5 Months!

Holy moly, Girlfriend! Slow down on this growing thing, would ya? I'm officially saying that time is starting to go by way too fast. In just one month, my little bitty baby will be 6 months old. That's half of a year! Where has time gone? It's bittersweet, really. On one hand I love watching her grow and learn new things (isn't that the best thing about motherhood?). On the other hand, it makes me sad that she's growing up so fast. :(  I want her to be my little baby forever.

I am loving it though. She is so much fun, and such a happy baby. She's my little angel. I love her more than words could ever express. Let's see what's been going on this month...

First, I had my first Mother's Day. It was a great day. Husband got me some beautiful roses, and a very sweet card. Then we went to dinner at my favorite restaurant, Oreganos. Yum! Other than that, it was pretty laid back and nice. 

Fun Facts this month:
I decided not to take her measurements at home, considering how off I was at 3 months. I'll just wait till next month and update then...

* She's full on squeeling now. Love this sooo much.
* As mentioned in another post she's rolling constantly, and is a tummy sleeper now. 
* She's really starting to STTN!! (sleep thru the night, for those non moms). Some nights she still wakes up once to eat, but most nights she's sleeping all the way through. Which results in this from time to time:

That's right. Her diaper has leaked a few times and she has woken up covered in piss. But at least she's still happy. haha! We use Target diapers for the most part. Huggies as well, but have changed to Target because they're cheaper. I had never had a problem or leak with the Target diapers until she STTN. Now we just put her in Huggies over night and she hasn't had a leak since then (crossing fingers).
* We've officially cleaned out her closet. She's out of 3 month clothing, and even some 6 month clothing is getting tight. Depends on the brand. Mostly Carters 6 month clothing is snug, because IMO, Carters runs small. So she's in 6-9 months in some, 9 month in others. Anyway, now her closet and drawers are pretty bare.
* She's still eating 5 oz of formula every 3 hours on the dot.
* She's become a little of a drama queen. That 3 hours hits and it is time to eat NOW! And she will scream bloody murder until you get that bottle in her mouth. And now if she bonks herself in the head or scratches herself she starts crying. Like, "OMG that HURT!" Before she never really seemed to notice.
* Speaking of the bottle, she knows what it is now. She sees it and grabs for it, and brings it to her mouth. She gets all excited. She's reaching out to me a little. Like touching and exploring my face. I'll grab her hand when she's doing that and touch different parts of my face and tell her what it is. for example: I'll touch her hand to my cheek and say "cheek" or mouth and then say "lips" and then kiss her hand like 10 times. haha!
*She's a full on thumb sucker! She's even ditching the binky at times to suck her hands/thumb now. It drives me a bit crazy though when she tries to suck her thumb at the same time that she's eating, or tries to suck her thumb and binky at the same time, then gets frustrated.

She's pretty much just learning something new every day at this point and her motor skills are improving daily too. I can't wait until she's sitting up on her own. She hasn't started yet, but we've bought an exersaucer and put her in that, and her Aunt Jen (who babysits during the day) puts her in her exersaucer too. Which is WAY better than ours. She doesn't really like the one we bought, but loves Jen's. I want to take ours back and buy one like hers. But then I'm not sure if I should just save the $$ and buy a jumperoo instead. Hmmm decisions decisions.

Anyhoots... more pictures!

My Rolly Polly

So the week before last was awful sleep wise. I wasn't sure if it were part of the 4 month wakeful, or what. She would.not.sleep. She would turn her head around, and it would get stuck and she would start crying. I had to keep telling her she's not an owl, and her head doesn't go all the way around like that. We would come in, fix her, give her the binky, and then this would just repeat all night. It seemed like she just wanted to sleep on her side. I would give up at 2am and bring her in bed with me, lay her in my arms on her side and she'd be out. So basically after trying every night to get her to bed in her crib unsuccessfully, she'd come in bed with me. Well, a week later, my sister in law told me that she was rolling over all day that day. She's rolled over a few times, but not consistantly. When she got home, Husband laid her down and we saw her in action! She LOVES rolling from her back to her tummy. She does not stay on her back anymore. Apparently my kid is just really motivated and will not sleep until she reaches her goal! :)

See, she is a rolly polly!

That night, she slept. On her tummy, and like a champ. And has been ever since. I'm a little paranoid with her sleeping on her tummy, but she's happy and I know that she has awesome head control, so I shouldn't be too worried. I especially get worried, when I wake up at 7am and realize that's it's the first time I've woken up since going to bed. She's completely STTN two nights this week. She must really like sleeping on her tummy.

She just lays right on her tummy while sucking her thumb. She's preferring her thumb to the binky these days as well.

sorry for the crappy camera phone pics. I had gotten up to check on her and had to sneek a picture

Wordless Wednesday

I may have a problem...

4 Months!

And what a month it's been! So many milestones this month! She:

Rolled over - back to tummy, then tummy to back.
Started sleeping in her own crib/room.
Got her first ear infection :(
Started oatmeal (instead of rice cereal cause she's got constipation issues).

She also had her first Easter! Here she is digging into her Easter basket:

I'm late again with this post. Because of the ear infection we had to reschedule her 4 month well visit to the doc. We just saw her yesterday.
Stats:
Weight: 15lb. So my home measurements were definitely off last month - 75%ile.
Height: 25 inches - 75%ile
Head: 16.5 - 75% all the way around!
* Other than the milestones above, she's really found her tounge that's for sure. It's always hanging out of her mouth. It's so cute though.
* She is talking up a storm. She's been "talking" for a months now, but she's really got a lot to say these days. Lot's of raspberries, goo's gah's, ha's, hoo's and even some hi's(although that sounds more like "haaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiii".Not like "Oh hi there!"). She holds a conversation with you pretty well too. ;) She also likes talking to herself in the middle of the night, or in the mirror that's in the car, in front of her carseat.
* She's found her feet! She's always grabbing at them. I LOVE when babies play with their feet. Can't wait till she gets them into her mouth. haha I think that's so cute!
* Motor skills are improving. She's grabbing at toys and able to hold on and bring them to her mouth easier.

I couldn't get any smiles out of this little stinker! She is way more interested in the camera I'm holding, and plus she was grumpy with an ear infection. :(

Have I mentioned how much this kid slobbers? My God! I mean, she's been slobbering for a couple months, but it's out of control now! That combined with the increased fussiness, constant chewing on her hands and increased drool, I think we're in the beginning stages of teething. No bueno.

***Head Shape Update***
So her head has improved a LOT! When we saw the doctor for her ear infection last Monday I asked what she thought. She was like, "Oh it looks beautiful." I said, "No helmet?" and she said "Nope!" Now mind you this was as she was walking out of the door. I got the feeling she wasn't really paying attention. I asked her again at her well visit and got a completely different answer. She says although she definitely sees an improvement, and she definitely does not favor a side anymore, she thinks that she would benefit from the helmet. :( I don't really know how I feel about this honestly. Yes, I see where it's still asymmetrical. But it's improved so much so far, I feel like do we really need it, or can it continue to improve on it's own? Are they just trying to sell me this $4000 helmet? You know how doctors can be (sometimes I feel like they just want you to spend money. Do I really need 5 prescriptions for that cold? You know?). I mean, if she needs it, I'll do it, but is it really necessary? She suggested going back to Cranial Tech and having them take the measurements again to see what they think. I think I'll do that. Then go from there. ::Sigh:::

Oh! We got her ears pierced this past weekend too! Look how gorgeous she is!

ABC's of Moi

Stole this from a couple of my blogger friends. I'm sucking at blogging lately. I have been writing a post about my favorite baby things for like a week, but I just can't seem to get it out. Plus I've been busy with doctor appointments (I STILL have that fuckin PUPPPs rash!), and Cailin is sick with an ear infection (saddest thing ever ), So here's something fun and easy, so my blog isn't lonely.

A. Age: 28. I feel 38 though.

B. Bed size: Queen and it's way too small.


C. Chore you dislike: pretty much all of them, but there's something about emptying the dishwasher that I despise.

D. Dogs: yep. 2 dogs. Who are driving me crazy these days.


E. Essential start to your day: Coffee!

F. Favorite color: Eh, I don't really have a favorite color. If I had to chose, it'd be green? Maybe? Pink is starting to come back thanks to my baby girl.


G. Gold or silver: Silver or white gold.

H. Height: 5'5


I. Instruments you play(ed): None.

J. Job title: Credit Counselor, part time Makeup Artist, Mom, Wife.

K. Kids: My Princess Kiki poo poo butt!

L. Live: hot ass AZ.


M. Mom’s name: Leesa. Yup. With 2 "E's", not an "i" .


N. Nicknames: Ambie, Ambie Bambi, Princess (yes, my dad still calls me this. He called Cailin Princess Jr. Love it!), Pinky; I went through this phase in high school where pink was definitely my favorite color and I wore literally nothing but pink! I was out of control. My BFF's family started calling me Pinky or Pinky Valore (Valore being my middle name), and it stuck. They still call me Pinky over there. haha!


O. Overnight hospital stays: when I had my gallbladder removed when I was 13, and then of course with the birth of Princess Jr.!


P. Pet peeves: Hmmm I have a ton. Automated voice lines. You know, where you have to speak your answers. And it never understands you, so it's asking you to repeat what you said and then they finally understand what you said, but then ask if what you said was correct. 2 minutes in I'm yelling, "YES!" "SPEAK TO REPRESENTATIVE" "I'm sorry, I didn't understand your answer. What would you like to do? Then I'm all like, "FUCK OFF!" "Did you say, order service? If so, say yes. If not say no...." and then start hitting the 0 button over and over again with a little more force than I need to. Also, pressing 1 to have my call in English. WTF. I shouldn't have to press 1 for English.

Q. Quote from a movie: "But  you're not my sister, are you?"


R. Righty or lefty: Righty

S. Siblings: 1 older brother, 2 younger sisters.

T. Time you wake up: 7AM

U. Underwear: I like booty shorts. Whatever the cheap ones from Target. I can't tell you the last time I wore a thong.


V. Vegetables you don’t like: Hmmm, I pretty much love all vegis. 

W.What makes you run late: Waiting until the last minute to get ready.


X. X-rays you’ve had: Besides teeth and ultrasounds, none really.


Y. Yummy food you make: I make lots of yummy foods. I make a meal plan and we only eat out once or twice a week. I like to make healthy meals. And quick ones. I'm like Rachel Ray. I like quick, delicious and healthy meals. 


Z. Zoo animal favorites: Monkeys!

Wordless Wednesday - Easter

Cailin Loves Bath Time

Have I ever mentioned how much Cailin just loves bath time? LOVES it. I've caught it on video several times, but on my phone, which I can't figure out how to upload to the internet. This morning I finally got it on video on the real camera! Enjoy. :)