Aria Grace: Five Months

Five months old.  (A week ago, sorry, life has been ca-ra-zy!!)  You are still the sweetest and happiest little girl.  Here is your latest and greatest!

Playing in the morning while Mom gets ready.  Lyle loves to lay with you under your play gym.

Lyle picked out your socks and bow on this day! :)

Weight: No doctor apt. this month, so no new stats here! But your thighs keep getting chunkier and your cheeks even more pinchable!
Wearing size 6-9 month clothes.

Enjoying the fresh air

Sleep-  You really are a pretty good sleeper.  One of the best things, is that if you are sleepy I can lay you down in your bed, and you go to sleep by yourself!  It is amazing.  You still get up twice a night to eat, but I am hoping to cut one of those out pretty soon.

Lyle's Birthday

Eating-  You are still completely on breastmilk.  I have continued to cut out dairy and caffeine and it keeps you pretty happy.  We had a babysitter one night for a couple hours and she fed you formula instead of my milk in a bottle and your tummy was not a happy camper.  I pump milk for you while I am at work, and one extra time after you eat in the morning, and most days it's juuuust enough.

Likes-  You are such a happy baby right now.  You love talking to people and will carry on the best conversations.  You have found some great strength in your legs and love to jump, jump, jump.  We have started to put you in a bouncy seat where you sit up, and you are loving it.  You are getting much better at holding onto toys and are putting everything in your mouth.  Lyle cracks you up.  You love it when he comes and sits next to you, or helps you play with your toys.  You are back to liking your pacifier, mostly in the evenings when you are tired.

You stick your tongue out like this ALL the time right now!

Probably my favorite picture of you!

Fun Firsts- You started daycare this last month and you have been doing great!  It was a little rough on Mommy, but you rocked it.  You adjusted quickly and have done really well taking bottles and naps.  You got your first tooth last week, and the next one is about to poke through!  You also have found your feet and love to play with them when you are lying on your back.

Snuggles while watching cartoons.  Apparently you are not impressed with Lyle's choice.

Lyle Update: So much love.

Playing with Uncle Jeff!

These months are going so incredibly fast!  It sounds so old to tell people that you are five months!  Looking forward to the next few months of summer fun!