Five Months

Kaitlynn is 5 months already (tomorrow)! Every single month that goes by I find myself shocked and amazed at how quickly the time passes. We are having such fun with this precious baby right now. She truly is in the sweet "Gerber baby" phase as my doctor calls it. Her little personality is really blooming and is such a joy to witness.

Here are some new developments with baby girl:

• She is FINALLY sleeping through the night! Phew! This wasn't an easy process, but Kaitlynn finally started sleeping all night a few weeks ago. I had to let her cry it out night after night, which was NOT fun, but I knew the end result would be worth it. She is now sleeping around 11 hours, from around 7:00 pm until 6:00 am. (The recent time change has thrown us for a loop so both kids now wake shortly after 6:00 am most mornings.)
• It's official - Kaitlynn is getting her first tooth! One of her bottom 2 teeth has already broken through her gums and the other one is right behind it.
• Kaitlynn is now rolling over from back to tummy. The only problem is that once she rolls onto her tummy she is stuck and needs rescuing. I think she got tired of getting stuck because she hasn't shown off this new skill for over a week now (hence the lack of video for this milestone).
• She is eating rice cereal with milk and other first baby foods most nights. She definitely seems resistant to solids. One time I mixed her rice cereal with applesauce and at the first taste she immediately burst into tears! It was so pitiful but it cracked me up. I mean, what's not to like about applesauce??
• She wants so badly to be in a sitting position instead of on her back. When I put her in her bouncy seat or carseat, she will lift and pull up as hard as she can to try to sit up by herself.
• She is grabbing everything she can with those sweet little hands. Connor thinks it's funny that when he leans over her, she'll grab at his face or his clothing. And she won't let go!
• Speaking of grabbing things, Kaitlynn has now learned to find her paci and stick it in her mouth! It is pretty funny to watch because she struggles over and over putting the paci in her mouth and pulling it out again until she gets it just right.
• It's kind of hard to see in the pictures, but Kaitlynn's hair has really taken on a strawberry blond color. Especially in certain indoor lighting, you can really see a reddish tint and many people have commented about it. It'll be interesting to see the color when it grows out.
• She is HEAVY! She weighed over 18.5 lbs last week and so her carseat is getting difficult to carry these days.

Sweet smile from my sweet girl.


Blue eyes just like her Daddy and brother.


She still sleeps with her arms way up by her head.


In this picture you can see her strawberry blondness.


Connor still loves his baby sister. Their expressions here crack me up.


Here she's sitting up in her bouncy chair. She doesn't like to lay down!


Chillin' and watching some TV with Dad.



And now here's a video showing off her newest skill with her paci!