We can not believe that Sydney is already on her way to 5 months! The time has gone by so quickly!
A few 'randoms':
Sydney has great head/neck/back control. She is always looking around and following objects.
Sydney LOVES Brigsby. And we think he loves her. She pulls on his fur and grabs at him whenever he comes over near her. He will sit and let her do it without even flinching.
A few 'randoms':
Sydney has great head/neck/back control. She is always looking around and following objects.
Sydney LOVES Brigsby. And we think he loves her. She pulls on his fur and grabs at him whenever he comes over near her. He will sit and let her do it without even flinching.
Sydney still fits in her 3 month clothing! (at 4 months she was 12lbs 4oz) Her onesies are just starting to fit without any extra fabric in the shoulders or bottom. Carter's brand are a great fit for her in clothing we have found. And the quality is great - I cant tell you how many times we put something on only to remove it within 5 minutes because we forgot a bib, or she spewed all over it - yet everything still looks almost new!
Sydney has really become aware in the last few weeks that her hands have a purpose. She loves grabbing onto things (and most times they end up in her mouth) - anything that makes noise when she grabs/scratches it, or has a different texture she becomes obsessed with.
Sydney has really become aware in the last few weeks that her hands have a purpose. She loves grabbing onto things (and most times they end up in her mouth) - anything that makes noise when she grabs/scratches it, or has a different texture she becomes obsessed with.
On September 2, Sydney slept in her crib for the first time at night (well, to be honest she moved into our room at 3:30am because she did not feel it necessary to go back to sleep - but we made it half a night!). Tonight marks night #2 in her crib. Hoping to last all night, or at least a little longer than last night!
Sydney likes fighting sleep. I am not sure if she likes it, but she does it. My mom told me I did the same thing. Sorry mom, for fighting sleep as a baby. I completely understand now.
Sydney also falls asleep with her arm over her face. I could move her arm down but it will always end up on her face again. Another trick we learned - I started sleeping with a blanket - when she is really fussy we are able to put it on her and she will calm down. Works almost every single time. Now until she is big enough actually sleep with a blankie!
Sydney also has started screeching. It is especially awesome when she does it in your ear :) It is cute though and it sounds as if she is having a conversation with herself or with us or the toys around her!
We havent started any purees with Sydney yet. We chose to wait until she was 6 months to begin anything new. We are also strongly considering skipping cereal and moving to oatmeal and purees. I plan on making all of Sydney's food instead of buying jars. We have a fabulous food processor that we were gifted for our wedding (thanks Uncle Dennis!) so hopefully it is an easy process. Everything I have read and researched (because we know I research everything!!) has said this should be pretty simple! I think this will save us money and we should have no issues with running out. Hopefully this also exposes her to more real flavors and she doesnt become a picky eater in the future (disclaimer: I know that it will happen if its bound to happen - but I can dream right?!)
Cloth diapering is going fabulously! We still love our Flip diapers for day and we use an extra insert with them during the night. I would love to start adding some BumGenius 4.0's (BGs) to our stash for night time use. BGs are a pocket diaper, which with the one we have, I have noticed it helps keep wetness off her bottom during the night for the long stretch where she isn't changed. We can also add additional inserts to these to adjust the absorbancy. The one we have now is aplix (velcro) however I do not love it - it does tend to get caught on everything in the wash despite using the laundry tabs. When we can add to our stash of them I will want to have them in snaps. They are also a diaper that will last Sydney until she is potty trained! And the laundry is easy so no problems there!
For now, I think that about sums it up?
with love,
K, R, S & B
Sydney likes fighting sleep. I am not sure if she likes it, but she does it. My mom told me I did the same thing. Sorry mom, for fighting sleep as a baby. I completely understand now.
Sydney also falls asleep with her arm over her face. I could move her arm down but it will always end up on her face again. Another trick we learned - I started sleeping with a blanket - when she is really fussy we are able to put it on her and she will calm down. Works almost every single time. Now until she is big enough actually sleep with a blankie!
Sydney also has started screeching. It is especially awesome when she does it in your ear :) It is cute though and it sounds as if she is having a conversation with herself or with us or the toys around her!
We havent started any purees with Sydney yet. We chose to wait until she was 6 months to begin anything new. We are also strongly considering skipping cereal and moving to oatmeal and purees. I plan on making all of Sydney's food instead of buying jars. We have a fabulous food processor that we were gifted for our wedding (thanks Uncle Dennis!) so hopefully it is an easy process. Everything I have read and researched (because we know I research everything!!) has said this should be pretty simple! I think this will save us money and we should have no issues with running out. Hopefully this also exposes her to more real flavors and she doesnt become a picky eater in the future (disclaimer: I know that it will happen if its bound to happen - but I can dream right?!)
Cloth diapering is going fabulously! We still love our Flip diapers for day and we use an extra insert with them during the night. I would love to start adding some BumGenius 4.0's (BGs) to our stash for night time use. BGs are a pocket diaper, which with the one we have, I have noticed it helps keep wetness off her bottom during the night for the long stretch where she isn't changed. We can also add additional inserts to these to adjust the absorbancy. The one we have now is aplix (velcro) however I do not love it - it does tend to get caught on everything in the wash despite using the laundry tabs. When we can add to our stash of them I will want to have them in snaps. They are also a diaper that will last Sydney until she is potty trained! And the laundry is easy so no problems there!
For now, I think that about sums it up?
with love,
K, R, S & B
