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Two Months

September 22, 2011 By Jenna 15 Comments

Baby Girl is two months old today. Has it really been two months since I was screaming “Give me a c-section!” in the delivery room as I was pushing her out? Memories.
What has Ellen been up to in her first two months out of the womb? Well, let me tell you.
Ellen has been growing like a weed. She doesn’t have a ton of chunk yet, but home girl is LONG. Like, really, really long. How did I end up with a long baby? I am too short for that.
She also is smiling, cooing (my favorite!) and drooling. I am so glad I have too many bibs!

My little monkey also has discovered her hands. She loves staring at them among other things: the white wall in our living room, the birds behind our bed, our bedroom window, and surprisingly, the TV. If we watch a movie at night, she is always craning her neck to see what’s on TV. We don’t let her watch TV, but she tries to sneak it. Defiant baby.
Ellen also recognizes our voices and follows us across the room (with her eyes…she’s not THAT advanced).
She is wearing 3 month clothing now that she is in cloth diapers. I didn’t want to put her in 3 months just yet, because technically she still fits in newborn and I am in denial that she is growing, but she has so much junk in her trunk now with her cloth diapers that she just doesn’t fit. Whatever. Her butt is still adorable.
I love the fact that she enjoys being set down for alone time now. I put her on her play mat next to some toys and she just coos away. Sometimes she even fusses to be put down. My little independent woman.
Finally, big props to Ellen for sleeping from 11:00pm until 4:30am almost every night. It’s a lot of work learning to do everything she did this month! I wish I could say I had something to do with this, but quite frankly, I don’t care how it happened. Just, thank you.
Ellen has been quite a few places and does well when we’re out. She goes back and forth to Metro-Detroit, goes to JoAnn Fabrics, grocery shopping, church, Ann Arbor, the mall, the doctor, and other places. 
I have a confession though, I have yet to make it out of the house with Ellen by myself. I have been out of the house alone (pump a bottle, Mike babysits), and I have been many places with her and Mike or my mom, but not just me and her. Honestly, I could, I am just nervous. It takes so much energy to get her ready and myself ready, and when we’re out, there is so much to juggle: car seat, stroller, diaper bag, carrier, my purse, shopping bags, etc. I don’t know how I will ever do it alone! I know what I need to do. I need to plan ahead the night before. Make our first few trips out alone small ones. Take it slow. Now I just need to do it.
How long was it before you felt comfortable taking your first born out alone?

If anyone has any tips, wisdom or encouraging words, please leave them in the comment section below. And, thank you!

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  1. Kat H says

    September 22, 2011 at 2:55 pm

    well with Sophia I couldn’t drive for 2+ weeks, but after that I took her out. Tom was working so being at home got boring real fast lol. Getting out of the house with 2 is a whole new story! But it doesn’t need to be stressful. If you pack the diaper bag the night before with an extra outfit and plenty of diapers you should be good to go! I think once you get out you’ll enjoy it :)

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  2. Jaclyn Wilton-Martindale says

    September 22, 2011 at 3:14 pm

    Thanks for sharing the video…she is too cute =))) Love you guys! xoxo

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  3. Kim says

    September 22, 2011 at 10:35 pm

    Wow 2 months already! love the video

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  4. Jen says

    September 23, 2011 at 12:15 am

    Oh this makes me smile! She’s so precious. I miss when Sullivan was that little, and now I’m tearing up. Awesome. Mostly I went to the mall when he was little. Lots of stuff to look at and the noise often helped him sleep, oddly enough. My going out tip is to always keep an emergency diaper stash in your car. We’ve had to use it on more than one occasion. And props to you for using cloth diapers. I would love to but our daycare prefers not to. Oh well. Have a great weekend!

    Jen

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  5. Jenna says

    September 23, 2011 at 12:56 am

    You know, I know a lot of people who keep a few cloth around the house and use disposable when they are out or at daycare. It might save you a few hundred just by doing that!

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  6. Marissa teslak says

    September 23, 2011 at 1:03 am

    Let’s see – I feel that it was a severe blank in the first few weeks, but for sure I was out of the house by three weeks and I think the first trips were just to moms (which is a disadvantage because that’s not a quick trip for you) but I do remember that those first times out, I planned them all around feeding/nap time. She would nap and I would get myself ready – pack up everything she needed, and be ready to walk about the door. Stroller always is in the car) When she woke up, I would feed her, change her, and put her in the car seat. in one hand goes the car seat, in the other hand diaper bag and purse. when i got to the place, i’d leave the diaper bag in the car – it’s only quick trip in the beginning. the less you carry the better! :)

    Good luck!

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  7. Jenni says

    September 23, 2011 at 2:24 am

    Cloth diapers definitely makes them wear a bigger size than they normally would! My dad found a onesie for Claire that says “Does this diaper make my butt look big?” Haha Gotta love it! :)

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  8. Jenna says

    September 23, 2011 at 2:28 am

    hehehe! I think I need one of those!

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  9. Patricia says

    September 23, 2011 at 3:42 pm

    I say just take advantage of your mom for as long as possible. I’m sure she loves it and doesn’t view it as taking advantage. Ellen is so precious!

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  10. the rookie years says

    September 23, 2011 at 5:53 pm

    So cute! I think I ended up having to go out solo about a month after my son was born, and you’re right, its really intimidating. My advice is to make baby steps! Somewhere easy the first time out, and then go from there. We went to the doc out of necessity for the first time, and then we went to the mall the second time, and just strolled around!

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  11. Jenna says

    September 23, 2011 at 7:01 pm

    I feel so accomplished! I found out my plates were expired so we went to the SOS, and then strolled arounf Target! Success!

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  12. Jenna says

    September 24, 2011 at 12:49 pm

    You know, you’re right. It would make it a whole lot easier if I knew she had all her needs met. That would buy me at least an hour!

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  13. Tiny Blue Lines says

    September 24, 2011 at 12:46 pm

    It’s all in the timing! Feed and change before you go and plan a short trip the first time, just in case. :) Before you know it, you’ll love just having the girls’ time! I have two girls now, and that can be daunting to take those munchkins grocery shopping alone–they gang up on me!

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  14. Suburban Turmoil says

    September 25, 2011 at 4:20 am

    She’s adorable! I remember not wanting to take my newborns out- I’m still shocked when I see women out with children who look like they’re MAYBE a week or two old. You’ll go out alone with her when it feels right! :)

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  15. Jenna says

    September 25, 2011 at 5:59 pm

    Thanks, Lindsay! You know, we actually made it out to Target. I went sans diaper bag to cut down on what I had to carry. Then I was assured that I couldn’t be out long and overdo it! Easy does it :) And, thank you for reading!

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