Happy five months, Little Miss! We are loving watching your personality grow every month. You are still so smiley and happy all the time! Let's start with the stats:
-You weigh 13.6 lbs!
-Not sure on your height but probably around 24 inches, I would guess
-No teeth yet
-Full time formula
-Sleeping through the night *(once you fall asleep)
-Can roll both ways now (back to tummy and tummy to back)
-Loves tummy time
-Celebrated your first Christmas and New Years
-Took your first road trip
We decided to drive with you and Kinley out to California to see Na-ma and Grandpa Nunes for Christmas! Dad and I were so amazed at how well you both did in the car! You were so great and slept through a lot of the way. Every now and then you would start to fuss, but it was usually because you missed us. Once Dad or I sat in the back seat with you and big sis you were as happy as could be. We ended up making it in 12 hours when I thought it was easily going to be 15 with all the stops I thought we had to make. Christmas was so fun to spend with you and Kinley. We went and looked at Christmas lights and ate out a bunch, saw your great grandparents and met your great grandma Joyce for the first time and you were such a gem through it all. You both were totally SPOILED this year! Na-ma went way overboard on you girls! You loved being around their dogs also! I think we will definitely be getting a dog one day in the future.
As far as sleeping goes, you are an awesome sleeper throughout the day. You nap about 2-3 times a day for 1-2 hours. At night though, you are a totally different girl. I think I mentioned this last month, but you are still a total monster at night! You hate going down for the night and fight us tooth and nail! Dad and I have started cry it out with you and, girl, you are totally playing hardball! But once you do go to sleep (around 11 P.M.) you sleep through the night. You usually are up around 7 or 7:30 unless big sister wakes you up earlier than that, which she loves to do!
We just barely started feeding you solid foods. We skipped the rice cereal altogether since you are on formula now and... formula is expensive and your parents are cheap. We just decided to put it inn your milk at night to beef it up a little and make your belly extra full at night. So far you have tried pears and peas. Loved the pears, not so fond of the peas. In fact, when you tried the peas at one point you gagged! Literally gagged on the peas. I laughed so hard! We will keep muscling through them though!
Miss Hale bell, we love you so much! Your happy, easy going disposition fits right in with us! You are so content to be held or even on the floor. I love that you love tummy time so much. You are trying so hard to sit up on your own, hopefully next month will be the month. Here's to another great month with you girly! We love you!
Love,
Mom
