Monday, May 7, 2012

5 Months Old


Lindsay is 5 months old as of Saturday! I can't believe how fast time is flying with her! I can't believe next month she will be 1/2 a year! She's growing up too quickly! I think she is getting really fun though! On her 4 month birthday she rolled from her back to her tummy so over the last month she has practiced. She can easily flip from her tummy to back but is still working hard to conquer the back to tummy. She loves playing on her side though. She's also getting really good about twisting and turning and grabbing things! She is so flexible! I think she may be our little athlete/gymnast! She is really getting a personality too! She's oh so sweet! She has her moments when she's tired or hungry but for the most part she rolls with the punches whatever that may be! So far I can tell a BIG difference in her and Colby. Colby was a great baby too but he was very used to his routine and didn't do well when being taken out of it so far she seems to do fine. Her naps have gotton so much better too! We had to do a little crying it out and I've discovered just not going in there and letting her fuss for a bit has helped so much! She has learned to put herself to sleep and not depend on comfort from me. We still swaddle her at night but she always breaks out now but it doesn't wake her up anymore which is nice! She is taking one 2-3 hour nap after lunch most days. She also takes a 30-40 min catnap in the morning usually while we are out and about and then a 30-40 min catnap in the afternoons/evenings either in her swing or me rocking her. She is sleeping great still at night. She goes to bed around 8 and sleeps until 7:45-8 the next morning. She's eating great. She is doing 6 oz five times a day. Since her 4 month b-day she began eating cereal twice a day and we have just added veggies twice a day also. So now she is on a 3 meal a day schedule. She has oatmeal for breakfast, a veggie for lunch, then rice cereal mixed with a veggie for dinner. This is the same way we did it for Colby which made it really easy to get him used to our eating times. So far she is loving the veggies. She seems to really have gotton more into it the last couple of days there for awhile she would eat her cereal but wasn't thrilled. Now she laps it up! I think she finally figured out it was food! So far she has had peas, squash, green beans, and carrots. I want to make some baby food for her I just honestly haven't had the time. I am not patient enough to make it all but I do hope to try to do some homemade stuff for her. She is still petite. I would guess she weighs around 14 lbs? She is wearing a size 2 diaper. She wears 6 month clothes or 3-6 month depending on the brand. She loves tummy time and acts like she wants to crawl! i think she will be mobile quicker then Colby. She already can move around by rolling/scooting which I don't think he did until 7 or 8 months! She's a sweetheart and we are so happy to have had her in our lives for 5 months can't wait to see her grow into a little girl!

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