Andromeda - Month 2!

Check this out - an on time post!  Andromeda started out the second month of her life while still in Florida.  Life was a lot of walks in the stroller with grandma and grandpa, gazing around on the play mat, getting reacquainted with her puppies once they got back from the dog trainer, trying out baby slings/carriers (she was very unfortunately not a fan...), starting to use a bottle (this one is kind of a crapshoot on whether she  likes it or not), and plenty more snuggles with family.  And the best part?  She started sleeping much longer stretches at night, much to my delight!  One night I got about 1.5 hours of sleep in 30 minute increments and the following night I somehow miraculously got 6 hours in a row - it was like a switch flipped and all of a sudden she was a champion sleeper!!

Not a huge fan of the boba wrap...

These two have a mutual girl crush

Some extra snuggles with Great Grandpa

Andromeda's first bottle from Daddy

Finally we loaded up the car and headed back to Houston in the middle of the month.  Andromeda did awesome on the ride home, she was eating more efficiently so our stops weren't as long and she even maintained her newly acquired excellent sleep habits in the hotel.

Scraping ice off of the car so we can go to Andi's 1 month dr. appointment

Upon returning home we were socked with our second snow/ice storm of the winter and so S got to stay home from work and hunker down with us.  We've been working on developing a loose schedule and establishing a new normal.  Andi's sleep habits have mostly improved - she usually goes to bed between 10-11 pm and wakes up sometime around 6-7 am to eat and then if it was closer to 6 am I try to get her back to sleep until 8ish.  She has been doing amazing with the sleeping thing for the most part, but of course we've hit some bumpy patches too.  She's gone through a few fussy/growth spurt periods where she won't go back to sleep after a 5 or 6 am wake up or where she wakes up throughout the night to feed.  We've gotten spoiled with the whole night sleep thing, so these blips are a little rough on us. Andromeda now also loves her mamaroo, prefers being held facing away from us so she can see all around her, and enjoys going on walks through the neighborhood with her puppies.

Andi loves the green frog on her play mat

Finally a fan of the mamaroo (which has been a lifesaver while I get washed up in the morning!)

Tummy time on mommy

Getting ready a walk with mommy, daddy, and her puppies

Andromeda's new skills this month include some pretty impressive beginning motor skills.  She has discovered her hands, of course she has mastered shoving said hands into her mouth, and at the end of the month she just started getting into grabbing.  She has successfully grabbed her toy keys a number of times, our fingers a few times, and these last few days the blankets that we cover her with in her car seat and rock and play.  Her neck and head control is getting way better and she is starting to make more noises too!

Making noises and "talking" with daddy

Daddy's plan is falling into place.  Step 1: grab keys. Complete! Step 2: drive!

Since getting home Andi has gotten to spend some more time with S's family.  She loves chilling with Uncle K when he comes to visit!  We've started trying to get social with our friends again too, but since Andromeda wants to eat about every 2 hours it somewhat limits us.  I've been trying to keep our outings close to home for now and they've been going well.  We've been to a housewarming party, two game nights, and two super bowl parties so far.  And we've also looked into daycare facilities for when I go back to work.  We're on the waitlist for the daycare at the space center, but until that opens up we needed a backup.  After looking at 5 different facilities we settled on one right around the corner from work with a large infant room.  She'll start going there in mid-March.

Chilling with Uncle K

Andromeda helping out at game night

Other than that, we're just enjoying our baby snuggles when she's actually willing to remain immobile (basically just when she's asleep...this kid likes to stay active!)

This was supposed to be tummy time, but wound up turning into nap time...

Sleeping in mommy's arms after staying up fussing all night.

Andi rounded our this month with a Dr. appointment where we learned she's just pushed past the 10 lb mark and has grown yet another inch!  Happy 2nd month Andromeda!