Sweet Girl

I love all of her fun facial expressions.

Easter Bucket

I'm not a fan of baskets, but I knew Hailey needed her very own Easter basket to use over the years so I made her a bucket. :)

New Kicks

Hailey got 6 new pairs of shoes during spring break.

Her momma and grandma just LOVE shoes!

Mean Momma...again

I promise I'm not always this mean, but sometimes she just cracks me up and I don't want to forget it. I also want to share stuff with Steve when he gets home from work.

So here's another funny picture!
I promise I wiped her nose/face when I finished taking the picture.

Perfect Paci

Hailey doesn't like pacifiers. We tried a TON of them.

She doesn't like pacifiers because they aren't food. Duh!
Stick a pear in a mesh feeder...and she's pacified!

Yum!

Hailey loves her new food.

She also loves to put her hands in her mouth...

...and wipe her eyes.

5 Months

Age: 5 Months

Weight: I have no clue. Somewhere around 15 pounds...I am guessing.

Height: Again...no idea, but she is growing!

Size: Size 2 diapers...but they are getting snug. Growing out of 3-6 month clothes and heading into 6-9 month clothes. We're adding layers to her 6-9 month clothes because it's still chilly here. She loves bare legs though! And I love "playing dress up" with a whole new stash of clothes.

Hair: Let's face it...she's bald.

Sleeping: Sleep still stinks! She went back to waking up twice to eat before getting up at 6. We are taking the doctor's advice and having her cry herself back to sleep until 4. Last weekend we stopped swaddling her and cut out a feeding. It hasn't been easy. She puts herself to sleep quickly, but then cries at night. I think it's getting better. We'll give it a week and see what happens.

Eating: Haiely loves to eat (hence the night feedings). She continues to love cereal and has added sweet potatoes, squash, peas and pears to her menu. Carrots and oatmeal are coming soon. Hailey is eating 3 4-5 ounce bottles a day at the sitter.

I am making her food from fresh (and sometimes frozen) veggies. It's super easy to steam the food (in my new handy steamer) and puree them (in a blender). Then, I pour them into ice cube trays, freeze, and pop them into bags to store in my milk/baby food freezer. I love knowing that she's eating veggies/fruit...nothing else. I can't wait until our garden is ready!

Movement: She's rolling! She rolls from her back to her belly, both ways. She doesn't like it when she gets stuck on her belly, but when you help her over to her back, she rolls right back to her belly. Luckily, she's only rolled over once in her sleep.

Milestones: Eating purees, rolling, smacking her lips, grabbing at things, loves to feel everything

Favorite toys/activities: her play mat (still), sitting up in her swing (watching tv), exercises with mom, being carried around (forward facing), eating out of the mesh feeder, her baby cell phone

Dislikes: having her face wiped, warm baths (the hotter the better with this girl), her current stuffy/runny nose