Our 5 month old Savvie is no exception. Here's a look at what our sweet girl is doing these days.
Personality:
Savvie has started laughing and smiling a lot more. I actually get some smiles in her pictures now! I would say she is mostly low key and easy going, but just please don't mess with her naptime or bedtime! She is Cranky (that's with a capital "C") when she is ready to sleep. She has become more content to just sit in your lap and look around at what's going on. Like most babies, she is happier in the morning and midday. She stills loves attention from strangers and not so strangers. She is ticklish, and tickling her under the neck is still just about the only way to make her laugh. But it is the best laugh you've ever heard. Also, she loves her mama! She can be fairly happy with other stand-ins, but nobody is quite as good as mommy.
Size:
I have no idea about her current length or weight. Out of necessity, we moved her to size 3 diapers when we ran out of size 2 and had a bunch of size 3 waiting. She can still easily wear size 2 diapers though, and she is usually wearing 3-6 month or 6 month clothes.
Development:
Our roly poly likes to roll or wiggle herself all over the floor now! She will no longer stay put on her playmat, so we have to put down a bigger blanket. And if you look away for a moment, she has rolled her way off of that and onto the hardwood floor or under the coffee table. She's a sneaky little baby. She can almost sit up by herself, and she does pretty well with a tripod sit. She loves to grab toys, hair, and burp cloths.
Sleep:
Savvie takes 2 or 3 naps a day. She usually takes one long nap (2-2.5 hours) and one or two shorter naps (anywhere from 10 minutes to one hour). Napping is a lot different than it was with Camp because we are a lot busier and out of the house more now. She goes to bed around 8 pm and wakes up once to eat in the night. She wakes up in the morning around 8 or 8:30. I sure would love her to drop that middle of the night feeding soon, but I also love that she'll "sleep in" for us. Crazy that 8:30 am is what we consider sleeping in at this point in our lives!
Baby Girl still loves breastfeeding, and I love it too except for the dairy-free lifestyle due to her milk protein intolerance. We haven't tried giving her a bottle in a while, but as it nears the holidays, I am more determined to get her to take one! I have saved up a lot of frozen breastmilk which is just sitting there taking up freezer space. It would be nice to let someone else feed her every now and then. I know Camp would love to be able to give his sister a bottle. I know I would love a girls' night out or a date night! But, it's all good because this phase will only last a short while, and I know I'll be sad when it's over. We have started giving her the Prevacid every other night, and she is doing well with that.
The exersaucer has made its debut, and Savvie loves it! She has fun spinning around and moving her legs while she explores all the toys. Her favorite is chewing on the little rubbery leaf. I also set up the door jumper commonly known as "Johnny Jump Up." She is a huge fan of that. Her little legs just keep moving when she's in it.
Dear Savvie,
I love you to the moon and back, more than any dairy product, and so much that it hurts sometimes. You are so snuggly and kissable. Your smile lights up the room and my heart. When you smile or laugh, it makes the harder times worth it. I hope you will be sentimental like me. I hope you will have beautiful children like I do. I hope the world for you. I'm not sure I'm ready for you to grow up anymore, but it seems inevitable, so here's looking to the month ahead when I'm sure we will find a way to love you even more than we do now.
Love,
Mommy
And just for fun, here's a pic of your big brother at 5 months:
