Kaylin 5 Months

Little Miss Priss is growing so fast!

Weight 13.2 pounds

Length 26.5 inches

Diet: Still EBF every 2-3 hours during the day. Excited to maybe start some fruits and veggies in a month or so! I want to make homemade baby food for her and although I know it will eventually become a pain, right now I'm very excited about it! 

Sleep: Bedtime routine starts about 8 unless were out and about or she had a late nap. I swaddle her, feed her, and lay her down. She usually sleeps 6-8 hours before waking up to eat then another 2-4 before being up for the day. She used to sleep till 7:30-8 but lately has started waking up between 6:30-7 She literally started this the week I started getting up at 6:30 to go run before she woke up. Its like an alarm went off in her head! "Mom's working out! Wake up!" :) She is still sleeping in her Fisher Price Rock N Play but we moved it into her room. The first night she slept in her room I think I got up and checked on her about 5 times before falling asleep and then woke up to check on her a few more :) But she does great in there. We are starting the transition to the crib, some nights she wakes up the moment I lay her in the crib, some nights she sleeps for an hour before waking up, and once or twice she has slept about 4 hours in the crib before waking up. She is getting too long for the Rock N Play so shes going to have to get used to the crib pretty soon! For naptime the way she sleeps the best is swaddled, on her tummy, on our bed. Since naptime is still a struggle from time to time I'm not worried about transitioning her to the crib yet, for now as long as she is napping I'm happy! She usually takes two 2 hour naps. Sometimes one 2 hour nap and 1-2 30 minute naps.

Mood: She is still a very happy baby! She is just the sweetest, she will laugh and coo and talk to herself, she likes to blow raspberries, and her new favorite thing is pursing her lips and spitting. Its hilarious! I think she just likes the noise it makes. She has started teething recently, She is still usually fairly happy even while teething, just wants to be held more. And looooves to chew on anything and everything. My mom ordered her an Amber teething necklace, we'll see if it helps!

Activities: She still loves laying on her playmat on her back and tummy. She rolls and scoots all over that thing! She talks and squeals and coos all the time! She sits in the bumbo more and more, She sits up in it for awhile, then gets tired, and leans forward to chew on the side of it :) She is starting to sit up on her own! Just for a few seconds at a time before falling one way or the other. I think the longest she has sat up by herself was about 30 seconds.  She love love LOVES her jumper! She will play in that thing for over an hour. She jumps and spins and talks and chew on her toys. If shes a little fussy the swing usually does the trick, especially when you turn on the music, that usually calms her down(unless shes hungry) Overall she is just a very fun, happy baby. We love to play with her now! Just sit her in our lap and talk to her, tickle her, ect. She is getting to be so much fun!

Clothes: We are basically completely grown out of 0-3 Month there are still a few onesies left in her drawer but they are pretty snug, and all the pants are too short :) So mostly in 3-6, a couple outfits are still big, but I put an outfit on her a few days ago that looked huge and it fit! :( she is growing so fast! Just ran out of size 2 diapers and bought a box of size 3, I was surprised that they weren't huge on her! Still wears cloth diapers at home, during the day.

I cannot believe how fast time is passing! She grows bigger, smarter, and stronger every day. Which is so exciting, yet so sad at the same time! She is so much fun to just sit and play with. I know she will be crawling soon, its hard to believe just a little over a year ago we found out we were pregnant!

"For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord. They are plans for good and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Jer 29:11"