^big sister wanted to join in on the pictures as well ; )
Size: Wearing size 3 diapers and clothes ranging in size from 6-9 months and some 6-12 sized clothes.
Eating: Nothing really new to put in this category. The only thing she is getting is her mama's milk. She is very interested in our food and drinks, but we are waiting till she's 6 months to give her anything else (recommended by her doctor).
Sleep: This last month we sleep trained Paige, loosely following the Ferber Method. We had sleep trained Ellie when she was around 5 months old and it worked really well. Paige all together had been sleeping better than Ellie at this age, and it seemed like a good time to make this move. Paige was swaddled, using a pacifier to help relax/put her to sleep, all while we were holding/swaying her to sleep before we put her in her crib. It wasn't a hard process and she would go to sleep and stay asleep great at night, but naps were not great at all. They would range in length from 30 minutes - 2 hours, but more than not they were on the short side. Every once in awhile she would put herself back to sleep. It was wearing on me and we wanted to create better sleep habits for her all together.
The first couple days of sleep training were a bit rough, to be expected, but each night got better. Naps were a slower start, however she does great now. It usually takes her less than 10 minutes to fall asleep. Sometimes she chats, makes some noise, and may whimper/cry for a min, then drifts off to sleep. She usually prefers to roll to her tummy and sleep that way. She is also favoring both her index and middle finger to suck on at the same time- going back and fourth with those fingers on her right and left hand - not sure if she'll pick a specific side or even stick to those fingers. And now her naps (2-3 a day) are 1-2.5 hours most days. Her bedtime is 6pm, on average. At night she does 9 hours straight on average. Her wake time in the morning varies, but hopefully soon I can find a good time to consistently wake her (or she may even start waking at a more consistent time on her own). This way the day can be more predictable. Now, I just go off her wake times and make sure to put her down to sleep after an hour and a half or no later than 2 hours after.
Her sleep routine looks like this:
-Nurse in her room (if bedtime) with all lights on
-Diaper change (and change into pjs, if bedtime), with just side table light on
-Put in sleep sack
-Read a short book or two
-Stand and sway for a minute
-Lay down in crib awake
-Turn on sound machine to white noise and turn off side table light
Milestones/Accomplishments:
-Rolling consistently from back to tummy
-Sleep trained
-Finally found her toes
-Sits well with support around her sides
-Grabs her toys and brings to mouth really well
-No more pacifier
-Opens her mouth big and leans toward you for kisses sometimes
Likes:
-Toy zebra that hangs on carseat (Ellie loved it, too when she was a baby)
-You blowing raspberries on her, anywhere
-Rocking in the chair with Ellie
-(this one could have been on a few updates prior) Loves listening/watching people talk
-Attention! She will brighten up with any form of this from Ellie, daddy and me. She does take a little warming up to strangers, but a good smile to her will do her good!
-Touching faces
-Sucking on index and middle finger at same time - on both hands, but at different times
Dislikes:
There aren't really any new dislikes that I can think of...
Additional things I want to remember: Her eye color is brown, like mine (and I hope they stay this way!). Her thigh rolls - still so chubby and cute. How she'll babble on and on. Her grabbiness with book pages. How she'll also look up back at me while I'm reading to her.
