Avery Nell is five months old!!! What a big girl. While I'm so excited to watch her grow it's also sad at how quickly it's all going by.
At five months Aver's routine has changed quite a bit. The start of the adjustment really began over Chritsmas and continued while we were in Florida which caused a lot of anxiety for Mommy trying to figure out why you just wouldn't nap - but thanks to Nana and her wisdom we got through it and realized that you just need more awake time. You're a big girl and are ahead of the game with development, mommy needs to start reading a few months ahead with all her books so she's not so stunned with your routine changes :)
So much has changed in a short 30 days. Avery can sit up on her own for short periods of time... we make sure there's lots of padding around in case she leans a little to far to the side. She's laughing all the time which melts our hearts because it is just the sweetest sound, and has found her voice reaching new octaves. She has started to sleep on her tummy regularly and in fact usually has a better nights sleep when she does. She is still sleeping through the night 11-12 hours (WE ARE SO LUCKY).
Peanut's two bottom teeth have started to come in!! Mommy noticed them on January 13th, one day before you turned five months. With those teeth came a nasty diaper rash. Thanks to mommy's mommy text chain, the girls assured me that it would go away quickly and that teething can cause rashes. With a lot of desitin and a few hours of diaper free time (and some accidental pee's) that diaper rash was gone in two days. Much to our persistence of ointment. Colleen suggested triple paste which we couldn't get at Walgreens so mommy made sure to order it from Diapers.com so it will be here for the next time.
Another big change that we've made is that we've started to supplement breastmilk with formula. As my supply starts to wind down, we want to make sure that you continue to have as much breastmilk as possible and for as long as possible. I still pump 7 times a day (crazy I know, I'm sure i'll remind you when you're much older) but barely get enough for your daily intake. The formula really takes the pressure off and you had no reaction when we introduced it on January 9th.
Your typical Day at Five Months Old
7-7:30am wake up (we try to stick as close to 7am as possible but some days we sleep in ourselves)
- mommy nurses you for your first meal of the day (and then pumps to keep that supply up)
- waketime now includes snuggles in bed with Mommy, Daddy and Brisco - you play with your soft book and lean on the boppy still, you also sing to us and giggle a lot
- after snuggles and light playtime we get up change your diaper and wind down for your first nap of the day. Your usually awake for about two hours before you go down
9am - down for a nap
9:45-10am - That's right you only nap for 45 minutes usually
- time to eat again (you're still on a three hour schedule which will begin to change between 5-6 months)
- we usually let you hang out in your crib and entertain yourself for a little while
- you eat about 6oz from a bottle which we now mix in 2oz of formula
10:15-12pm we get dressed, play on our mat - have tummy time, sit up, play with a variety of our toys
12pm - down for your next nap we should really call them catnaps
1pm - Awake and ready to eat again, another 6oz
1:15-3pm - lots of playtime, maybe a walk with Brisco if it's warm enough (we'll be starting to learn baby sign language in a about a month)
3pm-4/4:30pm - Nap time, sometimes you take a little bit longer of a snooze, as you get older we are going to try and stretch your awake time so that your naps get a little bit longer.
4:30pm - another 6oz
- wake time till bedtime. At this time mommy gets home from work around 5:30pm, give lots of snuggles.
- then we facetime with Daddy if he's traveling or Nana and Papa
6:15pm we begin our nighttime routine, starting with swing time to mellow you out
6:45pm we get our bath ready, enjoy tub time, lotion up, get in our pj's and by 7pm we are ready to eat our bedtime feeding which is usually 9-11oz ( A LOT) but it keeps you happy through the whole night.
7:30pm - you're sound asleep in your crib.
Five Months Old
Monthly Brisco and Avery pic
At five months Aver's routine has changed quite a bit. The start of the adjustment really began over Chritsmas and continued while we were in Florida which caused a lot of anxiety for Mommy trying to figure out why you just wouldn't nap - but thanks to Nana and her wisdom we got through it and realized that you just need more awake time. You're a big girl and are ahead of the game with development, mommy needs to start reading a few months ahead with all her books so she's not so stunned with your routine changes :)
So much has changed in a short 30 days. Avery can sit up on her own for short periods of time... we make sure there's lots of padding around in case she leans a little to far to the side. She's laughing all the time which melts our hearts because it is just the sweetest sound, and has found her voice reaching new octaves. She has started to sleep on her tummy regularly and in fact usually has a better nights sleep when she does. She is still sleeping through the night 11-12 hours (WE ARE SO LUCKY).
Peanut's two bottom teeth have started to come in!! Mommy noticed them on January 13th, one day before you turned five months. With those teeth came a nasty diaper rash. Thanks to mommy's mommy text chain, the girls assured me that it would go away quickly and that teething can cause rashes. With a lot of desitin and a few hours of diaper free time (and some accidental pee's) that diaper rash was gone in two days. Much to our persistence of ointment. Colleen suggested triple paste which we couldn't get at Walgreens so mommy made sure to order it from Diapers.com so it will be here for the next time.
Naked Baby Time
Another big change that we've made is that we've started to supplement breastmilk with formula. As my supply starts to wind down, we want to make sure that you continue to have as much breastmilk as possible and for as long as possible. I still pump 7 times a day (crazy I know, I'm sure i'll remind you when you're much older) but barely get enough for your daily intake. The formula really takes the pressure off and you had no reaction when we introduced it on January 9th.
Your typical Day at Five Months Old
7-7:30am wake up (we try to stick as close to 7am as possible but some days we sleep in ourselves)
- mommy nurses you for your first meal of the day (and then pumps to keep that supply up)
- waketime now includes snuggles in bed with Mommy, Daddy and Brisco - you play with your soft book and lean on the boppy still, you also sing to us and giggle a lot
- after snuggles and light playtime we get up change your diaper and wind down for your first nap of the day. Your usually awake for about two hours before you go down
9am - down for a nap
9:45-10am - That's right you only nap for 45 minutes usually
- time to eat again (you're still on a three hour schedule which will begin to change between 5-6 months)
- we usually let you hang out in your crib and entertain yourself for a little while
- you eat about 6oz from a bottle which we now mix in 2oz of formula
10:15-12pm we get dressed, play on our mat - have tummy time, sit up, play with a variety of our toys
12pm - down for your next nap we should really call them catnaps
1pm - Awake and ready to eat again, another 6oz
1:15-3pm - lots of playtime, maybe a walk with Brisco if it's warm enough (we'll be starting to learn baby sign language in a about a month)
3pm-4/4:30pm - Nap time, sometimes you take a little bit longer of a snooze, as you get older we are going to try and stretch your awake time so that your naps get a little bit longer.
4:30pm - another 6oz
- wake time till bedtime. At this time mommy gets home from work around 5:30pm, give lots of snuggles.
- then we facetime with Daddy if he's traveling or Nana and Papa
6:15pm we begin our nighttime routine, starting with swing time to mellow you out
6:45pm we get our bath ready, enjoy tub time, lotion up, get in our pj's and by 7pm we are ready to eat our bedtime feeding which is usually 9-11oz ( A LOT) but it keeps you happy through the whole night.
7:30pm - you're sound asleep in your crib.
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