Five Months

Dear Sadie,

This month has flown by. It felt like a week ago you were four months. I'm trying to wrap my head around how a whole month snuck past me! The rest of the year better slow down.

You've been doing really good at night in your crib. For the most part you sleep from 6:30 P.M. to 6:30 A.M. Every now and then you'll change things up, but you're pretty consistent. Naps are getting so much better! Yay! Dad installed some curtains to block out the light and they HELP! You don't get as distracted when falling asleep.

We took our first road trip to Tucson. Your whole world was turned upside down. There was a lot of crying. You spent the last hour and a half before falling asleep hysterically crying. It was awful! We left the next morning at 4 A.M. in hopes you would sleep the whole way home. You did and you were so happy when we made it home. You smiled and talked for a whole hour and a half. Hopefully our next trip goes better, it's further and longer!!

You roll from back to stomach with no problem and roll from your stomach to you back, but not as much. You can push yourself up with your arms, you look like a walrus! You want to be moving. You get frustrated because you kick your little feet, but don't go anywhere.

You are a smiley baby when you wake up. It warms my heart to see your big grin.

We're still dealing with some stranger anxiety, but we're getting better.

You love these little baby Einstein boardbooks. And by love, I mean they will stop you dead in your tracks during a meltdown. We can't figure out what it is about them that fascinates you.

You recently found your tongue and stick it out all the time.

We took you to lunch at Olive Garden and you did fabulous! We were worried because you don't like being in your carseat if we're not in the car. You even giggled for 10 minutes straight.

You're starting to giggle more and more. Sometimes it sounds like a giggle, other times it's a weird, forced noise. For the most part you have stopped making a high pitch noise, music to my ears!

You pretty much always have something in your mouth. You use your index and middle finger to soothe, but will shove anything in there.

The plan is to start solids next month. You don't show too much interest in food yet which is surprising considering who your father is.

You're starting to get attached to whatever toy you have in your hand. If the toy falls to the ground, you scream!

No teeth yet, but I check your mouth daily. You have all the signs of teething!

You love being outside. We go on two to three walks a day.

I have SO many pictures of your feet!

I love you! Not a day goes by that I don't thank God for you. You are so special and my beautiful rainbow.

Love, Mom