Firsts: VBS
(you were mostly mommy’s little helper), first trip to the beach,
News Headlines: Prince William and Kate Middleton have a baby girl and name her Charlotte Elizabeth Diana!!
Mommy and
Daddy’s Favorites: Seeing you and Aubrey play and interact together. Mommy also loves that you've found your two fingers to slurp on. You slurp on them and play with your ear when you're tired. Its so great that you've found something that helps soothe you when you're sad and its the sweetest:)
Milestones:
Sitting up…just for a few seconds…and right at the end of the month
Measurements: 15lbs 15oz. (50%) 26.75 inches (75%) We are trying to finish up our last few
size two diapers and are already a size 3 at night, still almost all 3-6 month
clothes but starting to move up to 9 month pj’s,
Like Daddy:
People are starting to say you look more like Daddy
Unlike Aubrey:
You loved putting your feet in the sand!
Funniest
Moment: You are a very loud baby…you are always expressing yourself very
noisily
Memorable
moment: Your first time going to the beach…you really liked putting your feet
in the sand and in the ocean.
Challenges:
Our “vacation”…I use this term very loosely! It was great to get away and to be
around family, but it was in no way relaxing. You went into it with you 100th
cold since you’ve been born. You did GREAT in the car and slept the whole time
both there and back, BUT you slept terrible…especially the first 2 nights. You
woke up several times and were awake for hours when you woke up. It was so
crazy how wired you were! Thankfully you settled in towards the end of the
week. Also, since
you’ve been sick you’ve digressed and are back in the rock n play since its
inclined. Now that you’re better we are having a harder time transitioning you
back to your crib.
How we spend
the day: You used to wake up about 6:30 but that’s not been the case lately.
Sometimes you are up about 5/5:30 and sometimes you will go back to sleep and
stay asleep until about 7/7:30. You take your first nap between 8 and 9
(depending on your wake up time) and take another one or two afternoon naps and
normally one last shorter one about 4:30/5. We spend the day playing, sleeping,
eating, and going places. You do great when we are out and about.
Feedings/Eating:
You eat I guess about every 3 hours (every 2-4ish) You don’t always eat right
when you get up but get pretty hungry about 10 or so. You still eat once or
twice at night also…you need it to fill out your chunky thighs ;) We haven’t
started solids yet but I’ve let you slurp on a banana and a watermelon
chunk…you seemed to enjoy then since you are constantly trying to grab food off
of our plates.
Sleeping:
Other than our vacation you do a decent job sleeping. Your naps are pretty
sporadic but you’ll normally sleep 45-1.5 hours. But occasionally you’ll take a
much longer nap, especially if you’ve gotten up at 5 something for the day. You
seem to be getting ready to have a more scheduled naptime with a longish
morning and afternoon nap and a quick one before dinner. One thing I’ve noticed
is if you are still awake after your last feeding I’ll lay you down and you’ll
put yourself to sleep!! If you do this you normally sleep better than if you
fall asleep nursing. You are waking up 1-2 times a night. You’re always
up around 3/3:30, but sometimes you’re up around 11 before you settle in for
the night or are up at 5 and will hopefully go back to sleep! The closer to 6,
the more likely you’re up for the day.
Personality:
You are normally such a happy, smiley little baby! You are easy to make small
and are constantly chatting up a storm to whoever will listen. You won’t always
give a big giggle, but when you do it is the best sound in the world! You are
content to be out and about and on the go, but you also like to play at home.
Likes:
Aubrey…she can always get you to laugh and smile, Sophie the Giraffe…she is
your favorite, all of Aubrey’s toys, mommy…and daddy occasionally, eating,
playing, being outside…it calms you down even if you’re fussy
Dislikes: when
mommy leaves you in the nursery…it is awful and I hate it. Your lip pokes out
and you cry this sad, high-pitched cry and breaks mommy’s heart, being left by
yourself, sitting in your car seat in the car…you are fine if you are outside,
in the house, and even for a few minutes in a restaurant, but as soon as we
stick you in the car you start to cry.
Mobility: You
are rolling both ways but not so much that you’re getting too far. If I lay you
down I normally come back to find you on your belly and facing a different
direction. You look so proud of yourself.
Favorite toy:
Sophie the Giraffe…you seriously love that thing. You will gnaw on it and hold
it and talk to it for a long time.
Upcoming
Events: Starting new foods and trying out a sippy cup.
New
Explorations: seeing the world from a new view while you sit up to play! You
are also really into eating your toes these days…I’m not sure when that started
and if I’ve mentioned it before but you love it and so do I!!
Sounds, words,
and communication: You’re still making the AAAaaaa aaaa sounds all day every
day. I’ve been trying to listen for consonant sounds but I don’t think you’ve
started that yet. You have the loudest little voice and I love it and think its
adorable. You've also started to make that raspberry sound and you think its hilarious.
Teeth: No
teeth yet…but I keep thinking they will pop through soon. You’ve been drooling
up a storm and you chew on anything (including our fingers and your toes) you
can grab fast and shove in there.
