Screams, Rolls, and Laughs! 5 months old

Kaelyn is healthy and continuing to hit her milestones - I couldn't ask for anything more! :) 5 months in and she is still breastfed. We decided against starting solids yet. We felt that she was doing fine, sleeping through the night, and didn't show signs of needing to nurse more than normal so we figured we would hold off. The American Academy of Pediatrics says to wait until 6 months so their digestive system is properly developed. Although, the doctor said 4 months is fine which I believe it is but like I said we didn't think Kaelyn needed solids just yet. Once we start it will add a whole new piece to the daily routine so why change it when things are working well? The past

couple of nights she has been waking up around 3:00, but I'm finding she isn't hungry she just
wants to play! She starts throwing her legs up and kicking the side of the crib. It rattles a little so she does it again, and again, and again. I finally just shut the baby monitor off and let her go to town while I went back to sleep! :) She must have fallen back to sleep because I heard her a couple of hours later around 5:00 (her normal time to wake up) and she was ready to eat. For those who don't know our house is fairly small so we really don't NEED the monitor, but I keep it on anyway.

She loves to play (grab!) Tim's go-tee. He said that she's starting to pull a little too hard so I don't see him leaning it to let her play with it soon. Still no teeth. I thought for sure they were coming in a couple of weeks ago by the way she was acting, but nothing. The teeth I wont rush - I don't look forward to be bitten if you know what I mean! :)

Oh geez - 4 months big!

Kaelyn is 19 weeks! It's crazy how much she has changed even since my last blog. We had her 4 month check up last Friday. She weighed 13.3 pounds, was 24.5 inches long, and her head was 40 cm. Her weight and length are in the 50th percentile and her head is in the 25th. Her head has been a little small, but it's finally starting to catch up! (It was only in the 10th!) She had two more vaccine shots and did really well. Fortunately, no side effects! The doctor mentioned that we could start solids if we want to. Usually solids are started between 4-6 months. We're not sure she is ready for them yet, but we bought some rice cereal and I think we may try it soon. (well, we bought it last weekend...and haven't exactly tried it yet haha!)

She's hitting all her milestones. She just started rolling over this week. Except she rolls from her back to her belly. It's normal, but not common for babies to first roll from their back to their belly. Once on her belly she just hangs out for a bit then starts to get annoyed because she isn't a fan of

tummy time! It's pretty exciting though - watching her roll over. Obviously it isn't nearly as exciting (or at ALL) for others. She's laughing a lot more and does this really high pitched squeal thing. She does it when I do "num num num's" on her belly which kills my ear. :) And I'm very happy to report that she's sleeping through the night like a champ! We have had a couple of nights (I literally mean a couple, like only 2!) that she had a hard time getting to bed and woke up a little early, but she still slept 6 hours those nights.

Work is going well. I think I may finally be getting into the swing of things. At home we have a fairly good morning routine. I'm not really a morning person (unless of course it's for Kaelyn) so I tend to be about 20 minutes late most days, okay, every day. But I usually feed Kaelyn at about 5:00 she goes back to bed, as do I, then she gets up anywhere between 6:30 and 7:30 (haha as do I). And I feed her once more before I leave for work. Tim does about 3 bottles

during the day then I nurse when I get home and again before bed. Breastfeeding is going well! I pump 3 times a day at work, again before I go to bed at about 9:30, then I wake up at about 1:30 to pump again. It usually provides enough milk for Kaelyn each day. I read about keeping your milk supply up and also found out that it's actually common to pump several times during the day and have only enough for 1 bottle - I usually pump 1 1/2 bottles worth. Anyway, I find it worth it so I will continue!

To wrap up this long winded update: Kaelyn is doing great as is Mommy and Daddy. :)