So super overdue, but have to share! 5 Month update coming soon, already!
What's new? Every month with Emma is more fun than the last. She is so alert and interested in the world now. She smiles huge when I pick her up from my Dad's house on Mondays and Wednesdays after work, which makes me so happy. She has started grabbing for toys, and especially loves the star rings on her playmat that hang from the elephant. She definitely knows who her Mommy and Daddy are, cause she is always staring at us when someone else holds her.
Stats: 15 lb, 9oz (75% percentile! She was in the 5th when she was born!); 24 inches (27% percentile...Emma is short and round apparently, good thing she's cute!)
Eyes: They have lightened a little around the pupils, but still blue.
Clothes: She still fits in most of her 3-month clothes, but the onesies and pants are a little on the snug side. 6-month onesies fit great for the most part, pants and other outfits a little loose. I anticipate she'll be in 6-months through the majority of the summer, because her growth has definitely slowed down a little bit, as expected at this age. I have so many darling outfits for her in 6-month size, I'm excited to put her in them over the summer!
Sleep: This month was all over the place. There were weeks she slept 2-hour stretches the entire night, and weeks she did a great long stretch at the beginning. By the end of the month, she seems to be back to a 5 to 6-hour stretch at the beginning of the night, but we'll see what next week holds for us.
Feeding: Breastfeeding has changed so drastically. I actually enjoy it now, as it is our time together to snuggle and it can calm her down easily sometimes. Since I went back to work when Emma was 3 1/2 months old, I've been pumping so she can stay on exclusively breastmilk. Currently pumping three times a day, and bringing home more than she needs, so stockpiling a little bit each day.
Likes: Watching TV (like mother, like daughter), being held in a sitting straight up position, holding on to blankets or her skirts (her holding on to the bottom hem of her skirts and dresses with both hands is maybe the cutest thing I've ever seen)
Dislikes: Being left alone, staying in one position for too long
Milestones:
3.24.14: First giggle fit, laughing at Daddy playing with her in our bed.
3.26.14: Rolled, tummy-to-back, for the first time!
3.26.14: Rolled, tummy-to-back, for the first time!
Looking Forward To: Going in the pool for the first time in a couple months, and some fun days I'm taking off to spend with my girl in May!
Nicknames: Chicken Girl, Little Love, Buns, Bunzo, Angel
3 comments:
Such a cutie! Love her hair!
Awww, she's so pretty! Pumping/feeding/stockpiling has been going the same for us and it's such a relief to have a little extra here & there. By the end of the week, I HATE the pump, so I surely don't want to pump on the weekends!
I just went back and re-read this now that Beckett is 4 months. His sleep is the same as Emma's this month. I noticed by her 5 month that you started doing a Dream Feed. Beckett usually goes to bed at 8, sleeps till 3 or so, and then wakes again around 7. Was that what Emma was doing before you started the Dream Feed? I tried doing it once with Beckett and he would NOT wake up, so I gave up. But I'd really like to have him sleeping through the night soon!!
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