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Thursday, November 20, 2014

Gretchen 5 Month Update

Better late than never.  Gretty turned 5 months old on November 9.  Isn't she growing up to be the most beautiful baby?  We love her more and more everyday.














Weight:  Around 13 pounds.

Height:  26.5 inches.

Clothing Size:  0-3-6 months.  The 0-3 month jammies are short on her so she wears the 6 month jammers.

Eating:  Much better...I feed her half the time and pump half the time because she is cronically distracted when she eats - even with a bottle I have to hold her facing out and chase her around with it...I feel like I am force feeding her.

Sleeping:  12-13 hours straight at night...she has officially dropped her 3am feeding.  Naps are still short, but I finally was able to nap train her which was really hard, but she will fall asleep on her own usually within 15 minutes for naps now.

Health:  Rosy cheeks and big blue eyes!  Super healthy.

Speech:  Mainly just high pitched vowel sounds.

Personality:  Gretty is super determined and focused.  She is also very independent and would rather be on the floor rolling around and exploring.  She spent almost 10 minutes trying to knock a box over one day and was so proud of herself when she did. 

Baby Gear Love:  Big fan of the Graco Pack 'N Play this month...I have been trying to take her other places every once in a while to nap so she gets used to it.

Milestones:  As I am sure you can tell from all of her pictures,  she has found her feet and loves to suck on her toes.

Likes:  She loves rolling under her crib and grabbing peoples faces.  She also loves sitting on my stomach while I do crunches and cracks up every time.  She also likes when her daddy holds her on her belly and flies her around like an airplane.

Dislikes:  Not any strong dislikes, but she can only tolerate the car for short rides unless someone is in the back entertaining her.

Signature Move:  Putting her feet in her mouth any chance she gets.

Mom's Proudest Moment:  Definitely nap training.  Now I know I can put her down and get her to nap for at least 45 minutes.  This means I have time to do other things aside from eating and showering.

Dad's Proudest Moment:  No blow outs on daddy this month!

Things I Don't Want To Forget: 

Rolling away from her toys to help her momma put together Ikea furniture. 




Her first time at the pumpkin patch.

Her first Halloween as a bunny.
And here are some random pictures of my beautiful babe.




She loves rolling herself up like a burrito.




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Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Pumpkin Patches and Bunnies

Happy November my friends.  I can't believe I am actually saying November!  Before we know it, it will be Thanksgiving, then Christmas, and then 2015!  We had so much fun during this Halloween season taking Gretchen to the pumpkin patch and dressing her in many festive outfits.

Yes, I know...these two are practically twins!
She may look like her dad, but she definitely has more of my personality.
...and facial expressions.
You pick me up right now.







I can't even begin to tell you how obsessed I am with her witch hat head band I got from A Little Lady Shop.





Picking our Halloween costume was tough this year.  At first I was torn between Kim, Kanye, and North and the Royal Family, but I decided to keep tradition alive and dress up as bunnies like my mom and I did for my first Halloween. 




I was not brave enough to rock the shiny pink spandex pants like my mom, but I think we pulled it off pretty well.  

On Halloween, my dad and step mom came over.  My dad insisted on answering the door for all of the trick-or-treaters since they never get any at there house.  






And new development on the home front...just this last week, Gretchen has started *almost* crawling.  She has not quite figured out how to get on her knees, but she does stick her but high in the air and is able to do downward dog pretty well!  I also witnessed her doing a full on plank yesterday, but she almost immediately collapsed back onto the floor.  She is definitely happiest when left alone on the floor and able to roll around and explore...such an independent little girl.  


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