2 Month Wellness Check

Grace had her 2 month wellness check the day after Valentine's Day (I know I am getting behind with these posts. I just wanted to make sure to include this one for our family's records)  The doctor says she's doing great! She weighs just over 10 lbs and is 22" long!

• We're still supposed to put Grace to bed on her back, but if she flips over we can leave her on her stomach. Prior to 2 months babies need to sleep on their backs to decreases the risk of SIDS, unless the pediatrician says otherwise.
• Now is the time where Grace will learn sleep behavior association.We need to start working on her bedtime routine, putting her to bed when she's sleepy but still awake, start weaning her off depending on the 5 S's from The Happiest Baby on the Block (swaddling, shhhhing, swinging, side, and sucking). Side note: I'm currently reading Healthy Sleep Habits; Healthy Child by: Marc Weissbluth. He is a pediatrician with thirty-five years of experience and founded the original Sleep Disorders Center at Chicago's Children's Memorial Hospital.
• We should start keeping one arm and hand unwrapped while she sleeps so she can self-sooth and put herself back to sleep by sucking on her hand instead of a pacifier. I tried this the first night and her hand was so cold when she woke up! :( I'm still undecided on this because I feel like I'm encouraging Grace to be a thumb sucker.
• It's no longer an emergency if Grace gets a fever!!! Before, if she was to get a fever it was an automatic spinal tap. That's why parents of newborns are so crazy about germs, taking the little ones out in public, avoiding other kids, etc. 
• She got her first round of vaccines. I left the room, but Michael stayed to calm her down after she received her shots and was screaming bloody murder! :(

Next wellness check isn't until 4 months...