12/27/10 – 5 Months (And 1 Day)

First, with all of the Christmasness of the weekend, I decided to hold off and do Amelia’s 5 months post today!

Amelia is 5 months old now! It’s so hard to believe how fast it’s going. I feel like having this crazy toddler to chase after has completely taken away our ability to really take in these precious newborn months. Don’t get me wrong…it’s been a ROUGH few months, and a large part of me can’t wait for Amelia to be a little older and be able to play and interact with Olivia, but at the same time, I know they grow so quickly, and my days of snuggling a little helpless newborn are ending fast.

*She can just about sit up all by herself now…but she’s still a bit of a weeble wobble. She is a rolling machine though. She gets all over, back and forth, and usually flips over as soon as we lay her down. You can tell she wants to go, go, go the way she rocks and sticks her butt up in the air. She’s ready to show her sister whose boss! She “talks” more and more every day – she has A LOT to say, that’s for sure.

*Her bad days are becoming more and more rare, which is a blessing. She is on month three of her probiotics right now, and I’m sure glad we gave them a shot! I do think they’ve worked wonders.

*She is still exclusively breastfed…ZERO formula to date and I am beyond proud of that! We have not started her on cereal/solids either. Christian pressures me to do it, but I just keep reminding him that I am the one who does the research, and that I don’t feel like she’s ready for it. With her tummy troubles, I don’t think adding in anything else right now will help. And, I’d like to skip cereal all together, and just start her on veggies when she turns six months. Seriously, what’s a few more weeks at this point?!

*She slept through the night last night (2nd time ever), and I’m praying it’s a new fad!

*We will finally be moving her up to 3-6 months clothing this week! She can still fit into her 0-3 months stuff, but the pants are getting a little short, so we figure we might as well make the switch. I’m excited to get her into a new wardrobe finally! She is still in Size ½ Diapers, but when our current supply is gone, we’ll be moving up to Size 2.

So, that’s our girl! Growing as quickly as she can. She is still pretty much a mama’s girl, but she’s getting more used to Christian. He’s actually had to put her down to bed a few times lately because she just wants to hang out and stare at me when I try. LOL. It’s hard to believe she’s been with us for 5 months now…she’s had her first Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas and we’re about to ring in a new year as a family of 4!