Melody Rose you are 5 MONTHS OLD! Such a Big Girl!! I am pretty late on your monthly post but I finally got it together! You are still the sweetie pie that I talk about all the time and still the most easy going baby I have EVER met. I will say the first 4 months we were really relaxed with your sleep schedule and let you nap in the swing during the day (you slept better that way if Addison was making noise). Well, at the beginning of 4 months you started to wake up a lot through the night- that was weird because you had started sleeping through the night pretty consistently. So, we decided to get serious and do all your naps at home and never in the car or swing. (You are now too big for your swing). We also started a few weeks ago with you napping in your very own room. You were still sleeping in the bassinet in our room at night. As of this week you have been moved to your room and things are pretty nice! We officially took the bassinet down and up went the treadmill- NICE. We have started the Ferber Method today to help you fall asleep on your own. Because of this method, Addison is a FABULOUS sleeper!
You still don't like the bottle but that's ok. You pretty much fight it if your Daddy tries to give you one here or there. You are still a wonderful nurser and only prefer that which is fine with me. I have a ton of frozen milk that I would hate to go to waste, so we will be trying to give you a night time bottle every once in a while.
You are sooo ready for some food! You have been very interested in watching us eat for the past month and basically beg us with your eyes. Bless your heart. I know we will start it around 6 months but we are just in no hurry whatsoever to begin this whole cereal thing. Funny how it is with the first child. We couldn't wait with Addison. We counted down the days and thought it would be sooo cool! It is just so easy to nurse you and there's really no process to it all- why mess up a good thing??? Don't worry, we will feed you:) You are wearing 6-9 month clothes. A lot of Addison's summer clothes are already fitting you (really good). Hopefully it will warm up real fast so we can get some use out of them before it is too late. We might have to get you a few new items because you seem to be growing faster than your sister at this stage!
You have found your feet and absolutely love them. You also like taking off your socks. You are still loving your swaddle (the miracle blanket) but we will be weaning you of that sucker in about a month. When you are in it you always sleep with one leg out. I always worry that your poor little leg is getting chilly and will sneak in late at night to tuck it back in. I LOVE those little soft, chunky legs!
You rolled back-to-belly on 2-5-11. You were 4 days shy of being 5 months. Now I will put you down and you just travel all over the room by rolling. I can tell you are thinking about crawling and will be trying it out pretty soon.
Have I mentioned that I love nursing you? You are so easy and sweet about it. I love how you always look for my finger and insist on holding it every time. But you don't just hold it, you are constantly taking it and tapping it against me.
We have pulled the exercauser out of the garage and gave it a good cleaning for you. I love having you girls so close in age because all of the baby equipment is still in good condition! We haven't had to buy anything!
You have found that your mouth can make the coolest sounds. You make raspberries all the time and it completely amuses you. You also get really excited when I make a buzzing sound like a bee or snort like a pig. These two things are guaranteed to make you smile and laugh. When you are laying down or when we hold you in the standing position you will repeatedly slap both of your arms on your sides- looks like you are trying to fly.
You got your first cold this past month. I'm pretty sure it was passed down from Addison since she had it around the same time. You got over it fine and all was well. You also are drooling a lot and constantly chewing on toys and our fingers. No teeth just yet! If you are anything like your sister, we won't be seeing any until you are almost 1!!!!
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| Chillin' in the Exercauser |
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| Miss Personality! |
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| I LOVE this hat! |
Addison has found a new love with styling hair. It all started with her second haircut. I would always tell her to," Be still." and everyone in the salon told her she, "Did great." Now, when I get out of the shower, she pulls my chair out for me and gets the comb and brush. Tells me to put conditioner in and then grabs a comb and helps me get the knots out. As she's doing this she says, "Hold still Mommy, you're doing GREAT!" Funny little girl. She also expects me to spray conditioner in her hair. Now with Matt- she loves watching him put in his hair gel. She's so fascinated that she will spit (a lot) in her hands and just rub it all over until her hair is one big mess! She usually does this while we are riding in the car and she always says ,"hair gel." I have to stop her after awhile because it just gets so out of hand.
She has started to write her letters. I am not sure if she means to or if she accidentally does something and then it ends up looking like a letter. But either way she will yell out what letter it is and sure enough it is right. Smart I tell ya. She has known her letters since she was 1 1/2 years old so I think it would be time for her to try and write them. I'm pretty positive she's a lefty- she use to use both but now the left side has really taken over!
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| Pretty french braid |
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| All bundled up! |
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