Sunday, October 4, 2015

Scarlett is five months old!

At 5 months, Scarlett:

Weighs: (won’t know til 6-month checkup)

Measures: ” ”

Loves:

• Grabbing mama & dada’s faces and hair
• Splashing in the tub
• Rolling all over the place
• Blowing bubbles
• Laughing/squealing
• Kicking my chubby legs
• Tummy kisses
• Listening to music/being sung to/dancing to music with mama
• Staring at Buddy
• Reading books with mama & dada
• Watching baby videos on YouTube
• Walking Buddy at the park with mama
• Singing when I wake up (often accompanied by toots)
• Sophie the giraffe
• Standing on my legs with mama or dada’s help
• Lifting up my legs/putting toes in my mouth
• Being carried around

Dislikes:

• Being abruptly woken up by Buddy barking
• Sore gummies
• Being in one spot for too long
• Being sleepy

What’s New:

• Naps in crib (wearing my Michelin Man suit)
• Blowing bubbles
• Making razzing sounds
• “Popeye face”–hides upper lip and sticks out bottom lip when gummies are bothering her
• Starting to understand cause and effect aside from just crying=mom/dad come (i.e. pulling on elephant=music will play)
• Starting to sit up with less support
• Scratching at different surfaces
• Splashing around in tub
• Sleeping on side sometimes at night
• Scooting forward while on tummy
• Rubbing eyes when sleepy

Other Activity:

• Still nurses an average of 8x/day (with a few longer feedings than previous months)
• Goes to bed between 8:00-9:00pm
• Typically sleeps 5-7 hours before waking up to eat, then goes back to sleep for another 3-5 hours
• Usually naps during our morning walk, then takes a 2-3 hour nap around 2pm in crib

Nicknames:

• Bunny
• Chuub
• Baby Who/Who/Who Who
• Honey
• Dolly
• Mama’s Baby Girl
• Sweetie Poo
• Mandrake

5-month photo shoot outtakes:

You are so beautiful to me
You are so beautiful to me
Can’t you see
You’re everything I hoped for
You’re everything I need
You are so beautiful to me

Mama and Dada love you, baby girl! Happy 5 months!