Lucy is still such a little love bug. She's a cuddly little thing, and is always happy to be in someones arms. She rarely gets put down because of that. She's happy, laid back, and gives the best gummy grins.
No real health issues this month, praise the Lord! She has been ear infection free for 2 months now, and we're all crossing our fingers that they are gone for good and she doesn't have to get tubes like Ruby did.
Lucy is still on about the same sleep routine that she was last month. She'll go to bed around 8 or so, and usually wakes up once or twice to eat at night. I switched over to working nights this past month, so that has been an adjustment for all of us. She's a smart little stinker though and totally knows when I'm not there because generally sleeps SO much better for Andrew than she will for me. The bottle clearly is not her top choice of milk consumption. She almost always just wakes up once for Andrew, and when I'm home is almost always at least twice, if not more. The child does not nap either. It's pretty much impossible to accomplish anything with her nap "schedule". We're lucky if she takes a 20 minute nap. Oh well. Hopefully she'll figure it out eventually because naptime is a sacred time around here.
She's still a great eater! LOVES to eat, actually. She's definitely getting close to being ready to eat solids. She follows food that we're eating so closely with her eyes, and is constantly trying to grab our plates and throw them off the table. I offered her a banana the other day to play with and she sucked on it so hard, and loved playing with it. However, the next day she woke up with a horrible rash around her face. Unfortunately, I had just decided to try a new detergent as well, so I'm really not sure what caused it. I think we'll hold of on trying any more foods for another month or so, and reintroduce it then.
She's weighing in at a whopping 17lbs, and is 25.5 inches long. In 3-6 month and 6 month clothes with some random 9 month onesies thrown in the mix. She's got the most squishy tummy and legs, and I'm going to go into mourning when both of my girls don't have fat baby legs and belly to kiss and squeeze.
As far as milestones go, she started sitting up about two weeks prior to her 5 month birthday. She's still a little wobbly and bites the dust at times, but she really enjoyed this new found view of the world. She's rolling a bunch, and doing much better at tummy time, I know that I'm going to blink and I'll have two mobile little ones in the house. I can imagine the madness that it will be.
Lucy's favorite things:
-Ruby. She LOVES to watch her sister play. She also is slightly nervous when she gets too close, but who can blame her, two year olds are dangerous little creatures.
-Mama and daddy. She lights up when she sees either of us. Melts your heart.
-Banjo. He makes her smile. She makes him angry with her hair pulling tendencies.
-Pacifier. Life saver.
-Snuggling. Being held all day.
-Riding in the car. PTL.
-Chewing on her toes, and anything she can get in her mouth.
Lucy's least favorite things:
-Naps.
-Being put down.
-I can't think of anything else, which reminds me how lucky we are...such a sweet, laid back baby!
Lucy girl,
Our sweet baby, you make us so happy and bring so much joy into our lives. You're beautiful, content, and such a love bug. We feel so lucky to be your parents. Watching you grow is a privilege and a blessing. We love you so much, baby girl!
