Rodriguez Family Update: May 2015

5 Month Stats

Weight: 14 pounds, 4 ounces (approximately)

Length: 25 inches (approximately)

Eating: we introduced formula this past month and you now have one bottle per day, mixed half and half with breast milk. You have stepped up to 5oz and almost always finish them. We are still nursing before and after work and some nights once or twice.

Bedtime: just in the past couple of nights you have been sleeping in your crib and last night you slept through the night! As I write this you are in your crib again, this time with Mila in the same room (previously she had stayed the night at Nana's) so we will see how that goes. You usually go to bed around 7:30 at night and wake up around 5:30 or 6:00 in the morning.

Awake: you are such a happy baby and love to be around people. You are able to stay awake for two hours at a time so it makes venturing out of the house to run errands ~~so much~~ easier. You have started squealing and "talking" all the time. You are in awe of your sister and love to watch her.

Naps: you are still doing great on your naps. Sometimes you want to be put down sooner than normal and it's easy to tell because you give great sleep signs (rubbing your eyes, fussing, etc.).

Diapers: you are still wearing size 1-2 diapers from Costco and they fit just perfectly

Clothes: you are still in 3 month clothes and they fit great but I have recently got out the 3-6mo size but haven't started putting you in anything yet.

Favorites: you love looking at people and laughing when they laugh. You love this Mozart turtle and are even able to smack it on your own. It plays songs and lights up and you are just mesmerized by it. Just this week we have given you a couple of frozen teething rings and you seem to really like those.

Development: you are weeks away from sitting on your own and are already able to balance on your own with a Boppy behind you. You found your toes this month and you rolled from your back to your front yesterday!!! Everyone is still commenting on how strong you are and you love to stand up and look around, sometimes it's impossible to get you to bend to sit down!

My little love bug,

Today we are both celebrating birthdays!!!! One of us looks younger than she is and the other is aging gracefully....I'll let you decide which is which :)

Another month gone by! You are such a delightful, happy little baby and such a joy to our lives. The days are long but go by so fast.

You have developed such a little personality this month and are an adorable little goofball. You can now roll both directions, although you haven't done both at the same time. You have started sitting on your own for a few seconds at a time and can handle even longer with the Boppy behind you.

You found your toes and love to hold onto them but I've never caught you trying to put them in your mouth. You're too much of a little lady for that, I guess.

You love to make your presence known and have start jabbering all the time.

You are in absolute awe of your sister and just think she is the best thing since ~~sliced bread~~ breastmilk.

She thinks you are pretty great too and has become very protective of you. If she is spending time with you she doesn't want anyone to take you away ("no take her!").

We celebrated Mother's day just a few days ago and I got every thing I need and nothing that I don't. I'm such a lucky mama and am really relishing in all of my special moments with you. I know firsthand how fast they go by and I just want to eat you up all the time.