FIVE. WHOLE. MONTHS. OLD. HOLY. CRAP! My tiny 5 pound baby is now five months old and rolling over and babbling and getting so big! Although it’s sad she is growing so quickly, we are looking forward to better days of more playing, sitting, climbing, talking and less fussing, not sleeping and did I mention fussing! I've officially decided that she is a high maintenance baby (just like her momma was) but I wouldn't trade her for the world. She takes 100% of our energy levels on the daily and we are pretty much exhausted but we are trying to enjoy her still, not wanting to wish away these precious days.
5 Month Favorites::
1) Exersaucer – Thank God for the exersaucer! This gives us approximately 10 minutes of relaxation time where we don’t have to give 110% of our energy to entertain her! She loves to spin the monkey and chew on the teether. It’s amazing how she will see us do something and then turn around and do it herself.
2) Rice Cereal- She started solids this month! We tried Avocado, which didn't sit well with her and Sweet Potatoes, which we are unsure about. The only thing we are for sure about is the rice cereal. And boy does she love to eat, just like her daddy! The noises she makes when she wants another bite are hilarious!
3) Hand/Face wipes- These are a necessity after eating rice cereal.
4) Umbrella Stroller- We recently just bought this so we don’t have to lug around our huge stroller. It is really nice and light weight.
5) Car Seat Shoulder Straps – I love these because the shoulder straps on the car seat were digging into her neck! I think she likes them because they hold her head up when she falls asleep!
6) Car Mirror – Recently Kaylee decided she hates the car. She screams her head off or falls asleep. One. Or. The. Other. There is no in-between. This helps for me to be able to see her while I’m driving.
7) Daddy - Kaylee and her daddy have spent some quality time together this summer. They get to hang out everyday and play since daddy is home on summer break. She just loves to look at him and watch him wherever he is in the room. He sings funny songs to her that she loves and plays little games that make her smile. She has him wrapped around her little finger!
8) Screens - She will definitely be a baby of this generation! She loves to look at any kind of screen: TV, Ipad, Phone...etc. She tries to touch and play on the phone any time Chad or I have ours out! It will be no time before she is playing on it for real!
Stats::
24 in :: 10th %
14.2 lbs :: 30th %
I feel like she is so little and tiny and according to her percentile she is tiny but everyone that sees pictures of her says “I can’t believe she’s so big! What are you feeding her?” I guess it’s all in perspective!
Milestones::
{Rolling over both ways}
Rolling from her back to her belly is her new favorite thing to do! Which would be totally awesome if she liked to be on her belly, but she doesn't! She rolls and rolls and rolls over and each time gets mad and wants to be flipped back over.
{Laughing}
Oh.My.Gosh. This is literally the cutest thing I have ever seen. We can get her on a roll laughing and its so freaking adorable I can’t even handle it!
Sleeping::
{Night time}
This was another month of ups and downs with sleeping at night. She has good nights and bad. We are trying to get her to go 8 hours without eating, which she does 7-7.5 currently. Lately she’s been waking herself up and rolling over to her belly, then getting mad and crying! So we've been dealing with that. But overall, it hasn't been too bad.
{Naps}
Thank goodness she remembered what a nap is this month. We have her on a great daily schedule now. She takes a 30-60 minute nap in the morning, a 2-3 hour nap in the afternoon and a 30 minute nap in the evening. It has really been working out great!
Eating::
She is still breastfed but this month we added rice cereal to the mix. She LOVES the rice cereal and will continue to “ask” for more until it’s gone most of the time. We started to give her baby food (avocado and sweet potatoes) but she was having belly pains so we backed off. Her little tummy just isn’t ready for real food yet. We will try again sometime this month.
Misc::
{Father’s Day}
Chad celebrated his first Father’s Day. We spent the day at the pool and grilled out with my family. It was a really nice, relaxing day! Kaylee posed for some cute pictures for a collage frame for her daddy.
{Grabbing toes}
Another top 10 cutest things she started doing. She will lay on her back and just grab those toes!
{Blowing bubbles}
Two days ago, I laid her down to change her diaper and she starts blowing bubbles! I about lost my mind it was so adorable! She did it over and over again, Chad and I were cracking up!
I just want to kiss her little face! She's so freaking cute!
