5 months old

Another month is here and gone!  Evin is 5 months old and turning into such a big girl.  She had so many big things happen this month.  I am with her pretty much all the time, yet I still can’t seem to get enough of her.  Stop growing so fast, little girl!

Weight: About 12.5 lbs

Length:  About 24 inches

Clothes Size:  Mostly 3 month, but can FINALLY wear some 6 month jammies.  They are pretty baggy but she needs them for the length.

Diaper Size:  1

Shoe Size:  1

 Eats 5 times a day and is on an every 4 hour schedule.  Takes 5 ½ to 6 oz during the day and usually around 3-4oz first thing in the morning and right before bed.

Gets fortified breast milk from a bottle.

Eating has recently become a huge battle.  It is not because she is too tired to eat, but because she would much rather play or “talk” than eat.  She usually will take about 2 oz from the bottle right away, and then loses interest.  Bottles in the last couple of weeks have been taking at least an hour for her to take them. 

Wakes up on her own around 7:30am.

Takes 2 big naps a day (morning and afternoon) and usually 1 shorter nap.

Naps in her crib with her breathing monitor and the video monitor, but sleeps at night in the pack n play in our room.

Has to be swaddled for naps, but not during the night.  I think it is usually the opposite for most babies!

Always turns on her right side when sleeping, except when swaddled she just turns her head to the right.

Always wakes up happy!

Still loves to kick her legs.  We have to strap her in to the bouncer now because I am scared she will bounce herself right out of it!

Getting a little better at laying on her play mat.  Will lay there for a few minutes at a time, but still doesn’t love it.

Still loves bath time and will kick and splash.  The way we have her schedule now, she takes a bath late at night and is usually asleep for the first part of the bath.  Halfway through she wakes up and plays!

Has been swimming several times and likes it.  She kicks her legs and splashes with her arms.  She loves being in the water but HATES taking off the wet swimsuit and being cold afterward.

Last month she discovered her hands and this month she discovered her feet.  She is always looking at them or grabbing and holding on to them.  I am waiting for her to get that foot in her mouth!

LOVES to “talk.”  She makes lots of “ooh” noises and also screeches really high pitched.  She learned to blow raspberries too, but sometimes forgets how to do it and you can see her moving her mouth around trying to figure it out.  Does most of her talking at home or in the car.

Prefers to be held sitting up.  I hold her on my hip sometimes and you can tell she thinks she is a pretty big girl sitting that way!

When sitting up on the floor or in a chair she always sits with her legs straight out.  I try to bend them a little to help her have more of a base when sitting, but she straightens them back out.  My mom said I did the same!

Has no interest in standing yet!

Started rice cereal recently.  She is just starting to get the hang of it and is doing pretty good with it!  Takes about a tablespoon a day.

Smiles quite a bit!  I can usually get a smile out of her if I talk to her or smile at her.  Most others have to work a little harder for a smile!  She RARELY (maybe once or twice) smiles at a stranger.

Laughs are starting to come more frequently, but you have to work hard for them.

Started sitting in the bumbo.

Went to visit family in San Angelo and Graham.

Has gotten into a routine at church on Sundays.  I carry her in in her carseat and usually get her out when we sit down since her carseat makes her hot.  She loves the music at the beginning and will watch and kick her legs and wave her arms.  After music she will settle down and falls asleep during the sermon.  Funny girl!

Started teething around 20 weeks.  I can see the little white bud on her bottom gums.  I wish it would just go away!  I am not ready for her to have teeth yet and, of course, I don’t like seeing her in pain.

Has started fussing a little when being put in her carseat.  Will arch her back a little, but settles down as soon as I give her a paci.

Still a great car rider and is pretty good while running errands.  

Attended her first birthday party this month.  I was just sure she would cry at strangers, but she surprised me and did so good.  She smiled and had a good time watching everything that was going on.  She even let a few people hold her and didn’t cry.  Progress!

Loves watching sports on TV.  

Little EK- we love you so much!  I love watching you grow and how you are curious about new things.  So many things will happen this coming month and then you will be our big 6 month old.  I catch myself saying it to you every day- slow down on the growing just a bit!