The Adventures of Ellie and her Dogs: Two Months

Ellie turned two months old yesterday, September 14. We saw the pediatrician on Thursday for her two month check-up and first round of shots. She is 10 lbs, 4 oz (25th percentile), 21.5" long (50th percentile), and her head circumference is 38.5 (50th percentile). She's still just a little peanut. She did really well with her first shot, only crying for a few minutes.

This month has been super busy. We had a lot of visitors -- Aunt Ginny the Great, Aunt Katie and Uncle Chad, Grandma and Papa, Aunt Genevieve, and now Nana is here. (I still have to post about our visits with Grandma, Papa and Aunt Genevieve). Nursing is still not interesting to Ellie, but we have a pretty good system worked out. I pump every couple of hours and we bottle feed her. If she's really cranky or fussy Ellie will nurse, but otherwise, she has no interest. I have a pretty good supply in the freezer now, so I'm not worried about having enough milk when I go back to work.

Cousin Zach, Aunt Ginny, Jeff, Ellie, and Me

My c-section wound is still not healed. There are two deep wounds on either side of the incision, with the surface in between healed. Under the surface, however, is a tunnel where it has not been healed. I saw the wound specialist this week and we're getting more aggressive with the treatment. They packed the wound with foam and attach a tube to the foam. The tube leads to a wound vac which uses negative pressure to constantly remove the drainage and promote healthy cell growth. When my nurse came to the house to change the dressings (which hurt more than childbirth!) she was pleased to see that she could see the bottom of the side wounds (I've had the same nurse for the past 6 weeks, so she's been looking at it for a while). This was the most progress we've made, so it's promising. I'm hoping to only have to use the wound vac for a week or two.

Here are some of the highlights from this month:

Ellie is an expert at holding up her head
She can push herself up to 45 degrees
Kisses make her smile, especially kisses on the lips
She can track things with her eyes, and often watches as Jeff or I leave the room or come toward her
She loves to watch the ceiling fans

We're just now starting to teach Ellie to sleep in her own bed. She sleeps in her pack and play in our room, but we're trying to move her to her crib, at least for nap time. She only wants to fall asleep if someone is holding her, so we're also trying to get her to go to sleep on her own. The doctor recommended we put her down, let her cry for 5 minutes, calm her down and then put her back down. She is not a fan of this and it usually takes three or four tries before she'll fall asleep.

We are really enjoying Ellie and can't wait to see what she does next. My mom came to help us while I'm healing. I'm really grateful that she's here, as I cannot move as well as I should be able to due to the wound in my lower abdomen. Leslie, David and Drake are coming to visit next weekend (Ellie is super excited to meet her cousin Drake!), and hopefully my dad will be able to make it too.

Here are some pictures from this month: