Little Wood: Olivia Dell: 5 Months

Height/Weight: we are in between doctor appointments, and thus a weight check. however i'm confident she is at LEAST 14 pounds by now. sometimes i feel she's a bit teensy weensy when i hear my friend's 2 month old is already 15 pounds, but then i realize how happy my back is and that i don't have to carry around a chunker (although who doesn't love a chunky baby!). i also just attempted to measure her on my own and if my measurements are correct (which who knows) she is over 27 inches!

Feeding: Olivia is down to 4, 7-7.5 oz bottles bottles a day. We also give her a little 3 oz one before bed to "top her off" and she often falls asleep before she can even finish it. Works for me! Olivia also had a big month and we gave some cereal a shot! We've tried out both rice and oatmeal cereal, and while she doesn't seem super enthused, she doesn't hate it either. The reason I tried it before she was 6 months old (the AAP's recommendation) is because our doctor said that anytime in between 4-6 months is fine, and she has been very interested in anything we eat. She also has a hard time going more than 3 hours between bottles, which is a little short for such large bottles. It's been just over a week since we started and i've given her cereal nearly every day. we're still getting the hang of keeping it IN her mouth, but so far, it's been fun.

Clothing: being quite the petite gal, Olivia still has a few 0-3 month outfits that fit her from Circo and Carter's. We upped our Gerber onesies that she wears to bed to 3-6 month, and she can now where 6 month Circo dresses, Carter's onesies (not dresses yet, the armpits are too big! although she DOES fit in the Target Carter's brand dresses, "Just one You". it's really quite ridiculous), and Old Navy onesies. we also just a good sized bag of clothes from a girlfriend so Olivia officially has more clothes than i do!

Sleep: Olivia is still waking up 1x to eat a night, usually between 4-5am (no complaints here!). the last few nights she hasn't fussed as much, meaning we get true uninterrupted sleep, unlike when she fusses 3-4x a night and i have to get up to put her paci back in. i'm hoping this no-fuss stuff continues so i can get some restful sleep!

Milestones: Olivia JUST started to sit up "tripod" style and it's adorable! i also notice that she "sings" while we are in the car when music is on, and loves to grab everything and put it in her mouth. She even tries to feed herself with her own spoon. Dave swears that she tried to imitate our words sometimes, and I think he's right. One time i swear she tried to say "love!" She also loves to be held so that she can lean over the counter and bang on the table or computer keyboard.

Firsts: i feel like we are dwindling down on the firsts for awhile, but a huge one is Olivia's first "solid" food! she is also sitting up by herself for seconds at a time, playing in her exersaucer, and even tried her hand out at cartoons. She's entertained for a few minutes, but that's about it for now. Hopefully next month will be more exciting!