5 Months

I know I say it every month, but seriously, where is the time going? I love this stage that she is at now because she is developing such a big personality. She smiles and laughs all the time and those smiles melt my heart aand make my day. Here are some things she can do at 5 months.

-She reaches out and grabs everything and either puts it in her mouth or drops it on the ground.
-She is getting good at sitting up by herself as long as she is supporting herself with her hands. When she lifts them up, she tips over!
-She is getting really good at eating off a spoon. We have moved on to oatmeal and she loves it! Feeding her is getting more difficult though, because she grabs the spoon and "helps" and gets mad if we feed her too slow. She is getting so independent already.
-She is thisclose to crawling. Any day now and she will be off.
-She is drooling like crazy and I keep feeling for a tooth but nothing yet.
-She hates getting strapped into her carseat and her swing. As soon as we put her in there she pushes her hips forward and makes her body completely straight at stiff. She LOVES being in her jumparoo and bounces around like crazy in there.

We are having some sleep issues lately but that is a whole other post. I think that is all the updates for now. I can't wait to see how much she has grown at her appointment next month.

Baby Giggles = LOVE!

Kylie & her new car seat toy

Whats's this thing?

Cool, its a flower!

Wow, there's lights too!
I got you little butterfly!

I'm gonna eat you now!

I love my new toy!

One Year Ago Today...

I peed on a stick and our lives will never be the same! At her four month checkup, Kylie weighed 15 pounds 8 ounces and measured 26 1/4 inches in length. She is completely off the charts for length! She got her shots and then she got her ears pierced and she seems to be very happy and healthy. I can finally say she is sleeping through the WHOLE night most nights from around 8:30 to 7ish and almost always fusses for a few minutes and then goes back to sleep until around 9 or even later. The other day I woke up around 10 and she slept till 10:45 but I think she may have been extra drowsy from her shots the day before. The doctor said we can go ahead and start trying food little by little and she does seem a little bit interested. She stares at our food when we eat and we have tried giving her cereal a few times and she opens her mouth to the spoon but we have not been pushing it on her too much. I think that is all the updates for now!

4 Months

Kylie is 4 months old already and is finally back to the happy baby who sleeps 10 hours a night! The 4 month wakeful lasted about a week and a half and then one day POOF it was gone. She now goes to sleep around 8:30 and sleeps till around 6ish. She doesn't eat but needs to be soothed back to sleep and then usually sleeps till 8 or 9. People at work have been saying how good I look and how I seem to be in a good mood lately so I guess a litle bit of sleep really goes a long way! Here are some other things Kylie can do:

-She cracks up laughing, especially at our dogs
-She "talks" to us
-She blows raspberries
-She bats at her toys
-She grabs everything, especially my hair, and puts everything in her mouth
-She rolls over both ways
-She loves to sit up and can almost sit without support
-She can hold on to our hands while on her back and pull herself up to stand. She loves it and will do it over and over and is so proud of herself everytime
-She is starting to get a little shy around people she doesn't know and will bury her head in my shoulder
-She loves looking at herself in the mirror

We just feel so lucky to have her and can't imagine what life was like without her!

Breaking the habit

Kylie still sleeps swaddled and I've been thinking about getting rid of the swaddle for a few weeks now. I think it does help her sleep a little better but she always fights it and eventually gets her arms out. Well the other night I heard her fussing around 6am and when I went in there she had rolled over onto her belly for the first time. She had one arm in and one arm out of the swaddle and her face planted straight down into the mattress! It totally scared me! I quickly rolled her over onto her back and took out both of her arms and she went back to sleep. A little while later she was fussing again and had rolled over again but at least this time she could support herself and had her head up. Apparently she must have forgotten that she knows how to roll back over onto her back or something. So it's time to ditch the swaddle. Last night was her first night without it and really since we are still in the middle of this sleep crisis with the four month wakeful what better time but now. She's sleeping like crap anyways might as well break this habit!

4 month wakeful

My followers from the bump know what I am talking about. We've all heard about it. We've all dreaded it. I am experiencing it. Sorry to say ladies but it is just as bad as they make it seem. Kylie was doing great as far as sleeping goes. She would go to bed around 8:30 and sleep till 4 or 5. Most of the time when she would wake up she wouldn't even need to eat anymore. I'd just give her the paci and she would go right back to sleep until 7 or 8 in the morning. I was SURE it would be any day now that she would just sleep the whole night one night. Then on Sunday night I put her to bed as usual and around 2 she was up. And I mean WIDE AWAKE. I gave her the paci and got her back to sleep and maybe 20 min later, wide awake again. We did this dance a few more times when I finally said ok it's super early but she must be hungry. She took about 3 oz and went to sleep. Half an hour later she's up again! I got her back to sleep a few more times and each time she woke up she was getting crankier and crankier obviousally because she must have been getting so tired. I figured she must have still been hungry so I fed her again. She took 4 oz and went back to sleep. I thought for sure this was the end of it and went back to sleep. She lasted an hour and this time when she woke up she was screaming bloody murder. I picked her up, changed her, checked to make sure her clothes weren't hurting her, checked for fever, everything seemed fine. I gave her the paci and she sucked on it like her life depended on it and when she realized there was no milk coming out, it went flying across the room. Seriously she's hungry again? I didn't know what else to do so I fed her again and finally at 5:30am she fell asleep for the rest of the night! I don't know if it is teething or maybe formula is just not enough to keep her satisfied or what but wow that was awful. The next couple of nights were not as bad though I did have to use Tylenol some nights and that really seemed to help her and other nights she still woke up way more often than usual. I really wanted to wait a little while longer, but we have decided that we are going to start cereal and see if that helps because we are both working and literally can't function any longer on zero hours of sleep! Four month wakeful = HELL!!!

Baby on the Move

We have a roller! Kylie rolled over from front to back today for the first time Saturday. I was doing tummy time with her on the couch and she almost scared the crap out of me when she rolled halfway over. Of course I had my arm there but she had never made it that far so I wasn't expecting it. Then a minute later she rolled all the way over towards the back of the couch. I thought well maybe the couch leans back so she kinda just went halfway again and gravity pulled her the rest of the way. So I put her on the rug in her room and almost immediately over she went! I flipped her back over and before I could get the camera ready to take a video, over she went again. I couldn't believe it. I did manage to get 2 videos of her, both in barely enough time to capture the moment. I can't help but laugh because rolls over so quickly that I think it takes her a minute to figure out what happened and she gets surprised and kinda scares herself. I'm such a proud mommy today!

Flip Video

Jason and I have been thinking about buying one of these cool new video cameras. They are small, lightweight, have built in memory, and record in HD. We really wanted to get a camcorder to capture the great moments we are having with Kylie as she is growing up. I found a great blog featuring a contest to win this awesome camera at sisterlysavings.net! I have entered it and I'm crossing my fingers hoping that we get lucky!!

3 Months

Kylie is now 3 months old and had a major growth spurt during her second month. She is now 13lbs 10oz and 25 and a quarter inches long! She grew 3 inches and gained about a pound and a half last month. She is getting soooo big! She is now in size 2 diapers and we will be phasing out her 0-3 month clothes.

We finally decided to switch pediatricians and I am so glad we did. The new doctor is so patient, taking time to answer all of our questions, and made us feel confident we are doing a great job with our little girl. The office was clean andthe staff was friendly and helpful. I really wish we would have done this a lot sooner!

Kylie is doing great. She consistently sleeps about 7 hours a night. She slept through the whole night for the first time this week, from about 9-6. Of course I woke up at 2 and at 5 to check on her so I didn't get to take advantage of the full night's sleep and she hasn't done it again since. I think she decided to do it once to show me that she can, she just doesn't want to!

Last week was my first week back at work. The first day was hard but we made it. I'm working mostly evenings since Jason works early mornings and Kylie is in bed by the time I get home. I miss her but I feel lucky to have the mornings and early afternoons to spend time with her when she is up and wanting to play. Jason is really getting the hang of taking care of her for so many hours at a time and I think finally realizes that I don't get to just lay around and watch tv all day long. I am also very grateful to have family members here to help us when our schedules overlap so that we don't have to put her in day care yet.

Picture Update

I just realized I haven't posted any pictures this month. So here we go, a picture recap of Kylie's second month.

She smiles all the time

She loves to eat

She makes silly faces

She chews on her hands

She wakes up happy every day

She goes to the beach

She tries to push herself up

She goes to the pool

She likes bathtime

She grows and learns something new every day and we just can't get enough of her!