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