Tobias is 2 months old!

Well, our relatively “predictable” newborn followed suit in his second month, unfortunately his predictable pattern included lots of screaming. Poor thing would wake out of sleep almost exactly 2 hours after nursing screaming at the top of his little lungs. It truly is amazing the volume an infant can create. In fact, I read in Baby Talk this month, “The average newborn shrill measures 110 decibels, more than the sound pressure generated by a passing freight train or a jackhammer.” I believe it!!! It has been a trying time. It’s so difficult to console him and so hard as a mother feeling unable to take the pain away from your child. After exhausting all of the "tricks", I hit a point of desperation and decided to take him to the doctor’s 3 days before his scheduled 2 month visit. She put him on Zantac for reflux which has greatly improved the situation. He still has his moments but thankfully the intensity and frequency has diminished. I hope and pray he grows out of this soon.

I love how babies look when they just get out of the bath.


Noone is quite sure who Tobe looks like... Here are photos of him and my brother John as a baby. See a resemblance?




Our friends Jen & Ryan sent Tobi this Redskins outfit for the big Skins/Giants game. Mark almost hyperventilated when I put it on him and required that he also have some sort of NY apparel on. This is what resulted...




Since the moments are few and far between I cherish being able to catch my sleeping little boy. He looks so incredibly peaceful in direct contrast to his painful, red-faced grimace when he has these painful screams.



On a positive note, Toby LOVES music. We sing to him in a high-pitched voice which elicits a smile every time. :) He also coos in response to our melodies. It’s quite entertaining to hear daddy belt out “Twinkle Twinkle” in falsetto. Tobe has “found his hands” and keeps himself entertained by waving them and watching them fly. We also found he enjoys rocking and swinging. He was quite content watching a dangling Pooh while swinging high while mommy showered.

Tobias had a wonderful 2 month doctor’s appointment. He continues to be in the 50th %tile for weight at 11 1/2 lbs. (This is so crazy for me having such a small first baby). He handled 3 shots as good as a newborn can – fell asleep immediately after getting dressed. The doctor is keeping an eye on his belly button – he thinks there may be an abnormality, but nothing to be too concerned about right now. We praise God for His amazing gift of this healthy little life.



CHEESE! See, he does smile sometimes! :)