5 months old. My little baby is 5 months old.
I know that may not seem like very old to you but for me it's almost gut wrenching that she's already that big. I wanted to totally savor every second of her newborn-ness because I wasn't sure when I'd get to cuddle a new little person like that again (I mean, one that's mine). But she's literally growing up before my eyes and it just breaks my heart a little.
But oh how I eat her little self up. I could seriously take a bite of her..you know, if I knew it wouldn't hurt her. We've never had a baby this chubby before and I love, love, love her rolly polly legs and super chubby cheeks. Love.them. And I love how she has rolls on her wrists and ankles and knees. I wish having that kind of chubbiness was just as intoxicatingly cute at 30 years old as it is at 5 months.
At 5 months old Ella Joy....
....HAS TWO TEETH. Yes, I know. All of our other children were at least 6 - 7 months old when they cut teeth. But nearly 2 weeks ago Ella cut her 1st bottom tooth. Yes, at 4.5 months old. Now, both bottom teeth are showing through her gums. Crazy, huh?
....is sleeping MUCH better. She's waking up on average twice per night. I say twice, but I guess it's more like once. She wakes around 6/6:30am but I don't get up that early so I still consider that "night." We tried unswaddling her for two nights and the 1st night she did okay. The second night? Disaster. So, she's back to being swaddled and, get this, SHE'S SLEEPING IN HER BED. Revolutionary, huh?
....has not had any solid food yet. My goal is to exclusively nurse her until 6 months. However, when I had to tell her to get her hand out of a bag of Cheese Its last week, then turn right around and take a sippy cup away from her, I began thinking that maybe she's ready for some cereal. I mean, clearly not for nutritional purposes. Chubby.
....rolls over like there's no tomorrow. As soon as I put her down on her tummy she FLIPS! to her back. If I put her down on her back she FLIPS! to her tummy. She's 0-so-proud of herself. She has started rolling off the blankets and playmats that I put her on. Which means that I'm going to have to start collecting all the small object off the floor soon so I don't find them in her diaper.
....puts everything in her mouth. She is, by far, the chewingest baby we've had. Maybe that's because she cut teeth while in the womb. But, she's a chewer. Her favorite thing to chew is a burp cloth. Followed closely by her fist. She can fit her whole fist in her mouth. It's a hidden talent that she's choosing to display early. If neither of those two are convenient, she'll chew on anything she can get to her mouth. My finger, her sister's hair, her foot, a teething ring, whatever she can find. I love how she attacks whatever she's putting into her mouth, shaking her head to really bite it. It's hilarious.
....has learned to screech her disapproval. Before she'd just do a regular "Hey, I don't really like that" kind of cry. But in the last few weeks she's learned a squeal/screech that lets me know, loudly, that "HEY, I DON'T REALLY LIKE THAT." Guess she has had 5 examples to learn from.
....loves her Johnny Jump Up. I really thought that she'd be too young for it when we first put her in it 3 or so weeks ago. But, immediately, she started jumping all over the place. It's her favorite thing to play in now.
....is still the delight and joy of myself, her Daddy and her siblings. I doubt she could get anymore attention than she already does. She enjoys being around everyone else, rarely fusses and has begun really belly laughing. Her content spirit makes it easy for her to just flow with our already chaotic days. I love that she's okay with whatever life brings our way. I love that she offers her smiles so freely and just a glance in her direction makes her fat cheeks spread apart to show a wide, two toothed grin. I just love her so, so, so much.
Thanks for 5 super cuddly, amazingly chubby, all around joyful months Ellabell. Momma loves you.
I know that may not seem like very old to you but for me it's almost gut wrenching that she's already that big. I wanted to totally savor every second of her newborn-ness because I wasn't sure when I'd get to cuddle a new little person like that again (I mean, one that's mine). But she's literally growing up before my eyes and it just breaks my heart a little.
But oh how I eat her little self up. I could seriously take a bite of her..you know, if I knew it wouldn't hurt her. We've never had a baby this chubby before and I love, love, love her rolly polly legs and super chubby cheeks. Love.them. And I love how she has rolls on her wrists and ankles and knees. I wish having that kind of chubbiness was just as intoxicatingly cute at 30 years old as it is at 5 months.At 5 months old Ella Joy........HAS TWO TEETH. Yes, I know. All of our other children were at least 6 - 7 months old when they cut teeth. But nearly 2 weeks ago Ella cut her 1st bottom tooth. Yes, at 4.5 months old. Now, both bottom teeth are showing through her gums. Crazy, huh?
....is sleeping MUCH better. She's waking up on average twice per night. I say twice, but I guess it's more like once. She wakes around 6/6:30am but I don't get up that early so I still consider that "night." We tried unswaddling her for two nights and the 1st night she did okay. The second night? Disaster. So, she's back to being swaddled and, get this, SHE'S SLEEPING IN HER BED. Revolutionary, huh?....has not had any solid food yet. My goal is to exclusively nurse her until 6 months. However, when I had to tell her to get her hand out of a bag of Cheese Its last week, then turn right around and take a sippy cup away from her, I began thinking that maybe she's ready for some cereal. I mean, clearly not for nutritional purposes. Chubby.....rolls over like there's no tomorrow. As soon as I put her down on her tummy she FLIPS! to her back. If I put her down on her back she FLIPS! to her tummy. She's 0-so-proud of herself. She has started rolling off the blankets and playmats that I put her on. Which means that I'm going to have to start collecting all the small object off the floor soon so I don't find them in her diaper.....puts everything in her mouth. She is, by far, the chewingest baby we've had. Maybe that's because she cut teeth while in the womb. But, she's a chewer. Her favorite thing to chew is a burp cloth. Followed closely by her fist. She can fit her whole fist in her mouth. It's a hidden talent that she's choosing to display early. If neither of those two are convenient, she'll chew on anything she can get to her mouth. My finger, her sister's hair, her foot, a teething ring, whatever she can find. I love how she attacks whatever she's putting into her mouth, shaking her head to really bite it. It's hilarious.....has learned to screech her disapproval. Before she'd just do a regular "Hey, I don't really like that" kind of cry. But in the last few weeks she's learned a squeal/screech that lets me know, loudly, that "HEY, I DON'T REALLY LIKE THAT." Guess she has had 5 examples to learn from.....loves her Johnny Jump Up. I really thought that she'd be too young for it when we first put her in it 3 or so weeks ago. But, immediately, she started jumping all over the place. It's her favorite thing to play in now.
....is still the delight and joy of myself, her Daddy and her siblings. I doubt she could get anymore attention than she already does. She enjoys being around everyone else, rarely fusses and has begun really belly laughing. Her content spirit makes it easy for her to just flow with our already chaotic days. I love that she's okay with whatever life brings our way. I love that she offers her smiles so freely and just a glance in her direction makes her fat cheeks spread apart to show a wide, two toothed grin. I just love her so, so, so much.Thanks for 5 super cuddly, amazingly chubby, all around joyful months Ellabell. Momma loves you.