Happy 5 months, Lydia!

Our big girl is five months old! Lydia is such a delight. She is a content baby with a big love for new tricks.

Diapers: size 4 and cloth
Clothing: 9 & 12 month (I pretty much missed her whole time in 6 months clothes- by the time I pulled them out she was already busting the snaps through the torso!)

Likes: splashing, "talking", attention from Sarah and Josiah, scooting on her belly, watching her fingers and making "praying hands"
Dislikes: being tired, being held when she is ready to roll around and stretch out

Schedule: Not really sure where we stand here. At the beginning of the month she was on a three hour schedule, moved to a four month schedule of her own desire, then went crazy and was eating every two hours and waking up at night. Growth spurt is my best guess!

7:30am Awake for the day!   Nurse
8:30-11am   Nap
11am   Nurse
12:30-3pm   Nap
3pm   Nurse
4:30-7pm   Nap
7pm   Nurse
7:30 or 8pm   Back down for bed
9:30 or 10pm   Dream feed and down for the night!

Sleep: Lydia continues to be very good to us as a sleeper. She doesn't sleep as much when we are out and about, but tends to be pretty happy even if she misses a nap. Going down isn't a battle and she still loves her fingers/thumbs. She sometimes sleeps on her tummy now that she is rolling, but I think she sleeps the deepest on her back.

Physically: Rolling began for Lydia on January 13 just after Dave left for work. I like to put her down on her back and she usually will go straight to her belly. (Thus far, she almost always rolls to her right.) In the past week she has started to do a lot of scooting, spinning, pushing herself backwards, and sometimes going up on all fours. She leaves drool trails all over any room she is in! Just a few days ago she rolled from tummy to back, but hasn't made barrel rolling her favorite mode of transport just yet. We pulled out the jumper this morning and she was a big fan!

Food: We got the go ahead to start solids at her four month appointment, but plan to wait until closer to six months to begin since she is sleeping well and gaining plenty of weight. Experience tells us that exclusive nursing is just much more simple than the exciting days of spoon feeding to come! The old recommendation to begin with cereal has been revised to beginning with any fruit or veggie puree. It will be fun to see what she enjoys!

Next appointment: Friday, March 6 at 10:15am

sweet sleeping cheeks :)

just thinking about rolling

now she can do it!

Sometimes we go to church just to run around . . . winter is real!

There are five of us, so we held up our fives.

Lydia was not impressed with our fives.

Daddy and his girls

blizzard! hot choc!

just a flip and a spin

we are officially to the sock pulling off stage

Lydia's first Super Bowl

It is just so peaceful to watch a sleeping baby.

Lydia's first time in the snow :)

Happy 4 months, Lydia!

This has been a fun month with Lydia. She is sleeping well, eating well, smiling and cooing, and happy to just to be on her tummy or back on the play mat. Content has probably been the word of the month!

Weight: 19 lbs 6 oz (99%- the doctor showed me the graph on this one . . . she is way off the chart)
Height: 27 in (99%)
Head: 16.25 in (68%)

Diapers: size 3 and cloth
Clothing: 6-12 month

Likes: smiling, bouncing, batting at toys over her on the play mat, mirrors
Dislikes: gas!

Schedule: This is where we are right now, but as I write this out I am realizing that it is high time we stretch her a little between feedings!

7am Awake for the day!   Nurse
8:30-10am   Nap
10am   Nurse
11 or 11:30-1pm   Nap
1pm   Nurse
2- 4pm   Nap
4pm   Nurse
5:30-7pm   Nap
7pm   Nurse
7:30 or 8pm   Back down for bed
9:30 or 10pm   Dream feed and down for the night!

Sleep: Lydia is doing really well sleeping and usually wakes up around 7am with the rest of the family. She will occasionally wake up during the night and nurse. We tend to chalk it up to a growth spurt and, thus far, she hasn't gone back to waking up for more than two or three nights in a row. Lydia is quite settled and falls asleep easily for her naps. She still likes both her paci and thumb/fist.

Physically: Lydia's eyes still appear to be on the way to becoming deep brown like Sarah's, but they aren't completely there just yet. Her hair also isn't as dark as we first thought and seems to be coming in as more of a golden light brown, very similar to Josiah's hair color right now. She is drooling up a storm, but we aren't really on the look out for teeth yet. The big kids didn't start popping teeth until more like 8 months old. I love to watch her watching a toy she is trying to grab and pull in her mouth. She is persistent! Lydia hasn't rolled over at this point, but can settle herself squarely on her side and likes the change of perspective.

Appointment: She had two shots and an oral vaccine at the appointment today that left her feverish, spit-upish, and tender at the injection spot. Her disposition is still great as long as we don't touch her thigh and she is normal tired more than extra tired.

Next appointment: Friday, March 6 at 10:15am

the many faces of Lydia

Wearing a dress Gigi made for Sarah

Hi there!

Sarah was making a bear growl :)

Helping me tuck Sarah in for the night

Pondering the future of Southern Miss football in her black and gold from Mrs. Lisa!

Chilling with Dad during our first trip to IKEA while the big kids played downstairs.

Baby Girl's first Christmas

Happy 3 months, Lydia!

We are already at a quarter of the way through Lydia's first year- what a delight! She is such a peaceful and content child who is learning to sleep well and loves to be doted on by anyone who will give her good eye contact. Her new joy in cooing has been fun for us all!

Diapers: size 3 and cloth
Clothing: 6 month fits best, but she can still wear most 3 month if we don't snap the onesie

Likes: being swaddled, funny faces and big eyes, cooing
Dislikes: tummy aches, the car seat, lying on her back

Schedule: Routine works well for our family and Lydia's routine has been good for us all. Our goal is to have a first feeding around 7am and then she eats again at 10am, 1pm, 4pm, 7pm, and once more around 9:30pm. Between each feeding she has some wake time and a nap. Only over the past week has she has dropped an early morning feeding and four mornings in a row she slept until 7 or 7:30!

Physically: Her skin is back to being baby soft and smooth after her rough baby acne phase. She is just too squeezable! Lydia loves to smile and, conversely, can make a very sad face when she has a point to make. She does the sweetest cooing, which Josiah loves to return in kind. Makes him sound a little unkind, but it context is super sweet. She hasn't tried to roll over, but still loves tummy time and is a strong solid girl. I just pulled out the play mat. I'm sure I did it earlier with the other kids, but Lydia has been so happy and entertained just sitting her her bouncy chair. No further entertainment necessary!

Next appointment: Friday, January 9 at 9:20am in 2015!

Watching Dad rake leaves.

She was all about enjoying her sweater and even licked it in hopes that she might be able to get it in her mouth.

If only someone would show her a little attention :)

She is always a hit a church when wearing a Gigi dress :)

She likes that!

Girl picture!

The eyebrows tell the story :)

She just needed someone to tell her story to someone in the middle of the night.

Simply mesmerized her first time on the play mat!