Five Month Stats:
13 lbs. 15.8 oz (10th percentile)
Another month has flown by in the blink of an eye! Marin was five months old on Wednesday!
Here are a few of the new tricks she has up her sleeves:
** We think that she is getting ready to cut some teeth. None have popped through yet, but everything goes into her mouth. Her hands are her favorite. One day, I went in there to feel around for teeth, and she gnawed away at my finger like it was a carrot stick! We're using all makes and models of teethers.
** Marin is much more into toys these days. Especially those that she can get a really good grip on. She really likes her colorful rings. She grabs at them and then shakes her arms up and down as if it were the most fun she could imagine.
** She loves to hold onto soft things. When it is time for her nap, often times I give her a small stuffed animal that is just her size. She loves this little bunny that she has with soft ears, from Grandma. Marin is really a cuddler. She loves to cuddle with her stuffed animals, and she loves to cuddle with us, as well.
** Now that she is rolling all the time, Marin sleeps on her side or on her stomach. Gone are the days of the swaddle. Earlier this month I found her on her stomach on the swaddle, and that was the end of that. And speaking of rolling, this is her main mode of getting places. She rolls all over the place and she can seriously move!
** When Marin is on her tummy she acts like she wants to crawl. She pulls her legs under her bottom and scoots back and forth. If she knew to pull her arms under her, she would crawl.
** She still loves "reading" aka look at bright pictures in books. One recent development as she learns to interact with toys more, is that she wants to hold her books now. When we read to her she reaches out for the pages. She has some tiny books that she can hold all on her own.
** Marin is laughing a lot! It cracks us up when she cracks herself up. Jason is the best at making her laugh. And this past weekend at Lake Minnetonka, she went on the swings for the first time, and that make her laugh and laugh and laugh.
** We think that Marin might be having a little bit of a growth spurt. She is waking up at night one time again now. She wakes up at about 3:30am as hungry as a bear. The good news is that she is all business. She barely opens her eyes. She just eats and then goes right back to sleep. Still, I will be glad when this growth spurt is past us. :)
** She is a little harder to put down at night these days, too. It used to be that we could feed her, say our prayers, and lay her down sleepy and she'd just go to sleep. Lately when we do this she starts to cry. All the books and her doctor, say that it is time for us to let her cry it out, but I can't quite do that yet. I will some day- but she's so little. And, I love snuggling her to sleep in my arms. We did have one night on our cousin's trip where we were willingly bullied (if there is such a thing) by Jason's cousin Don, a father of three non criers, to let her cry it out. As we were sitting there listening to her cry, he could tell how pained I was. To credit that she needed to learn to sooth herself Don said, "She's just sitting up there saying, "I'm bored. Come entertain me!" I told him that I was worried she was saying, "I'm learning not to trust, Mom. Your ruining my ability to maintain a lasting relationship. If you let me cry one more second I'll grow up to be a stripper!" However, I stayed the course and she fell asleep (eventually) peacefully and soundly.
** Marin loves to hold onto something when she eats. This is one of my favorite things. For some reason I find it so endearing. She swings her free arm around searching for something to grab. I usually offer her my finger, and she grips it tightly. I love it. That is some serious bonding.
** I think we're on our last month of exclusive breastfeeding. At the beginning of month six we will start to introduce rice cereal, as the doctor suggest we do. I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand it will be a welcome break from the pressure of maintaining my supply, on the other I will miss the irreplaceable bond. Still, we'll have a few remaining times of the day when she will nurse, and I will cherish these, until she is old enough where it is weird.
** Marin is starting to realize how the rest of the world eats. She watches your every move when you put a glass to your mouth. And she watches intently as we eat. Hopefully this will help us when we introduce food to her (and the concept of a spoon in her mouth!) in a matter of weeks.
** Marin is very adaptable. She will usually go to anyone at any time and let them hold her. One exception being poor Auntie Molly this week- as much as she was looking forward to some quality bonding time, I think she caught Marin on a particularly over tired night, and she just wanted mom and dad. I hope that this does not stick around. What good is daycare, if not to make the child easier to pass from person to person?!
** Marin's personality is really proving to be pretty laid back. She takes after her dad in that way, for sure. That sorta worked out nicely for me, didn't it? Easy going husband+ easy going baby= less crazy, crazy mama!
** Of course we're still singing daily and dancing our little hearts out. In addition to loving to "stand" she is pulling herself up when aided, and I think will sit on her own soon. She is very strong. As she gets sturdier, she's getting a little more playful, too. We love the airplane- soaring high above our heads- and a recent addition- the rocket ship (she cracks up at the jerky blast off).
We have a great month ahead filled with a lot of momentous events. Her baptism, her first vacation and first plane ride just to name a few. And, fast as it goes, we love watching Marin grown and change daily. Marin fills even the grayest of days with warm July sunshine!
Here are a few of the new tricks she has up her sleeves:
** We think that she is getting ready to cut some teeth. None have popped through yet, but everything goes into her mouth. Her hands are her favorite. One day, I went in there to feel around for teeth, and she gnawed away at my finger like it was a carrot stick! We're using all makes and models of teethers.
** Marin is much more into toys these days. Especially those that she can get a really good grip on. She really likes her colorful rings. She grabs at them and then shakes her arms up and down as if it were the most fun she could imagine.
** She loves to hold onto soft things. When it is time for her nap, often times I give her a small stuffed animal that is just her size. She loves this little bunny that she has with soft ears, from Grandma. Marin is really a cuddler. She loves to cuddle with her stuffed animals, and she loves to cuddle with us, as well.
** Now that she is rolling all the time, Marin sleeps on her side or on her stomach. Gone are the days of the swaddle. Earlier this month I found her on her stomach on the swaddle, and that was the end of that. And speaking of rolling, this is her main mode of getting places. She rolls all over the place and she can seriously move!
** When Marin is on her tummy she acts like she wants to crawl. She pulls her legs under her bottom and scoots back and forth. If she knew to pull her arms under her, she would crawl.
** She still loves "reading" aka look at bright pictures in books. One recent development as she learns to interact with toys more, is that she wants to hold her books now. When we read to her she reaches out for the pages. She has some tiny books that she can hold all on her own.
** Marin is laughing a lot! It cracks us up when she cracks herself up. Jason is the best at making her laugh. And this past weekend at Lake Minnetonka, she went on the swings for the first time, and that make her laugh and laugh and laugh.
** We think that Marin might be having a little bit of a growth spurt. She is waking up at night one time again now. She wakes up at about 3:30am as hungry as a bear. The good news is that she is all business. She barely opens her eyes. She just eats and then goes right back to sleep. Still, I will be glad when this growth spurt is past us. :)
** She is a little harder to put down at night these days, too. It used to be that we could feed her, say our prayers, and lay her down sleepy and she'd just go to sleep. Lately when we do this she starts to cry. All the books and her doctor, say that it is time for us to let her cry it out, but I can't quite do that yet. I will some day- but she's so little. And, I love snuggling her to sleep in my arms. We did have one night on our cousin's trip where we were willingly bullied (if there is such a thing) by Jason's cousin Don, a father of three non criers, to let her cry it out. As we were sitting there listening to her cry, he could tell how pained I was. To credit that she needed to learn to sooth herself Don said, "She's just sitting up there saying, "I'm bored. Come entertain me!" I told him that I was worried she was saying, "I'm learning not to trust, Mom. Your ruining my ability to maintain a lasting relationship. If you let me cry one more second I'll grow up to be a stripper!" However, I stayed the course and she fell asleep (eventually) peacefully and soundly.
** Marin loves to hold onto something when she eats. This is one of my favorite things. For some reason I find it so endearing. She swings her free arm around searching for something to grab. I usually offer her my finger, and she grips it tightly. I love it. That is some serious bonding.
** I think we're on our last month of exclusive breastfeeding. At the beginning of month six we will start to introduce rice cereal, as the doctor suggest we do. I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand it will be a welcome break from the pressure of maintaining my supply, on the other I will miss the irreplaceable bond. Still, we'll have a few remaining times of the day when she will nurse, and I will cherish these, until she is old enough where it is weird.
** Marin is starting to realize how the rest of the world eats. She watches your every move when you put a glass to your mouth. And she watches intently as we eat. Hopefully this will help us when we introduce food to her (and the concept of a spoon in her mouth!) in a matter of weeks.
** Marin is very adaptable. She will usually go to anyone at any time and let them hold her. One exception being poor Auntie Molly this week- as much as she was looking forward to some quality bonding time, I think she caught Marin on a particularly over tired night, and she just wanted mom and dad. I hope that this does not stick around. What good is daycare, if not to make the child easier to pass from person to person?!
** Marin's personality is really proving to be pretty laid back. She takes after her dad in that way, for sure. That sorta worked out nicely for me, didn't it? Easy going husband+ easy going baby= less crazy, crazy mama!
** Of course we're still singing daily and dancing our little hearts out. In addition to loving to "stand" she is pulling herself up when aided, and I think will sit on her own soon. She is very strong. As she gets sturdier, she's getting a little more playful, too. We love the airplane- soaring high above our heads- and a recent addition- the rocket ship (she cracks up at the jerky blast off).
We have a great month ahead filled with a lot of momentous events. Her baptism, her first vacation and first plane ride just to name a few. And, fast as it goes, we love watching Marin grown and change daily. Marin fills even the grayest of days with warm July sunshine!
3 comments:
she gets any cuter it will be a sin:) a living doll!!
She's really growing up!! Letting a baby cry goes against every maternal instinct, doesn't it? I'm right there with ya, honey. We'll do it eventually too (just like we did with Madeline), but not yet :) Here's to having daughters who will not become strippers ;) Ha!
Oh, I can't do the cry it out yet either. I she will let you know when she's ready.
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