5 Months Old

Dear Avery,

I had to apologize to your big sister for being late with her letter and now I have to apologize to you too.  I'm so sorry this is a few days late.  You celebrated turning 5 months old on March 17th...St. Patrick's Day!  Happy 5 months baby girl!  Mommy was at work all day so you spent the day with Lily and daddy.  You met mommy after work for dinner at Buffalo Wings and Rings.  Probably not YOUR choice, but the rest of us had a yummy dinner...and mommy and daddy celebrated for you with a green beer! 

I think you are getting chubbier by the day (but still a little thing).  You are eating like crazy, and I wonder if I am going to be able to keep up with you!  I left 24 ounces of milk with daddy while I was at work the other day and he said you had it gone in no time!  Yesterday, while mommy was gone, daddy said you ate 8 ounces at one time and you still wanted MORE!  This is why I STILL get up every morning at 3:00am to pump you some extra milk for the day!  You are worth it little one. 

We had you weighed just for fun last week at Lily's appointment and you finally hit the 15 pound mark...YAY!  I think your cheeks are deceiving...they make you look chubbier than you really are.  I love those cheekies!  I could kiss on them all day long.  Your big sister has been pretty nice to you lately.  She loves you so much and she is always saying, "Avery Grace is my best friend."  Awe!  She always wants to hold you and cuddle you.  I can't wait to watch the both of you as you continue to grow up together.  I love you both so much. 

What you are doing at 5 months:

~ bedtime is at 8:30pm

~ wake up between 6:00-8:00am

~ still a cat napper

~ eats/nurses about 6 times/day

~ started eating rice cereal by spoon before bed

~ likes to jump in her jumper

~ can roll over from tummy to back and back to tummy

~ is a major THUMB SUCKER...it is ALWAYS in your mouth...the minute you are done eating your thumb pops right back into your little mouth

~ is mommy's little cuddle bug

~ wearing size 2 diapers

~ wears size 6 month clothing

~ was baptized this month

~ drooling like crazy...no teeth yet

~ had an ear infection this month and took a course of Amoxicillin

~ can hold your rattles and sometimes even your bottles by yourself

~ sit in your highchair like a big girl

Little Avery Grace you are still as sweet as ever.  You are such a good, good, little baby.  You make your daddy and I so very happy.  We are so proud of you and we are having such a wonderful time watching you grow.  Since the day you were born, you have just seem to fit into our family so perfectly.  I love you higher than the sky and deeper than the sea.  Thank you for being my little girl.

Love,

Mommy