew them. Never thought chew until hubbys untold me that's what she used to do.

xolilangel785 - Saturday, 11 Feb
Hi Haze!! Was wondering where you were.. I'm not on facebook much either so I'm glad some people have stuck around here =) Damien has slept overnight at his grandmom's once and we will probably do it again within the next few weekends but I would never leave him with someone I wouldn't trust. I would only ever let him stay overnight at his either of his grandmom's or my SO's aunt who keeps bugging for him to sleep over lol. I'm glad you brought up about cutting nails.. I haven't done it yet and I'm really nervous too.. some people say to file but I think that would take too long.. I tried it a few times and he got bored quick.. but I need to do something because he keeps scratching his poor face at night =( are the safety clippers good to use? Do they come with the magnify glass? Also, I believe you are referring to a debit card.. which is considered debit when used with a pin number or credit when you usually have to sign but either way would come right out of your checking account.

number1bubs - Saturday, 11 Feb
Haze: I left Gray at 10 days for my surgery. I didn't see him for 5 days post surgery.

rosababy3 - Saturday, 11 Feb
Haze!! Good to hear from u! Do u know y u got booted? I hope it doesn't happen to me. Julianna's carseat insert has the top part for the head and a bottom part for her body. We had to remove the top about 3 weeks ago cuz it was so snug and she has so much hair that it was making her sweat profusely and leaving ugly sweat stains on the insert. We left the bottom part on tho and that works great for her.

number1bubs - Saturday, 11 Feb
Haze: I figured you had run off and joined the Facebook gang or you had gone off on a walkabout. Hehe Glad to see you are still conversing with us non face bookers. That's Rachie and myself. Gray's nails seem to grow overnight. I'm cutting them once a week and filing a couple of times a week. As for debit cards. I don't go there use only credit and pay them off once a month. I've been through ID theft and I'm never going that route again. Glad to see you are still talking with us. Thought maybe we were getting too boring. Lol. By the way I've been trying to post an update to my profile and am having a b..ch of a time. Hope I don't wind up in profile nowheresville, also. Alex

erin1023 - Saturday, 11 Feb
Welcome back Haze! I was wondering why I was getting friend requests from people I didnt know! lol....we cut our LO's nails with clippers and it has to be done at LEAST once a week as well or he is scratching himself AND mommy!!....I felt so bad last time though, maybe I should chew them off lol....I used the safety clippers but somehow he moved and I still managed to pinch his poor little finger in the clpper!...it wasnt bad, just looked like a blood blister under the skin from being pinched but he hated me for the day :( ...and we have already left our LO overnight twice...once like 2 weeks after he was born because we didnt know at the time he had reflux and colic and the 3 hours a night of screaming was driving us crazy so my mom gave us a break to get some sleep!...then the 2nd time was because my brother is in a band and he wanted us to see him sing so my mom kept LO while we went to his show!

cpineapple2 - Saturday, 11 Feb
Hey haze! The facebook group is NOVEMBER 2011 MOMS. Make sure to use caps when searching for it. When using plastic, without a PIN, its credit. With a PIN its debit. Even if the card is associated with a checking account. (That's how we do it in Wisconsin. It may be different as you.move thru the country) I do cut finger nails on both boys once a week. Any longer and they both have talons!

.infinite.alphabet. - Saturday, 11 Feb
Oh, okay. One more thing. When are you guys leaving your bubs overnight? Or have you already? Next weekend is the first night (well actually two) I will be away from Imoen. I'm going camping with my bestest buddy in the whole wide world. We've been planning this camping trip since I was about 3 months pregnant and I KNOW my partner is utterly capable and perfectly willing to be a 'sole parent' for the weekend (there is no phone reception where we're camping), but I'm still feeling a little sad. Maybe because I know Imoen won't even recognise I've gone away . . . though I think my 21mo might be a handful as he's suddenly decided to become possessive of me. :S

.infinite.alphabet. - Saturday, 11 Feb
One more thing before I accept I'm clogging the forum (I shan't accept it unti; I have posed this other question for you all :D) - how often do you have to chop your LO's nails? Imoen has my nails, the lucky blighter. They grow super-fast and are the 'perfect' shape (long nail beds) and we have to cut them at LEAST once a week. Seriously, she looks like a ghetto baby with her long nails. Haha! Of course, they're only teeny-tiny fingers, but about a week after cutting them, there's probably about 3mm (or 0.1 inch, which doesn't sound so impressive) and we have to cut them again - oh, and do you cut them with safety nail clippers, or chew them off? I always cut them with the clippers, but my MIL asked with my 21mo if we chewed them off (he also has fast-growing nails) because that's what she used to do - honestly, that had never occurred to me, but I'm sticking with the clippers. :D

.infinite.alphabet. - Saturday, 11 Feb
So, for me, because I know you're all dying to know what's been going on in my life over the past eight days, is that my 21mo got a fever and conjunctivitis, shook his fever but not the conjunctivitis, got the fever back again, shook the fever again, but still has conjunctivitis. My partner and I are sturdily working on the playroom, which is being built on one of our verandahs (stay tuned for those pics - once it's done, I'll put up a blog with progressive photos - and I know you're all aching to see them! Don't ache on my account, for they will be shown!) and I've been hardcore shopping for contents for Busy Boxes (containers which may hold paper and the following: safety scissors, bingo blotters, paint pens, stickers, texta rollers, paintbrushes and paint, eyeballs and glue, you know, all the crafty crap that keeps toddlers entertained for at least five minutes :P) and a whole poop-load of dress-up items and was charged three times by one shop, which put one of our accounts into debit. Hey, here's a question for all you American folk - what do you call EFTPOS? When you pay by card (not credit card) for goods? EFTPOS stands for Electronic Funds Transfer at Point Of Sale. Ack. I'm rambling now. I think I may have had too much cider . . . and wine. :P Don't judge me. :P

.infinite.alphabet. - Saturday, 11 Feb
What is the facebook page? When I was booted, I tried looking for it, but all my endeavours counted for nothing. Anyone want to add me? I'm Bindi Page and my profile pic is of my beautiful smiling daughter. Still sounds odd, even after three months. I have a daughter . . . :D I'm used to only having sons. Oh, and even though I'm the FARTHEST thing from girly, I have succumbed to all the girly things involved with having a daughter. I am yet to purchase anything pink for Imoen (I HATE pink - it is by far my least favourite colour), but we have clothes others have given us which are pink and I have accepted it enough to dress her in pink. Okay, that's really as far as I have succumbed . . . :P

.infinite.alphabet. - Saturday, 11 Feb
erin - our newborn insert is looking a little snug and I really have to dig around under Imoen to pull the straps out to buckle her in. I'm thinking it's nearly time to get rid of it. We bought our carseat secondhand (because we're paupers :P nah, we're just frugal - I coulda spent $300 on a new swanky carseat or $50 on the one we have, which is perfectly fine), but it didn't come with the comfy padded strap covers (or the insert - we used the insert from our 21mo's carseat which he obviously doesn't use anymore), so I have to get some of those padded thingies and then the insert gets packed away again.

.infinite.alphabet. - Saturday, 11 Feb
kitty - I told my GP after having my 21mo that I didn't want another caesarean, but did want another baby and she said 18 months from birth to birth, so the earliest you can start trying is when Nicky is 9 months, safely. BUT! Women have fallen pregnant earlier (like rosababy :D), so the best thing you can do is to ask your doctor because there is the possibility of extenuating circumstances. So, just as a rule of thumb, 9 months before safely trying for another for the average woman.

.infinite.alphabet. - Saturday, 11 Feb
Hey guys. I was hazebeyond, but my profile got booted a week ago. >:( I have some catching up to do Did you all miss me terribly? Were you just hanging on by a quivering thread in my absence? Well, hang no more, for I have returned. :P

erin1023 - Friday, 10 Feb
I already have the carseat strap things and they don't really help...maybe I will try again as he does have better head control now...I think before it was just that he didn't really try to control his head so he let it bounce around with the bumps! lol now that he is doing better with that maybe it will go better...I HATE how cramped he looks in the thing so it really needs to go ASAP....his head having a hard time goin back may also be a result of the winter cover on his seat as well...maybe he will do better when it gets a little warmer..or maybe I will just use a blanket instead of the stupid cover...it is always getting in the way anyways!

brandi468 - Friday, 10 Feb
Erin... I took mine out two weeks ago. I bought those car seat straps. It keeps her head back while driving around.

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