Sunday, January 24, 2010

5 Months Old

Today Amelia is the big 5! Months, that is! Time is going by so fast and we're having a lot of fun with her. She's growing so fast and changing every day. Here's what she's been up to:

*Sleeping like a champ in her crib. She does this funny scoot to where she'll end up being wedged up against the side. I guess that's why the "Breathable Bumper" is such a big thing now. I'd love to put her cute elephant bumper in her crib but I'm afraid she'd stuff her face in it.
*Still eating about six times a day.
*Goes to bed around 8 or 9. Sometimes it's without a tear or scream but sometimes not. Tonight was one of the "sometimes not" nights.
*Will NOT switch over to another paci. She likes the green soothie for newborns and wants nothing to do with substitutes.
*Likes to hold her feet. One in each hand and she'll get her foot up to her mouth and suck on her little toes. It's so cute!
*She purses her little lips and puckers them while humming. Mostly when she's trying to soothe herself.
*Rolling over. Still only back to front but now she gets that other arm out of the way when she rolls onto her tummy. I bet her biceps are going to be huge (ha ha) from all the push up stances she holds
*Likes to scratch different textures
*Still spits up. A lot. All the time.
*She's been drooling like a drool monster. I'm convinced she'll have a tooth soon.
*Doesn't like to sit. She always wants to stand.
*Sits up pretty well when assisted.
*Jumps like a monkey in her excersaucer
*She weighed 15 pounds and 1 ounce at her 4 month check up and was 25 inches long.
*She's very smiley and very happy (despite her face in this first picture).

Amelia, we love you more and more each day!

5 comments:

erica said...

I love the pictures with the numbers and all of the updates. I can't believe she's five months old! Those first few months are a doosey, aren't they : )

scoop said...

She's adorable and I can't believe how quickly she's growing! It's so fun to hear of her progress...thanks for posting!

Nicole said...

Thanks, girls! Time is going by so fast. I would say that the first month is definitely a slap in the face.

Robyn said...

I love to read her milestones! It makes me a little teary, I'm not sure why. I love the photos as well. You are an awesome mommy!

Rachel Winters said...

Yeah for Amelia. It's going to start getting super fun as she comes out of that 'infant' cocoon and into a little 'baby girl.' Congrats on surviving 5 months Mom & Dad!