Two month update

Marie turned two months old yesterday! Time is going by quickly.

Vomit story of the month:
Three weeks ago, I was nursing Marie in bed when she unlatched and promptly threw up all over herself and me. While I was frantically instructing Jacob to get some burp rags so we could clean up the mess, Marie blinked once and then began eating again. Priorities. On a happier note, that has been the last time she's thrown up! I may be jinxing ourselves by saying this, but I think that phase has passed. 

Poop story of the month:
Two Sundays ago, I was holding Marie on my lap during Relief Society. She then proceeded to poop out the side of her diaper, miraculously leaving her own outfit unscathed, but leaving an unsightly puddle in the folds of my skirt. My visiting teacher was sitting next to me and ran to get some more wipes from her husband, while I used the wipes I had to mop up the mess. Once I was confident enough that I wouldn't drip upon standing, I took her to the bathroom to change her diaper. I came back to Relief Society, sat down, and no fewer than two minutes later, Marie pooped again. Loudly. At that point, all I could say was "Seriously?!" and start laughing. My face was pretty red, though! Let's just say I didn't get much out of that lesson.

Milestones:
-After sleeping terribly the first week I went back to work, Marie redeemed herself by sleeping much better the following week. And last week she slept for a five hour stretch between feedings two nights in a row! Too bad I still had to get up a good 45 minutes before she woke up, so I couldn't fully appreciate it. 
- She can hold and shake a rattle for a whopping ten seconds or so at a time, though she doesn't seem to realize that the rattle even exists. 
-On the other hand, she has discovered the mobile on her swing. We can stick her in the swing, and without even turning it on, she'll stare up at the mobile and smile and coo. 
-We've cut baths down from twice a week to once a week, since she doesn't seem to spit up in her hair nearly as frequently as she used to. Glory be!
-Speaking of baths, one day as we were getting ready to give her a bath, she rolled from her back to her side and stayed there for a few moments. When gravity overcame her and she rolled to her back again, she started crying -- must have been startling!
-After stretching out her newborn onesies, we finally moved her up to 0-3 month clothes. She screams much less during clothing changes now. I'm sure the correlation is coincidental.
-She's started arching her back periodically.
-She has also developed a case of cradle cap, which her hair usually hides unless I go hunting for scales that then flake off in her hair. I should probably just leave it alone.

Current likes: Snuggling, looking at her mobile in her swing, listening to Disney music and church hymns.

Current dislikes: Getting saline drops put in her nose, tummy time (though she tolerates it on occasion), being left in her swing or rocker for what she deems too long while she's awake.

Nicknames:
Pooping Queen
Sweet Girl


Other odds and ends:
-I'm not sure how much she eats when I feed her, but she's recently started downing 5 oz bottles in a single feeding.
-It only takes around half an hour to feed her at night, instead of an hour, so that's pretty glorious. 
-She still doesn't have much interest in books, but not for lack of trying on my part.  
-Marie still just falls asleep whenever she pleases. Which on the one hand is nice, because at least during the day we don't have to rock her to sleep or anything like that. On the other hand, it would be nice to have some consistency (and try to figure out a bedtime). Once I get out of school this Friday, we'll work on troubleshooting her sleeping schedule.
-The jury is still out on whether she'll end up blonde or brunette. Her hair is definitely getting lighter, but the overall effect is still brown at this point.
-I kind of can't believe how big she's gotten. We have her two-month appointment on Tuesday, so we'll see how long and heavy she is then. I wouldn't be surprised if she's nearly doubled her birthweight. (For those of you keeping track at home, she was 6.5 pounds when she was born, and I'm guessing she's at least 11 or 12 pounds now.)

ETA:
Weight: 11 pounds, 10 ounces (50th percentile)
Length: 21.75 inches (20th percentile)
Head circumference: 38.7 centimeters (50th percentile)

Also, she was NOT a fan of the shots (which of course, made me cry too), but after nursing she calmed down and now she's sleeping them off. Fingers crossed she doesn't get super fussy tonight.