I'm 5 months old!!!
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| 4/21/2013 |
We have not been to the doctor since last month, so we are not sure of her weight and length right now. However, I do know that she is growing like a weed!
Clothing Size
Emory is now wearing 6 month clothing. She can also fit into 6-9 months clothes. I cleaned out her closet this weekend and packed away so many of her clothes! It's exciting to see her getting big, but its also sad.
Diaper Size
She is still wearing size 1 Target brand diapers. Emory wears Pampers overnight diapers, as we had to go up to size 2 for those diapers.
Sleep
Her sleeping habits have improved greatly this month! We are still bathing her at 6:30 and putting her down for bed around 7:00. She has been falling right to sleep and waking up anywhere between 6-9 hours. This has been a nice break for us, lets just hope she keeps it up! She has also started sleeping on her side. When I look at the monitor she is sound asleep lying on her side. Her sleep habits seem to change from week to week, so I better enjoy this while I can!
Another big change this month is the fact that Emory lets Martin put her to bed now! Up until this month she would scream her head off if anyone other than me tried to put her to bed. Now she is perfectly fine with anyone putting her down to bed. She even let Allison put her down. Allison came and stayed with Emory so we could go to Dustin and Mindy's rehearsal dinner. This was the first time that anyone besides Martin or I bathed Emory and put her to sleep. Allison said Emory was a perfect angel, and we are so happy we have Allison here in Nashville with us! She has been a huge blessing!
Not much has changed in the napping area. She still takes like 30 minute naps here and there, but she seems happy and that's all that matters in the long run.
Eating
She is taking a bottle about every 3 hours now. I am still exclusively pumping and feeding her with the bottle, but at least I am still able to give her breast milk! We have been very lucky in this area, and we have not had to supplement with formula at all. She is still eating her rice cereal at night. We are going to increase to two feedings a day this month. She is getting much better with the rice cereal. She finishes most of it at each feeding, and she is learning how to eat. She is much more interested in the food we are eating, and she will open her mouth when food comes anywhere near her. Next month we will start veggies and fruits.
Favorite Activities
Emory's new favorite game is peekaboo. She smiles and laughs the entire time. Actually you don't even have to play peekaboo, all you have to say is BOO and she starts laughing. This month she has been enjoying her playmat again, although now she actually plays with the toys. She still kicks her feet to the music, but she actually reaches up and grabs the toys that are hanging above her. Emory is still enjoying Sage. She loves to pet Sage, and when we are riding in the car with Sage Emory will stare at her the entire trip. Emory is quite the social butterfly. She loves being around lots of people, and doesn't care who is holding her. She is still grabbing anything and everything that is in her reach...including my hair and earrings.
This month Emory found her feet! She is constantly chewing on her feet. It's too cute!
An interesting thing that started this month was growling. Emory make the funniest growling noise...especially when she's mad!
Emory is now recognizing Martin and I very well! When we come home from work she instantly sees us and smiles, kicks her feet, and even reaches for us! Melts my heart. She is very good at tracking voices and sounds also.
Month 4
This month Emory celebrated her first Easter! We went to Clinton to spend the holiday with Martin's family, and Emory went to church for the first time (yes, I know that is sad...but now that she is older we are going to start going regularly again). This month we threw a wedding shower for Dustin and Mindy, and Emory enjoyed meeting all of the new people at the shower. Emory was able to spend a lot of time with her Nana (Martin's mom) this month. She came down to watch Emory during the week. She cooked, cleaned, and loved on Emory...we all loved having her here! She also got to spend some time with her GrAnn and GrandPaul (my parents). They came down and spent the weekend with Emory. This was the first time that my dad had seen her since New Years! They had a great time, and I know Emory loved seeing them.
It was a big month for me, I actually had someone else go through Emory's bedtime routine with her and actually put her down for bed. This may not seem like a big deal, but like I said before Emory has been very picky with who she lets put her down for bed at night. Allison was nice enough to watch her while we went to Mindy and Dustin's rehearsal dinner, and the night was a success. Thanks, Allison!
Dustin and Mindy got married on April, 20th. This was Emory's first wedding. Actually, this was the first time that we took Emory out for an entire day without going home at all. I was VERY nervous that she would have a major breakdown during the day, but once again she surprised me. She did spectacular! She got to meet all of Martin's family, and they all passed her around during the reception. She didn't fuss at all, and she even stayed up and hour past her normal bedtime.
This month I have really noticed that she is starting to look and act more like a little person instead of a tiny little baby. This stage has been so much fun. I am loving the fact that she hardly ever gets fussy now, she smiles all the time, she notices the objects/people around her, and she loves her mommy and daddy!
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