Yes, I'm late in posting the monthly blog on Miss Annie Grace. We've been a little busy with potty training, ear infections and not sleeping. Mommy is tired.
However, who can't resist this sweetie's smile?! I mean, I can't get enough of her smiles, snuggles, all-around sweetness! I'm truly savoring all of the cuddles and cuteness she gives me, because I feel like this time around, I know how quickly time flies before they don't want to be snuggled and cuddled and they are "big girls!"
All right- so, here's the 5 month monkey picture!
Lucy is still as sweet as ever to Annie- she loves to hold "Amy Grace" in her lap on the chair, while Mommy attempts to take pictures. It's difficult to get both of them to smile at the same time these days.
Before she had a name, Elena named her "Babs Frizzell" (actually, she jokingly named whichever child we would have next before I was actually pregnant, "Babs," while we were on our girls' trip to Mexico last summer!). She gave us this cute onsie at Annie's baby shower last Christmas and she's now finally big enough to wear it.
And Annie still has a mohawk. It's pretty awesome.
Annie loves to roll from her back to her tummy and practices getting up on all-fours and rocking back and forth. I predict that she will be crawling right at 6 months old, just like her sister.
Unlike her sister, though, she has masted sitting up on her own, just this past week. She can sit up on her own for a good 2-4 minutes before sometimes toppling over. She tripod-sat for a couple of weeks prior.
I still can't get over the fact that I have a blue-eyed child. Crazy.
I started rice cereal this week because I want to be good at eating solids by 6 months (in the hopes that she will sleep through the night on her own instead of us having to do cry-it-out!). She did fairly well with the first bites (and she's only really eating 1-2 spoonfuls at each session). But, practice makes perfect!
There have been so many sweet moments with my two girls lately- Lucy will sit down and read to Annie. She will also pat her back while Annie is on her tummy. Lucy likes to play doctor with Annie and I'll often hear her saying, "I know, I know, it's okay. I know this is hard. It's almost over." I silently laugh in my head because this is what Lucy hears when we go to the doctor and something that's not fun is happening (like shots, looking in ears, etc). It's amazing what they soak up!!
Lucy is still so sweet and gentle to Annie- she loves to run into Annie's room when she hears that she's awake from her nap or needs a pacifier. She still calls her "Amy" or "Amy Grace," but primarily calls her "sister."
Eating: She's still exclusively nursing, usually every 3 hours during the day, then usually once at night. We did just start rice cereal this week, once a day.
Naps: She takes 3-4 naps a day, usually taking her first nap 1.5-2 hours after she wakes up from the morning, then the next nap is 1.5-2 hours from when she last woke up, and so forth.
Sleeping: she goes to sleep around 7:00- 7:30 pm and wakes up around 6:45-7:00 am- she likes her paci, but I can put her down awake/drowsy, and she typically falls asleep on her own. She's been waking up 1-2 times a night, usually around midnight, then around 5:00 am to eat. I'm really wondering if she needs the midnight feed. She didn't need it for a long time, but then, just in the past month has she been waking up to eat then. She seems like she's hungry and eats a good amount, so maybe she does, but Mommy's getting tired. Hence starting some solids, in the hopes of her eating more during the day to hopefully sleep better at night.
Other: she got her second ear infection right at 5 months old and this time we started Augmentin (which gave her some diarrhea and a really bad diaper rash). We just finished the antibiotic today and go back for an ear recheck on Thursday. When we went to the doctor, she was 14 pounds 7 ounces. (gained a pound in one month).
We've still been taking Prevacid for reflux, however, I haven't given it to her for the past two nights now, just to see if I think she's ready to wean off of the med....so far, so good.
Personality- she is still the sweetest thing. She's so content and happy most of the time. Very easy-going and laid back. She usually only fusses when she is tired or hungry. She still does great with going to school when I work or childcare at church.
