5 Months
Tuesday
May 21st, 2013
5 months!! How is that even possible! Cant believe our baby is almost half a year old! She was not in the smiling mood while taking pictures, silly girl. So no smiles, but lots of cutsie baby pictures still :)
Weight
We had a wic appointment on the 14th where she weighed 14
pounds 13 ounces and was 26 inches long. She was in the 45 percentile for
weight and the high 90’s for height; I can’t remember the exact number. The
lady we saw said she is doing great with her weight. It’s still crazy to me
that she started off so huge and hasn’t even been close to being that big
again. She doesn’t seem small to us by any means though, it’s just the numbers.
She still has her cute little rolls on her arms and legs :) She is definitely
getting longer, that’s noticeable just by looking at her.
Health
This poor girl has been sick more then any other baby I’ve known. I blame it on
Prescott…haha
still not lovin the move :P In all reality I do think it has something to do
with it though. I swear one of us has been sick the whole time we have been
here. I know for sure she had at least one cold this month that I can remember
because it just happened. It was pretty rough on us all! She got a cough from
it which greatly affected her sleep. She would cough which would either wake
her up or if she had her binky would cause it to fall out and she would cry for
it…either way her cough would always wake her up.
Sleep
This girl and her sleep!! Her sleep habits are so up and down, and there’s
really nothing I can do to stop it. She will sleep through the night for a
couple weeks then we will have a bad week then a good stretch again and so on.
Like I said earlier it was horrible while she was sick, it felt like we were
getting up nonstop at night with her. She has been waking up earlier as well,
like anywhere from 9 to 10, sometimes later if I’m lucky. Her naps have also
changed, she used to take at least one 3 to 3 ½ hour nap every day, and
multiple shorter ones, not so much anymore. The longest she has napped lately
is for 2 hours, but on average it’s more like an hour. Let’s just say this
month hasn’t been a good change as far as sleep goes.
Clothes
Baby clothes are so unpredictable. She can wear anything from 3 months, 3-6
months, 6 months and even a few 6-9 months. For the majority she is in 3-6 and
6 months though. I don’t mind her wearing her smaller leggings/jeggings because
they are just shorter on her and look like capris so it works perfectly for the
season!
Diet
Still only eating mommy’s milk. She is doing great with nursing, eating about
every 2-4 hours. Sometimes she just isn’t interested in eating so after 4 hours
I have to try and get her to. We could start feeding her baby cereal (at least
as far as the age on the boxes go), but her pediatrician recommended waiting
until she is 6 months to feed her any kind of food other then milk. She is
doing great with milk so we’re good with holding off on food, less messy and
saves us money!
One of my favorite pics :) Love those big beautiful eyes and puckered lips.
Crying
She isn’t completely horrible with crying, but she sure knows how. She loves
being held and getting lots of attention. She will play with her toys for a
while but wont last long without crying. I do wish that she was better at self
soothing. Most nights I have to put her in her bumbo chair and in the kitchen
with me while I’m making dinner, as long as she can see me and I talk to her
she usually does pretty good. It’s mostly when she feels alone or isn’t getting
enough attention that she cries…and this girl doesn’t just cry it’s almost like
she’s ticked off and yelling at us. It’s actually quiet comical until she’s
been doing on for a while of course!
Milestones
Her hand eye coordination is becoming really good; she can now see something,
grab it and do what she wants with it. She is even able to grab her binky off
the ground and sometimes put it in her mouth. Her legs are getting so strong too;
she is able to support her own weight for a lot longer now like in the jumper
or while I’m holding her up. On May 4th I was saying Hi to her a
bunch of times and she said Hi back to me!! I’m sure it was by complete
accident but its still pretty fun! At her last Doctors appointment, for her
four month shots, her doctor was telling me how babies her age are like little
inch worms. I had no idea what she was talking about at the time because
Kinsley really didn’t move around that much at all. Well this month I totally
understood what she was talking about, Kinsley by all means in a complete inch
worm. At first I had no idea how she did it, I would lay her down on the
ground, usually under her gym and she would be in a completely different spot
the next time I looked at her. Finally I saw it in action, she scoots around a
lot. It’s a combination of her lifting her legs up to play with them then half
rolling over and scooting. Its actually pretty amazing how far she can move with
how little it seems she does, I mean when she does it she isn’t rolling
completely and she isn’t even close to crawling, but she still moves! Another
fun thing about this month is she is laughing a lot more. It is so fun to see
her laugh and smile, her whole face lights up when she’s happy. Brody is by far
the one who makes her laugh the most, and a lot of the time he’s not even
trying.
Products I'm loving
She’s still at that stage where she’s so
young she doesn’t really require a whole lot of products. I’m still totally
loving her backpack carrier though, it sure is a lifesaver when we go for family
walks on trails where strollers can’t go or when Bro and I go down to our neighborhood
park (also can’t bring a stroller). I also love her Bumbo seat. It is so nice
to put her in it while making dinner or busy cleaning; it makes her feel like she’s
still a part of the action and allows me to get things done. We also put her in
it almost ever night up on the table while we eat dinner so she doesn’t feel
left out.
Fun Facts
This girl is so quirky! For instance she
absolutely loves being upside down. She will be lying on someone’s lap and want
her head to hang off upside down, she seriously loves it! She also loves it
when Ian sits on the couch and she will sit on the ground in between his legs,
so weird but she is so content while sitting this way. Her head is without a
doubt her soothing point, she loves having the side of her head and cheeks
rubbed. She also loves having pressure on her head, When she’s inconsolable
sometimes all we have to do it gently squeeze both sides on her cheeks and she
will stop crying. I think this comes from the fact that when she was first born
for quiet a while she slept with me and always on her side, so she always had
that pressure on her face. On April 29th we moved her bed into
Brody’s room!! Another funny thing we have noticed is she has a completely real
fear of brown haired women. Ian mentioned it but I hadn’t really noticed it
until my friend who has dark, almost black hair, held her and she started
freaking out. She cries every time a dark haired person holds her, but is
usually fine when a light haired person holds her…maybe something to do with mommy
having blond hair? I have also discovered her first mole, on the right side of
her neck. Probably hadn’t noticed it before now because of all her rolls :P Now
that were starting to see more of her neck you can see it. One more, her hair is starting to get thicker and longer :)
Just a side note from mommy…
I’ve noticed with my second child I’m able
to live in the moment more and enjoy each stage for its own uniqueness. With
Brody I was always so excited for him to do the next fun thing or learn
something new, and though I do try and help Kinsley learn as much as possible
for her age I know that the next big achievement will come soon enough. I know
that these moments are precious and short and not to rush them with trying to
make her older then she is. I love each stage she has already been through, but
in all honesty if anything I miss the old rather then hope for the new. Babies
are so sweet and precious and they grow up way way too fast.
Kisses from our entertainer :)
