This is my "mom please stop taking pictures of me" sassy face
Weight/Length: Even though we didn't go to the doctor for a check-up this month, I still have my own scale at home so that I can keep track of her weight. Go ahead and judge me. At 5 months old, Peyton is 15 pounds 14 ounces and 26.5 inches long.
Hair: Light brown, or maybe blonde? She has such little hair that it's really hard to tell what color it actually is.
Eyes: Sometimes I feel like her eyes look greenish, but then they always go back to blue-gray. Perhaps a change is coming soon?
Diapers: Still in Size 2 Pampers Swaddlers Sensitive. I swear by these things.
Clothing: Peyton is wearing all 6 month size clothing now. Some of her sleepers are even 6-9 months because her legs are so long. Her favorite outfits are still whatever has the least amount of fabric. She is so hot-natured like daddy, so even when it is actually a little chilly out she still gets too hot in pants, long-sleeves, socks or hats. I'm sure that all the other moms are judging me when I'm out shopping with my baby in 50 degree weather and all she has on is a short sleeve onesie. I've decided that pants for babies is simply the most ridiculous idea ever. Peyton has worn pants like 3 times total and I'm already over it. They are such a pain to get on and take off. Plus, it's so difficult to check the diaper and when your kid pees every 5 minutes like mine does, this is a real inconvenience. Therefore, I'm boycotting pants for her until it is truly freezing outside. Honestly, I think she is on my side too. Every time I put pants on her, she takes a giant poop and ruins them so that I have to take them off of her. Honest truth.
Favorite Things: her giraffe WubbaNub, Oball, Mittens the Kitten, mirrors, daddy's beard, her fists and feet, iPhones. *Disclaimer: I have never given her an iPhone to look at or play with, but whenever she sees someone using one she is immediately drawn to it, wants to look at the screen and steal it from them.
Likes: sitting in her Bumbo seat, banging objects on a surface, looking at pictures or videos of herself, being held up to stand and dance, peek-a-boo, the itsy bitsy spider, any songs with hand motions, sucking her thumb or WubbaNub.
Dislikes: outfit and diaper changes, being on her tummy for too long, socks, pants, hats, and taking her bottle away from her before she is finished.
Feeding Patterns: Peyton is still on a breastmilk only diet. She nurses 4 times per day at 8:00am, 11:00am, 2:00pm, and 5:00pm. She then has an 8 ounce bottle of breastmilk at 8:00pm before bed. I still pump before I go to bed and then wake myself up at 6:30am to pump as well. This way I have adequate breastmilk for her 8pm bottles, as well as a stockpile for emergencies or if we are going to an event and I would rather just give her a bottle instead of nursing while we are out somewhere.
Sleeping Patterns: Peyton sleeps for 11 hours at night. She eats her 8:00pm bottle, then has a bath, a bedtime story and goes to bed by 9:00. She then sleeps uninterrupted until I wake her up at 8:00am for her next feeding. I do not rock her to sleep or wait for her to fall asleep before I put her down. I put her down in her crib wide awake with her pacifier and her crib mobile on. She typically falls asleep on her own within 10 minutes. I know, I'm a lucky mommy. During the day, she normally takes two naps around 1-2 hours each and sometimes a short cat nap or two as well. We are still working on getting on a regimented nap routine. However, she sleeps so well at night that I can't complain about not being scheduled for our naps just yet.
Month Five Milestones: Peyton is well on her way to being independent. She can now roll from tummy to back and back to tummy all on her own. She sits very well with minimal assistance, and stands nice and firm when we hold her up. She reacts when someone calls her name and almost always turns toward whoever says her name immediately. She reaches her arms out to someone when she wants to be picked up and she gets upset when you walk away from her. She makes quite a few repetitive sounds such as, "dadadada", "yayayaya" and "heah". She hasn't said any actual words yet, but she can make all the sounds associated with normal first words so it's probably only a matter of time before we get that first word!
Mama's Thoughts: Peyton is such a sweet, calm and content baby. I could not have asked for a happier little girl. My whole world revolves around her and I am loving every minute of it. Everything in my life is different now and it's so much better than I ever could have imagined. Breastfeeding is annoying, I still have 12 pounds of pregnancy weight to lose and I get so much crap from people about "not having to go to work the next day" because I'm just a stay-at-home-mom, but I could care less about all those things because I am having the time of my life with my daughter. The dishes and laundry can wait, I'm busy making memories with my little girl.
Hair: Light brown, or maybe blonde? She has such little hair that it's really hard to tell what color it actually is.
Eyes: Sometimes I feel like her eyes look greenish, but then they always go back to blue-gray. Perhaps a change is coming soon?
Diapers: Still in Size 2 Pampers Swaddlers Sensitive. I swear by these things.
Clothing: Peyton is wearing all 6 month size clothing now. Some of her sleepers are even 6-9 months because her legs are so long. Her favorite outfits are still whatever has the least amount of fabric. She is so hot-natured like daddy, so even when it is actually a little chilly out she still gets too hot in pants, long-sleeves, socks or hats. I'm sure that all the other moms are judging me when I'm out shopping with my baby in 50 degree weather and all she has on is a short sleeve onesie. I've decided that pants for babies is simply the most ridiculous idea ever. Peyton has worn pants like 3 times total and I'm already over it. They are such a pain to get on and take off. Plus, it's so difficult to check the diaper and when your kid pees every 5 minutes like mine does, this is a real inconvenience. Therefore, I'm boycotting pants for her until it is truly freezing outside. Honestly, I think she is on my side too. Every time I put pants on her, she takes a giant poop and ruins them so that I have to take them off of her. Honest truth.
Favorite Things: her giraffe WubbaNub, Oball, Mittens the Kitten, mirrors, daddy's beard, her fists and feet, iPhones. *Disclaimer: I have never given her an iPhone to look at or play with, but whenever she sees someone using one she is immediately drawn to it, wants to look at the screen and steal it from them.
Likes: sitting in her Bumbo seat, banging objects on a surface, looking at pictures or videos of herself, being held up to stand and dance, peek-a-boo, the itsy bitsy spider, any songs with hand motions, sucking her thumb or WubbaNub.
Dislikes: outfit and diaper changes, being on her tummy for too long, socks, pants, hats, and taking her bottle away from her before she is finished.
Feeding Patterns: Peyton is still on a breastmilk only diet. She nurses 4 times per day at 8:00am, 11:00am, 2:00pm, and 5:00pm. She then has an 8 ounce bottle of breastmilk at 8:00pm before bed. I still pump before I go to bed and then wake myself up at 6:30am to pump as well. This way I have adequate breastmilk for her 8pm bottles, as well as a stockpile for emergencies or if we are going to an event and I would rather just give her a bottle instead of nursing while we are out somewhere.
Sleeping Patterns: Peyton sleeps for 11 hours at night. She eats her 8:00pm bottle, then has a bath, a bedtime story and goes to bed by 9:00. She then sleeps uninterrupted until I wake her up at 8:00am for her next feeding. I do not rock her to sleep or wait for her to fall asleep before I put her down. I put her down in her crib wide awake with her pacifier and her crib mobile on. She typically falls asleep on her own within 10 minutes. I know, I'm a lucky mommy. During the day, she normally takes two naps around 1-2 hours each and sometimes a short cat nap or two as well. We are still working on getting on a regimented nap routine. However, she sleeps so well at night that I can't complain about not being scheduled for our naps just yet.
Month Five Milestones: Peyton is well on her way to being independent. She can now roll from tummy to back and back to tummy all on her own. She sits very well with minimal assistance, and stands nice and firm when we hold her up. She reacts when someone calls her name and almost always turns toward whoever says her name immediately. She reaches her arms out to someone when she wants to be picked up and she gets upset when you walk away from her. She makes quite a few repetitive sounds such as, "dadadada", "yayayaya" and "heah". She hasn't said any actual words yet, but she can make all the sounds associated with normal first words so it's probably only a matter of time before we get that first word!
Mama's Thoughts: Peyton is such a sweet, calm and content baby. I could not have asked for a happier little girl. My whole world revolves around her and I am loving every minute of it. Everything in my life is different now and it's so much better than I ever could have imagined. Breastfeeding is annoying, I still have 12 pounds of pregnancy weight to lose and I get so much crap from people about "not having to go to work the next day" because I'm just a stay-at-home-mom, but I could care less about all those things because I am having the time of my life with my daughter. The dishes and laundry can wait, I'm busy making memories with my little girl.
Peyton celebrated her first Halloween and even went Trick-or-Treating dressed as a little black kitty. Read my post about it here.
This little girl is just rolling all over the place. I lay her down one way and when I turn back around she has flipped over to the other side.
We celebrated a baby shower for Aunt Lindsay! Read my post about it here.
Peyton got her first taste of chilly weather!
We celebrated "Friendsgiving" with our church small group friends.
Grandma DeeDee, Peyton and I participated in the Walk to End Alzheimer's in honor of my grandma (my mom's mom) who is currently battling Alzheimer's and dementia.
We celebrated Aunt Emily at her baby shower! Read my post about it here.
Peyton discovered that her thumb might actually be as delicious as her WubbaNub. Mommy loves this new discovery because now if she happens to drop or lose her WubbaNub and I'm not there to give it right back to her, she has a back up plan to self soothe.
Peyton loves daddy's beard. Great. Now, I'm probably never going to be able to convince him to get rid of that thing. Thanks a lot Peyton.
Happy 5 months sweet baby girl!
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