Five Months

Week 20

Well Daph you are 5 months old now and starting to have an attitude, but I love it. You can roll over but only do so on your terms and only if you want to. Last night which was the day you turned 5 months was the first time I put you to bed without swaddling you. You slept ok and I think you liked being able to move around, but it makes me sad that you don't need to be swaddled to sleep anymore. This morning I mixed your cereal with juice instead of formula and you loved it. You were actually smacking your lips and looking for more, rather than trying to spit it out. Last night I bawled, I miss you so much. I don't get near enough time with you, you are too good of a sleeper. About 45min in the morning and an hour to an hour an a half at night, which most of that time is spent feeding and bathing you, just isn't enough time. I don't know if you know I'm your mommy, I think right now you are closer to Judy then you are to me.

Week 21

Starting this week you have finally moved up to size 2 diapers! On Sunday I actually got you in a small laughing fit. I would nuzzle on your cheek and you would laugh, then I would do the other side. It was so cute, I don't know who was laughing more, you or me. Daddy has been sick and he had to go to the ER last night which meant you had to stay longer at daycare. It killed me leaving you there, but I had to make sure daddy was ok. Every minute after 5 'o clock seemed like an eternity I wanted/needed to be with daddy but I missed you so much. It was the longest I have ever been apart from you, I didn't get to pick you up until after 9pm. When I got you home I let you sleep in the bed with me because I missed you so much. I woke up to you giggling in your sleep, it was the sweetest thing, I guess you were having a good dream. If I brace you you can stand up on your own, you are super strong. The last couple of days you have been sucking your bottom lip rather then your thumb.

Week 22

Wow Daph it doesn't seem like 5.5 months since you were born but it has been. You can now roll from your back to your belly whenever you want to. You also really want to eat now. You are aggressive over each bite and want to eat when you see us eating. I am learning so much from you, you make me a happier person. It warms my heart when you see me and smile. I have decided to smile at everyone I see from now on in hopes of brightening their day a bit just like you do mine. You are halway reaching for people now when they want to hold you.

Week 23

Daph I have cut you off from juice lol. You have not been wanting to eat jar food and I think it is because it is not sweet, so now your cereal is made without juice so it's not sweet either. You kinda don't like the cereal as much anymore but you will get use to it. Monday of this week I have begun to wean you off the binky. The first night you threw a big fit and I gave it you you for a minute, but night two you went to sleep with out it! Oh man this was a trying week but we are through it and we have left that binky in the dust! You cried for the first couple of days but each day got a little easier. Also stopped swaddling you this week and you are still sleeping soundly. You are so beautiful Daphne and really starting to grow. It won't be long and you will be crawling, you are getting so close.