This past month has been hard on us all. Your sleeping habits have changed. Part due to the fact that you are more aware of your surroundings and have learned noise = mommy or daddy to the rescue! You started your 4th month of life sleeping oh so very well, 7-9 hours at a time. Then right before Christmas you regressed back to waking every 1-3 hours, eating 3 times a night. I think part of this was due to the winter changes and your room being dry, and the light outside. We got you a new humidifier (your old one had electric issues) and got a blackout shade for you. That helped, along with slathering you in moisturizer. But you still weren't sleeping well. I think it is part of the lingering cold you have. You are on some medicine (your first prescription), and we will see if it will help. They say you may be in a pattern now to wake up in the middle of the night to eat and I need to gradually break you from it..... so hard to do!
Enough of the regression talk - now lets talk about progression!
This month you had your very first Christmas! You did have fun visiting family, playing with toys, and especially looking at Christmas lights! You loved when I would walk you around the Christmas tree, looking at the sparkly ornaments and shiny lights. You got some great presents for Christmas. You love love love your door jumper! And are starting to love your exersausser/jumperoo thing! Some of your toys you will enjoy more once you are more independant.
Speaking of independence...someone is starting to sit on her very own! Yes you are! At moms group over the weekend you were sitting for a good 30 seconds! You showed it to Daddy on Sunday and he was quite impressed! You are good with the tripod sit sometimes, but you much prefer the full sitting up. You are such a big girl. I know you are dying to learn how to crawl...please give it a few more months.....
Your favorite activities are staring at the dog, playing with your mushroom toy that is like your sophie the giraffe, spinning and starting to jump in your door jumper, and handing out in your jumperoo and spinning the wheel. You also love some of your rattles. Everything is going in your mouth lately....it all tastes soo good! You have also started to pat the dogs. OK that is so adorable! Penny or Luna will be near me while I am petting them, then your arm shoots out and starts to rub their face. Love it! Penny I know loves the attention you give her.
Your giggles have gotten stronger! I have on video some great belly laughs of yours while tickling you! You are such a happy baby. A very social butterfly. At day care..well at home too... You do a lovely fake cry sound with a smile on your face. When someone comes over to check on you, you start laughing. I just can see you saying "Got you!". You are going to be such a playful girl one day.
Hmm...what else. Your nursing is still going strong. I know we will make it to 6 months! You have upped your bottle intake at day care to 6 ounces, sometimes you eat less. You love your mommy's milk!
I love you little miss Evelyn. You really make my life amazing. I look forward every day to wake you up and see the morning Evie Happies! I love cuddling with you. I love our time together when we nurse. You just make everything better!
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
Love Mommy
(next up 6 months..how can that be...)
And now pictures from her 5 month birthday!
This morning hanging out in her door jumper
Home from day care...thumb sucker!
And our photo shoot when we got home
With her dolly from Yia Yia
Cute Baby Feet
She was a bit grumpy and exhausted but I got an almost smile!
Sophie is Tasty
Jammy Time!
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