Five Months

Before we reach the sixth month mark, I'll try to remember what happened during the last month.

First off, the pictures are becoming increasingly harder to take. This time Juliet could manhandle the dog I use in pictures. And I have to be careful because she can "jet propel" herself out of the chair! The pictures aren't super, but the subject is! I think she's a real beauty! I love the profile pic. It just melts my heart when I see her little nose and cheeks!

Juliet is still on a three hour schedule. Eat, play, sleep. Sometimes she takes a one-two hour nap, other times it's 15 minutes. She picks her head up off the crib when she hears a sound, so now I can't go into her room without her seeing me, she hears everything and she's fast! Sleeping through the night has curbed a bit. She's begun waking up hungry anywhere from 12 am to 4 am (she was sleeping until 5 or 6).

She responds to her name, which is so fun! Of course everything is in her mouth as soon as it is in her hands. Or she bends over and licks it! She is still enjoying reading and eating books, playing with her toys and enjoys a icy teething ring now and then. She loves to hear singing. Her favorites right now are "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star," "Herman the Worman," and a few from Cradle Roll, "Mr. Sun," "Moo, Moo Bossie Cow," and "Little Birdie On the Windowsill."

She is eating well, and her spitting up has decreased! Thank goodness. I talked with my lactation consultant and she suggested I feed her only from one side at each feeding. She thought she might be drinking too much! We tried it and within a week, her spit up was drastically decreased! I am thrilled to say the least! She can make it through the day in one outfit without smelling like spit up!! Yea! Right now my goal is to exclusively breastfeed her for a year. She's only had breast milk and coffee (which Geems and Papa gave her at Easter).

She laughed out loud once, but hasn't done it again. She prefers laughing like Bert and Ernie or squealing. All are precious. She's playing peek-a-boo and loves to hear the words. She might be responding to that more than the game. I played with her in her crib and I squatted down and every time I popped up it scared her. She's responding more and more to Justin, which he loves! We get all pumped up and excited when Daddy walks in the door.

I think she weighs about 13 pounds, but we'll find out at her 6 month appointment her current stats. I can definitely tell a difference in her face, it's filling out. And I can feel it when I lift her, although she is still light. She's changing too fast, but I'm loving every moment (except the not sleeping part;)

Look back to Month 4