Avery Turns 5 Months Old!

Avery turned 5 months old on September 10th! Boy is she growing. She has had a few notable advancements this month.

1st, she got two teeth. They popped up on the bottom after weeks of heavy drooling and a few sleepless nights. Apparently, not only do I produce large children, I also produce early teethers. Connor got his first teeth by 5 months and so did Avery. Unfortunately, as you can imagine, babies don't like when sharp teeth poke through their baby gums, so it's not always pleasant, but mostly it doesn't seem to affect her sunny disposition.

She also has really increased her rolling and can roll from front to back and back to front. It's actually funny, because sometimes I put her under her play gym and go into the kitchen and then come back and she's rolled off of it onto the floor. This has become a bit of a problem during naptime though, because I can't get her to stop rolling onto her tummy and then because she's in a sleep sack, she can't get back over so she starts to cry. I have to go in and flip her back over. I am starting to let her stay on her tummy if she isn't fussing though and that seems to help.

We are working on sitting up on her own, but she's still pretty wobbly. That's a six month skill supposedly, so we're in no rush, but she does seem to be getting stronger and more stable every day. 

We don't have a doctor appointment at 5 months so I don't know her stats, but I'm guessing she's about 18 pounds. She is wearing 9 month and 12 month clothes. She's a big girl with lots of snuggly rolls. I love them and her so much. 

She still gets up once in the night, sometime between 2 and 4am and then when she wakes up for good in the morning changes. For about 10 days she was getting up at 5:50 am for the day and that was pretty harsh, but the last three days she has been getting up closer to 7:15am, so who knows. I wish she would get on more of a schedule so I could plan her naps and such, but she just doesn't seem to be cooperating in that regard. Some days she is ready for a nap by 8am and sometimes she can make it until 10am. Who knows.

She does still give me a good afternoon nap from maybe 3:30 to 5 or 6. The good news with that is that time is when Connor typically naps, so that is a lovely time in my day. When the naps don't align it's not as easy, and it does happen more than I'd like.

She still tends to be a very happy baby. People tell me that all the time. She'll smile at strangers and is generally very happy. She is laughing more and that's pretty awesome. I love her little smile. It melts me every time.

For now, she only drinks breast milk, but this next month, we plan to start solids. Very exciting. Stay tuned.

Our jolly Avery at 5 months.

Hello everyone, I'm 5 months old!

Avery has grown out of her swing already, but we tried it one day and she looked cute so I snapped some pictures.

Sweet girl, big cheeks, wild hair.

Avery constantly has her hands in her mouth and sometimes she actually sucks her thumb, but usually she just stuffs 4 fingers in her mouth at once.

Showing off her tummy time strength. Looking at her all pushed up.

Wearing her Aggie dress and getting in on the football action.

Just a little photo shoot of our little girl with her mommy. These may be the first pictures I'm actually in since she was born. 

I am such a sweetie!

I love this little sly face she's making.

She still loves her pacifier.

Showing off her length and her leg rolls.

For those people who don't ever see her cry. She does cry, I swear. Also, if you zoom in, you can probably see her two little teeth on the bottom.

Avery's pretty blue eyes.

Now here is a video of Avery being silly and giggling in the bath tub. You'll hear Connor walk in and ask why she's in his tub. It's funny. She grew out of her baby bath tub and likes the big tub to kick in. Connor by the way, continues to be an AWESOME big brother. We couldn't ask for more.

http://youtu.be/s0BQrjJwU60