Better late than never, right?!
This sweet girl turned 5 months old on the 17th. This month it was a bit harder to get her to sit still and pose for her photo...as you can tell by her blurry & oh-so-very chubby legs. ;)
With each passing day, we fall in love with her just a little bit more!
Here's what Miss Shelby is up to these days...--smiles every evening when she sees her Daddy walk in the door. :)
--loves to stand up in my lap or Derek's lap and reach out to touch our face..it melts our hearts!
--she has really found her voice this month! Shelby is talking and squealing up a storm these days!
--loves sitting in our laps during dinner. She tracks our drinks or the food from the table all the way up to our mouths. It's so funny! She especially loves the Diet Coke cans. :)
--not a huge fan of the rice cereal. We offer it to her a couple of times each week to give her practice with eating from a spoon. Shelby's definitely making progress with the spoon, but she'd rather just nurse!
--still taking PrevAcid for her acid reflux. We had previously been giving her half of a 15mg tablet every day. Well, we started noticing some of her symptoms {acting like she's being tortured as I try to nurse her--super fun for both of us} were resurfacing a bit. The doctor recommended we start giving her the whole 15mg tablet, and we've definitely noticed improvement.
--bibs are a staple in Shelby's wardrobe. She pretty much has one on all the time unless she's in her crib. This way, we only have to change outfits 3 times a day as opposed to 13 due to the spit-up. :)
--she's currently in the "I'm not a fan of the stroller" phase. About one minute after I put her in the stroller, she starts to fuss. But as soon as I walk around to the front of the stroller where she can see my face, she's as happy as can be. She wants to be interacting with you all.the.time. :)
--sleeping great!!!! She's taking two good naps each day and is sleeping really well at night. I'm trying to get her morning wake-up time a little more regular though. We usually put her to bed at night around 7:15 or 7:30 and she's waking up between 5 and 6 to nurse. If she wakes up closer to 5am, she usually goes right back to sleep after eating and sleeps till 7:30-8:30 {yesterday it was 9am!}. But if she wakes up closer to 6 or a little after, she's sometimes ready to be up for the day after nursing. This may not seem like a huge deal, but I'm a fan of routine..and it's hard to be on a good routine if the morning starts at 6 on some days and 8:30 on others. So we're working on it. But for now, I'm just thankful that my baby is sleeping through the night! :)
--started going to Kindermusik & MOPS this month!
This is one of our favorite faces to see in the whole world. :) Whenever Shelby really likes something or is really happy, she opens her mouth up real wide like this and lunges toward whatever is making her happy. It's the cutest.thing.ever!
I can hardly believe that she will be a HALF YEAR OLD next month! Oh, how the time flies!
--loves to stand up in my lap or Derek's lap and reach out to touch our face..it melts our hearts!
--she has really found her voice this month! Shelby is talking and squealing up a storm these days!
--loves sitting in our laps during dinner. She tracks our drinks or the food from the table all the way up to our mouths. It's so funny! She especially loves the Diet Coke cans. :)
--not a huge fan of the rice cereal. We offer it to her a couple of times each week to give her practice with eating from a spoon. Shelby's definitely making progress with the spoon, but she'd rather just nurse!
--still taking PrevAcid for her acid reflux. We had previously been giving her half of a 15mg tablet every day. Well, we started noticing some of her symptoms {acting like she's being tortured as I try to nurse her--super fun for both of us} were resurfacing a bit. The doctor recommended we start giving her the whole 15mg tablet, and we've definitely noticed improvement.
--bibs are a staple in Shelby's wardrobe. She pretty much has one on all the time unless she's in her crib. This way, we only have to change outfits 3 times a day as opposed to 13 due to the spit-up. :)
--she's currently in the "I'm not a fan of the stroller" phase. About one minute after I put her in the stroller, she starts to fuss. But as soon as I walk around to the front of the stroller where she can see my face, she's as happy as can be. She wants to be interacting with you all.the.time. :)
--sleeping great!!!! She's taking two good naps each day and is sleeping really well at night. I'm trying to get her morning wake-up time a little more regular though. We usually put her to bed at night around 7:15 or 7:30 and she's waking up between 5 and 6 to nurse. If she wakes up closer to 5am, she usually goes right back to sleep after eating and sleeps till 7:30-8:30 {yesterday it was 9am!}. But if she wakes up closer to 6 or a little after, she's sometimes ready to be up for the day after nursing. This may not seem like a huge deal, but I'm a fan of routine..and it's hard to be on a good routine if the morning starts at 6 on some days and 8:30 on others. So we're working on it. But for now, I'm just thankful that my baby is sleeping through the night! :)
--started going to Kindermusik & MOPS this month!
This is one of our favorite faces to see in the whole world. :) Whenever Shelby really likes something or is really happy, she opens her mouth up real wide like this and lunges toward whatever is making her happy. It's the cutest.thing.ever!I can hardly believe that she will be a HALF YEAR OLD next month! Oh, how the time flies!
Is it weird if I say, "She is CUTE!" and also, "She looks exactly like your husband?"
ReplyDeleteLOL..that is what everyone says! :)
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