{5 Months Old}

Likes:
*Baths - she still loves them. I'm so excited to get her in the lake this summer, I hope she loves it just as much!
*"Flying" - this is more like a love than a like. She gets the biggest smile and giggles so loud when you throw her in the air, fly her around like an airplane, toss her down on the bed (gently, of course!). It's pretty cute to see, and pretty fun to do!
*Rocking - she still adores her rocking chair and snuggles with Momma.
*Kisses & Raspberries - on her neck, cheeks and tummy!
*Bouncing - on your foot, or your knee. The higher the better,
*FOOD! - Sweet potatoes, squash rice cereal and apples so far.
*Being Nakid - this one scares dad!
*Chewing on her hands and fingers - and blankets, and toys.. and her clothes.. basically anything she can get in her mouth!
*Being outside - the weather is starting to get really nice so we will finally be able to get outside more and more, thank god.

Dislikes:
*Naps - still. I swear she takes the biggest power naps ever. They don't even remember the last time she made it to 45minutes, they keep getting shorter and shorter!
*Sleeping at night - She used to sleep through, and now she doesn't.. it's as simple as that. Sigh.
*The car - I used to think it was perhaps her carseat she hated but the more time that goes on, I'm pretty sure it's just the car. She screams from the moment the car starts driving to the moment it stops... and not just screaming, gagging, choking, the whole works. It's super unpleasant. I can't figure out why.. we've tried everything. I bought a new carseat that was bigger - no luck. Personally, I think it's because nobody is paying attention to her in there and she's probably the biggest attention whore I know.
*Tummy Time - we were tolerating this for awhile, but we're back to hating it now.
*The Swing - big dislike, here.
*Peaches - They're my favourite and I'm a little sad about this one - though I did taste them and they were a bit sour so perhaps when I make my own she'll like them better (and if not, I'll eat them!).
*When mom or dad holds another baby - she has no lost her shit on two different occasions after seeing C or I hold another baby. Jealous Monkey we have.

Could Take it or Leave it:
*The Jumperoo - She LOVED it last month, this month.. it's hit or miss. Mostly a miss, though.
*The Bumbo - unless she's eating in it, she doesn't much like it.
*Other people - she hasn't been screaming so much lately but she really doesn't like others for long periods of time. A quick snuggle and that's about it.

What Happened This Month?
*We went on a trip to Victoria without C to visit the Auntee's and some of my old friends. We were gone from April 15th-17th and then spent the 18th in Courtenay with Cousin M. She was great for the drives but a bit fussy for the rest of the trip. The routine went out the window and she didn't much like that.

*March 29th were here 4 months shots. She screamed far worse and for far longer than her 2 months shots. She developed a fever, as she did with the 2 month shots, and was sleepy and fussy for the rest of the day and night.

*She had her first trip to the beach/park on April 2nd and got to go on the swings for the first time while we were there. She didn't really know what to think about swinging but there were no tears so she didn't hate it!

*April 9th we met baby M for the first time. He's so precious and I am so excited for him and H to grow up together.

*We started solids!! April 10th was her first day of rice cereal and she didn't really like it much. She opened wide and swallowed well but her face showed her disapproval. We tried sweet potatoes next and those were a hit, as well as squash and apples. She does not like peaches. Right now she has two meals a day, breakfast and dinner.

*April 11th was the 1 Year Anniversary of C and I finding out we were pregnant!

*On April 13th we had our first Baby Dance Class! It's more cardio for me, but she enjoys it.

*She laughs and smiles so much. She doesn't talk as much as she used to because her hands are always in her mouth or there is a smile on her face.

*She's becoming more and more squirmy. She's always moving and just wants to go go go! I have a strong feeling she'll be walking early. If she's standing, she's happy!

*She can sit on her own! She sits slightly like a gorilla.. leaned forward with her hands on the ground but she can stay like that for minutes on end and even play with her toys without falling over.

*She still rolls front to back, but so far not back to front - she tries but gets stuck on her arm and can't quite make it over.

*She celebrated her first Easter on April 24th and of course got spoiled.

*She is currently 15lbs 12oz, and 25" long. That's 50th percentile for both weight and height.

5 Months Old.. wow. She has changed so much in the past 5 months and each month gets funner and funner (is funner a word? ha.)

Happy 5 Months, H. Your Mumma Loves You xo