5 Month Update

Wow! Everly is 5 months old today. So much has changed in the past month. The biggest update would definitely be that we started her on rice cereal after her 4 month checkup. She has been doing great with it and now gets it twice a day. You really can't give it to her fast enough and often she grabs your hand with the spoon in it to bring it closer to her face. It is funny. She is still pretty small. She can still wear size one diapers, however, we have started the transition into 1-2 diapers. She also can still wear 3 month clothes, however, we also have started putting her in 6 month outfits because they are pretty darn cute! After her last checkup she was in the 5th percentile for weight! She is definitely tiny, but she drinks 4, 6oz bottles a day plus 3 tablespoons of cereal twice a day and then she nurses twice at night...so she is definitely getting enough food. The doctor's are not worried though, because often breastfed babies are smaller, however, she will be going in today for a weight check just to be safe. At her last appointment she was in the 50th percentile for length which is also why we have put her in some 6 month outfits because some of the 3 months are not long enough anymore!

Everly is really starting to become more interactive and playful. She giggles at some point every day and often we can get her to giggle just by laughing at her. She loves grabbing at things especially our drinks and our phones. The other day she put the straw to my cup right in her mouth like it was normal business. She also loves putting her toes in her mouth! We have started working on propping her up so that she can practice sitting up on her own. She is still pretty wobbly, but she really likes sitting up. Sometimes I really think she kind of hates being a baby and is going to be one independent little toddler...but we will see. She is still nursing pretty good, although it has changed a lot. I think she has become more efficient and now she nurses for much shorter periods of time (although, sometimes she barely makes it 3 hours between feedings). She is still doing pretty good at sleeping through the night, except for one week last month where she was sick and had trouble with a cough. She still loves seeing her cousin Cameron and is really grabbing at him more (watch out Cam!). She loves her little Baby Einstein Activity Center, even though her feet don't quite tough the ground in it! She loves playing with toys, especially her butterflies and owls. She still loves her Thursday night swim class and hopefully this month we will work on going under! We are looking foward to seeing how much she develops this next month!