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Another fun month in the books with you my little worm. This month has been very tough with Drew and he's been beyond challenging (remember that post where I said we were hopefully done with the trying 3's?! uhhh..... NOPE) so your smiles are what keep me going. I hate admitting it, but if he's throwing a tantrum I just have to look at you and your gummy smile lowers my blood pressure and puts me at ease again. You're beginning to become ticklish and I love trying to find different ways to make you giggle.
Stats: (Again... we don't head to the doc until 6 months so this is our best 'at-home' estimate!)
Weight: 18lbs
Height: 26in
Sleep: So our pediatrician mentioned at your 4 month appointment that we should be starting to put you down drowsy and not fully asleep. Not completely cry-it-out just yet, but not fully asleep. We've been lazy in doing that A) because I love rocking you to sleep but B) it would probably take a ton longer each night. Soon enough though little lady! Either way, you normally sleep from around 8:30p until anywhere from 6a-8a. A couple nights a week you wake up in the middle of the night for a quick nursing session which momma doesn't mind.
Eat: Still 100% breastmilk and momma is quite proud of that! I LOVED the Holidays because I didn't have to see my pump for quite a few days!
Diapers: We're still about 90% cloth and 10% disposables. You're still wearing FuzziBunz size small but we need to be purchasing medium's soon!
Clothes: You are mostly in 9-12 month clothes except for a few 6month hoodies and shirts that still fit.
Talk: You still love to talk and the girls at your daycare mention how you're always having conversations with them. The giggles are more and more every week and I need to do a better job catching those on camera.
Other: You still use a pacifier, but only for naps and at nighttime. This month you found your toes and now are always trying to grab them when we change you. You're doing great with tummy time and kinda look as though you'd like to roll soon. No teeth yet which I'm thankful for! Gummy smiles are the BEST!
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Aaaaaaaand then we barfed.
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Awww so cute! Happy 5 months! Zoe is 9 months and we still rock her to sleep or she falls asleep while drinking her bottle at night. Hey whatever works!
ReplyDeleteThat last picture...hahahahahaha! She's precious :)
ReplyDeleteHappy 5 months, what a precious and happy girl!
ReplyDeleteShe's adorable!! And can the 3s end already?!
ReplyDeleteIf she's sleeping that well, I don't see the point in changing your routine. Just sayin'. And she is just the cutest!
ReplyDeleteHow in the world is she 5 months already?!? Our girls are growing way too fast! Ady is soooo super cute!!
ReplyDeleteShe's stinkin' beautiful and I LOOOOOVE the way you ended this post. HAHAHAHAHAH!
ReplyDelete5 months was my favorite "baby" age. And she is just THE CUTEST.
ReplyDeleteNo teeth = gummy smiles and NOT getting bit while nursing!!! :) Adorable as always!
ReplyDeleteHaha - I love the barf pic!
ReplyDeleteFWIW - we didn't start putting Stella down drowsy but awake before object permanence happened (usually around 6-7 months for most kids) and BOY did we regret it. She went from sleeping awesome to waking up every 45 minutes PISSED that she wasn't being rocked and/or nursed since that's what was happening when she fell asleep. It was bad... like, I was losing my mind bad, and we ended up doing CIO and I hated it.
With Harvey I started putting him down drowsy but awake about 5 months old, and he would settle himself to sleep within a couple of minutes, and we never hit those horrible times with object permanence b/c when he woke up he was in the same place as when he went to sleep (his quiet crib) so he would resettle himself without issue. I try to avoid parenting advice unless it's solicited b/c DAMN it's annoying, but that's one thing I wholeheartedly regret with Stella b/c it bit us in the butt so hard later. I hope Ady doesn't have that issue!
At any rate, it blows my mind that she is 5 months old already. Love that gummy smile!
Happy 5 months, cutie!
ReplyDeleteBarf and all!