Sweet face! Goofer! Sweet baby! Baby love! First of all, I love you. This love for you has grown so much and I don't think it can get any bigger...and it just does all the time. You are seriously the best baby. I love your cheeks, your smell, your eyes and your turkey legs! And you are now a whopping five months old.
I feel like so much has happened in the last month...almost too much, I fear that I won't remember all the bits and pieces. Here's the highlights:
- You are officially a laugher! And a really good one too. You got some good belly laughs going these past few weeks. We just love it!
- You started making a chewing motion with your mouth when you watched Daddy and I eating. We were going to hold out with any rice cereal or other solid food until close to six months...but we got a little antsy when you were making the chewing motion all the time. We have fed you some rice cereal and you have caught on to eating off of a spoon pretty well! You don't get it every day...just every once in a while.
- Speaking of chewing...you chew on everything! Teething rings, Mommy's finger, your finger, your hand, your foot (yes, it makes it all the way up there!), your clothes, Mommy's water glass....doesn't matter! If it's in your grasp, you will swipe for it and bring it to your mouth!
- You have started finding your tongue mixed with your lips and the spit in your mouth. You make spitty noises a lot now. It's super cute....until you do it constantly for two days straight. =) Spit gets all over your face! It sounds something like this.....phfbssssbbbbbffft!
- You got in a pool for the first time (at Pa and MiMi's)....it was not your favorite thing. I think the pool was a little too cold yet....we'll try again in a month and see how you do.
- We started to get you back to eating out of a bottle again. Mommy has to take a trip in a few days to spend some time with a friend in need....so this was an absolute must. We had gotten lazy with you...breastfeeding is so much more convenient (it's right there!) and comes with fewer bottles to clean! This had made your Mommy lazy with bottles for you. We tried a couple days of a bottle with you screaming and screaming....and then each time we tried it got a little better....first, Mommy had to feed you the bottle...and now, anyone can feed you and you grab for the bottle and pull it to your mouth yourself. Phew!
- We started you on a little formula too....with no issues. We mix it with some breast milk (about half and half) and you can't tell a difference from what we can see. This is crucial as well when Mommy leaves since I have some frozen milk, but will need to add in a little formula to make it last while you are home with Daddy.
- Pa and MiMi were here for the past week and a half....you loved having them around! You got used to sleeping at another house too, which we will need more and more as you get older...especially when we go to Illinois in June! They couldn't get enough of you....Pa always made you smile with his funny noises and faces and MiMi just loved on you as much as she could!
You are not rolling over yet. We are so bad (and always have been) with tummy time, so you absolutely hate being on your belly. Bad Mommy. You love being on your back and have started turning your head and body a ton and twisting around. You get all the way over on your side (in fact, you sleep on your side a lot)...but haven't made that last turn all the way over. I'm hoping that I didn't do things too wrong with you by avoiding tummy time...you may just not ever crawl since you don't like your belly....you may just go straight to walking, I guess. =)
You still love your Sissys. And they love you. Megan especially really makes you smile this month. She talks to you in the cutest little voice and you give her the biggest smile back. Now, whenever she walks in your line of sight, you just flash that smile automatically. They both talk about how you are the cutest baby they have ever seen. And not just a casual mention...it's one of those moments where I can tell they are just taking you and your cuteness in and can't barely take it anymore and state that you are just adorable.
Like I said, Pa and MiMi were here...so here are some memories while they were here!
You and your Pa (oh, and the ears)
Spending some MiMi time!
Best. Smile. Ever.
Your Mommy and you!
Your Easter dress
Before your swim
Pa and you before the swim
Daddy and you - not liking it so much
My heart has grown incredibly by having you in my life. I have never done so many silly, stupid things just to get a human being to smile and laugh. But I love doing these things more than anything. You turn me into a blubbering idiot instantly when you smile at a face or sound I make. Your current blubbering idiot favorites are "Ready.....Spaghetti!!!!!", "Super Slow Mo Ninja", and "Duh duh duh, duh duh da duh duh duh"....yeah, these all look pretty stupid written out on here, but trust me, they elicit the biggest reaction out of you, so I'm not stopping!
Okay baby girl, Mommy will have to be away from you for a few days this weekend, so be a good girl for Daddy, okay? Your Sisters aren't with us this weekend, so it's just you and him. He'll be awesome, but I know that it's still going to be tough with no help. Just flash a few extra smiles for him and be good about going to bed, okay? I love you!!!!!
