Kayden continues to be a content baby, usually happy and with smiles for anyone who takes the time to smile and talk to her. She's not a very outgoing baby, though doesn't seem too shy either. She hasn't been making strange at all yet. She's also not reaching out for everyone who looks at her! This month we spent a few days at camp while Nathan was speaking and then a few days with my parents. We know now that she's not as happy as usual when there is lots of activity and her regular routine is thrown off. I kept telling people that she was a content, happy baby and she kept fussing and crying and letting us know that she wasn't happy. Oh well, we're all allowed to have "off" days sometimes! Once things settled down on our travels and the noise died down, she brought out the smiles and laughter a bit more.
Kayden was weighed this month and was 13lbs 6oz. Still so light, though she is double her birth weight so I'd say she's right on track! And you would never guess she's light by looking at her. She is one chubby girl. I just love her little pudgy arms and hands and legs! She was only 22 3/4" long when she was measured this month so I guess she's short and chubby. I'd call that CUTE!
Kayden is dealing so well with her older brother's affections. He loves to roll her over onto her tummy and give her "tummy time" multiple times a day. She doesn't protest at all, usually, unless she is left on her tummy for extended periods of time. She hasn't figured out the rolling over thing yet so once she's on her tummy, she's stuck there until someone flips her over. Yesterday she rolled from her side/back onto her tummy though (more than just a fall to her tummy) so perhaps that milestone is just around the corner!
Kayden is almost sitting on her own! I would definitely not leave her sitting in the middle of the room alone yet, but she can balance for probably 20-30 seconds at a time. We get a kick out of how, when we try to lean her back either in our arms or against a pillow, she will pull her neck/head up to try to sit straight up instead of leaning back. It's like she's trying to say, "I'm not a baby! I want to sit up and SEE everything!" Haha.
Kayden has grown to LOVE her Jolly Jumper this month. She bounces happily in there multiple times a day, which is very handy when I'm making supper or doing something with Levi. Levi likes to help her learn to bounce (you can probably picture that) and push her like she's in a swing. I get kinda nervous when he does that but as long as it's within moderation, I let him have his fun. She doesn't seem to mind and as long as nobody is getting hurt (including my walls), I'd rather pick my fights and this one doesn't seem worth it. With a two-year old, "pick your fight" is the name of the game!
We're still not sleeping through the night in this house, though I think we might be getting closer! In the past week, Kayden has had two 6-7 hour stretches at night! Last night I got to sleep from midnight until 6am without waking up once! It feels so amazingly good. Usually, though, in the 12 hours that Kayden is in bed for night, she eats 3-4 times. She's starting to space her daytime feeds from every 2 hours to every 3.5-4 hours.
Kayden has learned to grab toys this month, though only if they're held in front of her. She has a favourite toy, the Discovery Toys Super Yummy. She will get so excited when she sees it. She wouldn't need any other toys, just that one :) She loves to watch Levi doing whatever he's doing. She's also noticed Lennox a few times and watched him. Kayden has also been enjoying her exersaucer, though for now it's just a place to look around from, not so much a place to play. Her cradle cap was taken care of this month and hasn't come back. Oh, and she's trying to become a thumb sucker but I am trying just as hard to make sure that doesn't happen. I'd rather prevent it now than wean her later. Everything is going in her mouth these days though!
She still sleeps in our room, though she's shared a room with Levi a couple times as we've been traveling this month and they've both done just fine, not waking each other up. So I'm slowly putting Kayden in her crib in Levi's room more and more so she gets used to it while awake. Right now she's in the play pen in our room. We're all sleeping well, though, so I'm in no hurry to switch things up :)
And that's our 5 month old! She's such a joy. She's starting to laugh more and more, usually when we "blow" on her belly or tickle her, though sometimes just talking to her will get her going, especially when there's an element of surprise ("PEEK!" or "HI!"). What a little doll. Looking forward to month #6 with our girl!
3 comments:
Happy 5 months Kayden! Auntie Alicia loves you so much and is so glad she was able to see you this past weekend :)
AH! She's growing up too fast! I need to come and see her. And Levi. And you and Nathan :)
Love her cheeks
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