Man Alive! How Many Months? FIVE!

No, seriously. You are five months old today! And it is hilarious. I say this every time, but this time I mean it. You have gotten to be so hilarious, Kel. 

First your five month picture!

Compared to your last few months: 

4 months

3 months 

Of course we had lots of fun shots to get this one. My favorite sequence: 

"Hey Ms. Bear, you don't need no bows!"

"See, much better I think."

"Perfect, now let me chew on your head."

"Hey mom, you should put some of this fur in that butternut squash mix you're about to talk about in the blog?"

Here are some fun developments. You can sit up on your own now! As seen above. 

You are also eating real food now. 

Mommy confession time: I LOVE making baby food. I almost don't want to say that because I know it makes me sound like a hippy mom, which I avoid as much as possible. However, steaming vegetables/fruits and putting them together in fun combinations is SO entertaining for me! Here is some evidence. Today we steamed butternut squash and put it in the food processor. We added some apple sauce and put all of that together in some ice trays. We wind up with fun little frozen cubes of baby food! 

Our combinations so far: Pear, Apple & Cinnamon, Avocado & Banana, Strawberry & Banana, Carrots & Sweet Potatos, Butternut Squash & everything else.

You are starting to think everything is funny. Including dancing with your mama and playing with your daddy in the mornings. 

 You are starting to look REALLY big in your car seat:

And your hair is as curly as ever! (And cheeks as big as ever)

You have a new way to ride around in the store: 

You also like all your toys that help you stand up these days: 

(video)

And if I'm not watching really carefully, you grab anything nearby and stick it in your mouth.  No joke, this video is all you, grabbing the phone. 

In the evening before bed, you like to make pouty faces while you lay on Daddy: 

Favorite thing to eat: Apples & Pears
Favorite activity: Sitting in your new "car" aka obnoxiously pink walker.
Favorite book: 47 Beavers on the Big Blue Sea
Favorite Song: Any commercial that comes on the TV - we sing and dance to until you start giggling.
Looking forward to: Going to Aunty Kim's wedding in 2 weeks!

Everyone says this about their kids, but if I could bottle up your cuteness right now for later days, I totally would. You are so precious and funny. 

1/3 of a year old!

Sweet little Kelynn! Happy 4 month birthday, lovey. Mommy and Daddy are so excited to report that you have changed so much this month.

First thing's first - your 4 month picture:

Although, I have to tell you, I had to take about 100 pictures to get this one shot. Your silly little self was so squirmy in that cute dress.

 

A few updates from the 4 month doctor appointment.

Height: 25.5 Inches (87th percentile)
Weight: 15 lbs (77th percentile)
Head Circumference: 43.2 cm (100th percentile)(yikes!)

You are becoming so smiley and funny. You love to look at us from across the room and smile real big to get our attention.

 

 You are getting to be such a great eater! You are now eating 6.5 - 7 oz bottles every 3 hours. You like to try and hold them on your own. When they're almost empty, you can do it sometimes!

We also have started giving you (slighly more) solid foods! You love your rice cereal, and have learned how to gobble it right up! You eat about a tablespoon of rice cereal once a day. 

 

 Also, you've developed this super cute habit of rubbing your feet together when you eat, or when you're relaxed.

You also have started to like to snuggle with your Lovies (as we call them), while you're falling asleep for a nap or for overnight. 

 Your new favorite chair is the bumbo. You sit in it for 20 to 30 minutes at a time, playing with your toys.

As you can see, we also have to have you wear a bib most of the time because you are SO drooly! It appears that we're not too far off from the teething phase! As a matter of fact, you love to chew on your Daddy's fingers. 

You are becoming so alert, you love to look around and smile at things you think are funny. 

Because you're getting so big, we've started being able to take you lots of new places! Now when we eat at restaurants, you love to sit at the table with Mom or Dad. 

And this weekend, we got to go to Michigan to spend Labor day with the Zuverink family! You were such a great traveller! You slept through most of the flights completely!

And when you weren't sleeping, you were pretty happy to sprawl out in the seats at the airport.

You even got to meet your cousin Aiden for the first time! 

Bath time is still one of your favorite things to do. 

You are now sleeping from 8pm to 7 in the morning. You take a nap at 8:30am, 11:30am, 2:30pm and 5:30pm. Mommy is working about 25 hours/week, and you love to go to miss Allison's house to hang out with Ashlynn in the afternoons while mom and dad work. 

Favorite thing to eat: Rice cereal

Favorite activity: Sitting in the Bumbo or riding around the house doing chores with mom and dad. 

Favorite book: Baby Baa Baa (Who's behind the red watering can? Fuzzy Duckling! She has an orange beak)

Favorite Song: Bathtime song (Who loves bathtime? Kelynn does! Doo dah! Doo dah!)

Can't wait to see what the next few months will bring! God is so good to us!

Speeding Right Along

Three months old! 

Biggest development in appearance: We can get that hair into a pony tail!

Compared to 2 month: 

At the two month mark, we got to go to your 2 month check up at the doctor. We found out that you weighed 13 pounds, and were 23 inches long. The doctor said that you were the size of a normal 4 month old! Based on our measurements, you are right around 15 pounds now. You are a big girl! 

Lots of changes this month already! You can definitely hold your head up. Right now you can hold your back up for 10 or 15 seconds on your own. 

After about 10 to 15 seconds your little back gets tired and you start to slump over. Once you get a little stronger, it'll be no big deal! 

 

We are having lots of fun trying new hairstyles with you! Your hair is SO long already! It's pretty thin on the sides, but your daddy is convinced that it's starting to fill in. Bless your heart. In another few months, I have a feeling we'll really have a mess of curls to navigate. 

You have definitely moved up a bottle size. You now drink 5 or 6 ounces every 3 hours.

You're also sleeping overnight now! You go to bed at 9pm, sleep until about 5am, and then you go back to sleep until around 8. You also take naps in the morning, afternoon, and right before your bedtime bottle.

We also had our first visit out to New Mexico to see Pops and Momsy! You had fun on the 10 hour trip out there, chatting with your parents: 

Momsy is so talented she can carry both her little babies at the same time! 

You and pops relaxing before bed time: 

We had a wonderful visit to see everyone. They got to see all your new accomplishments.  

When we got back, I learned that you like to help with the laundry! 

And support the Rangers with your daddy! 

And help mommy get free chick fil-a! 

Happy 3 months, sweet girl! We get to fly up to Michigan in a few weeks so you can meet Auntie Kim,  and Auntie Vanessa, and your new cousin, Aiden. Wish us luck on your first flight! 

Happy 2 Months Baby Cakes!

Hey sweet girl! How fast this month has flown by! You are growing incredibly fast, and we are so excited about all the new developments.

First, here is your 2 month picture:

Compared to your 1 month picture: 

See how much you've grown?! On top of growing much faster than Miss Bear, you are so alert now, looking at everyone and checking out your surroundings. 

We have your 2 month check up in a few days to find out how you are doing. We have a feeling that you're growing just fine, though. From our own measurements, we guesstimate that you weigh close to 11 pounds. 

You are a very independent lady! Sometimes you like to be held, but most of the time you'd rather lay on the couch and look around, or sit in your bouncy seat and watch what's going on in the room. 

Your schedule overnight has solidified for the most part. You take your last bottle at 9pm, and you drink around 5 ounces. You sleep until around 2am, then again until around 6, when we're ready to get up anyway! We have gotten a few 7 and 8 hour nights out of you! 

You love your mobile, too! 

You've started smiling at mommy and daddy. You also had a fun day with Miss Paula today, and your smile proves it: 

Mommy has started back to work, so you get to go visit Miss Allison and your friend Ashlynn a few times a week. We love them so much and you always have such a good time over there. 

As you can see, your hair is very curly (especially when it's wet): 

So Mommy has a bit of a hard time taming it... it usually is a big ol' poofy mess. 

So we started experimenting with bows: 

You don't like mommy messing with your hair too much yet, but once we get used to it, I'm sure we can find some fun ways to style your baby fro! Miss Allison seems to have some better luck with your hair adventures so far: 

You also LOVE bath time. You kick your feet all around in the water and suck on your hands (even when they have soap on them) - yikes! 

You also have gotten alert enough that you enjoy reading time: 

Sometimes you like to hang out with mom when she is working. 

We also found out that you really like to go swimming! 

And for the silly part of being 2 months old, these are your phases of meltdown: 

Poor baby... you're just so cute! Even when you cry. Too hilarious. 

During the day, you are still eating every 3 hours, but you take usually 4-5 ounces now. You are starting to put your hands on the sides of your bottle while you eat them. You are learning how to make fun baby sounds when you are kicking around in your crib or in the bouncy seat: "oOOooo". 

Congratulations on all your feats and accomplishments this month, lovey! We will have a blast in the next few weeks getting to month 3!