Stay Little

Gosh, is this true. I found this quote on pinterest today as I was wishing Molly would sleep for 3 hours. What a good reminder for me to enjoy this stage.  Molly isn't even a year old yet, and sometimes I look at her and tear up because she's not longer a snuggly little newborn. Some days are hard. Some days are harder. But when she laughs at my opera voice, or gives me a huge smile when I go get her from her naps I think, "This is what it's all about". I love being a Mom. It's so hard, and I go crazy that I don't as much time to clean or cook as I would like... but when I look back on this time of my life, what I want to remember is her. Her smile and pure heart.  So let the days be long! I want as much time with my precious little girl as I can possibly squeeze in because I know the years will fly by.

5 Months

My little girl is growing so fast!

At 5 months, Molly...

• Weighs about 15 pounds (on home scale), and is about 27 in long
• Wears 3, 3-6 and 6 month clothes and size 2 diapers
• Has started solid foods.  So far she's tried rice cereal, oatmeal, squash and sweet potatoes and loves them all
• Talks A LOT.  She goos, squeals, grunts, and makes lots of funny throaty sounds
• Still sleeps 9-11 hours at night, and still has a hard time napping (about 2 hours total in 3 naps)
• Is now sleeping un-swaddled and has discovered that sleeping on her side or tummy is more comfortable so we often find her that way after about 30 mins
• Is still rocked to sleep for her naps and bedtime, but can sometimes fall asleep on her own
• Loves to sit in her high chair and watch us eat dinner while playing with kitchen utensils
• Smiles and laughs even more... she laughs at random things, but they're not funny if you do them again
• Really wants to both crawl and sit up, but she's not very good at either.  She has figured out how to roll around to get her toys though so I'm going to have to start baby-proofing
• Has really dry, rosy cheeks most of the time (darn CO weather!) so she gets lots of lotion and Aquaphor on her face
• Is getting really good at bringing her toys to her mouth.  She can almost hold her small bottles by herself.. she just needs help getting them at the right angle
• Still takes acid reflux medication and is still a little fussy when drinking her bottles
• Has started to realize that her toys still exist when I move them and will look around for them
• Likes to grab our faces.  She will grab my lips, cheeks, nose, and eyes while eating and thinks it's funny if I pretend to eat her hands
• Is now pretty much completely on formula (nurses once in the morning which will end in the next couple days) and eats 4 times a day.  She also gets 2 solid feedings a day

Here are some pictures from this month:

Still not sure about bath time

That is her foot.

I love Daddy!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Looks like she took a selfie! haha

Moved off the blanket!

First time she turned to her side

4 months

Molly is 4 months old!

She has grown a ton, and has lots of new skills.  Here's what she's up to these days:

• Weighs  14 lbs(45%), is 26.5 in long(95%), and her head circumference is 42cm(86%).
• Loves her hands! She is either staring at them, sucking them, or holding them together
• Can roll both directions, but doesn't do it too often.. she likes playing on both her tummy and her back
• Loves to sit and stand, but is nowhere close to being able to do them by herself
• Is in the process of switching from breast milk to formula.  I'm a little sad about this, but it will be MUCH better for both of us
• Grunts. This is her new thing... I think she's trying to talk to us. She mostly does it when she's bored or tired
• Still sleeps like a champ at night (8-11 hours), but has a hard time napping
• Likes to grab anything in reach, especially my glasses, and gets angry that she can't crawl to reach her toys
• Has finally stopped wailing anytime she gets in the car, and is such a good little girl when we go to the store
• Smiles all the time, but her laughs are few and far between (though SUPER adorable)
• Loves it when we sing to her! Her favorites are "Itsy Bitsy Spider" and "Popcorn Popping". She can't sit still through a whole story anymore though..
• Is crying a lot less in general, and just looks around in here crib when she wakes up from her nap. So I never really know how long she really naps for
• Still sleeps with one arm swaddled. For some reason she sleeps so soundly this way.. I guess she's got one arm in for security and one out to suck on
• DROOLS! Oh so much drool! She wears a bib sometimes, and her hands are always freezing because they're always wet

Here's some more pictures from this month.

CUTIE!

My two loves

Molly and Mommy

First time she rolled back to tummy.. I  missed it

She can hold her bottle for 5 seconds

Chairs are for eating!

Getting chunky!

"Hmm.. which book should I read?"

Ready for church

A Day in the Life of Molly

I have learned that Molly REALLY loves being on a schedule. If we do something out of the ordinary, she lets you know that she's not happy. Here is what our typical day looks like:

Between 5:30 and 7:00 --- Wake up and Nurse (Daddy normally goes to get her, changes her, and brings her to me in bed)

Then we either play for a while if she slept in later, or she goes right back to sleep for 1-3 hours if she got up at 5:30 (and I go back to sleep too)

8:30 --- Story and Nap (About an hour)

Between 9:30 and 10:15 --- Play in crib with mobile and then nurse

10:45 --- Play with Mommy, or run errands

12:00pm --- Story and Nap (About an hour), or still running errands

1:00 --- Bottle (6-7 oz)

1:30 --- Play with Mommy

2:00 --- Story and Nap (About 2 hours!)

4:15 --- Nurse

4:45- 5:15 --- Alone play while Mommy makes dinner

5:30- 6:30 --- Play with Daddy 

6:50 --- Bath time (twice a week)

Between 6:50 and 8:00 --- Bottle (6 oz), stories, songs and bedtime!

Then she wakes up sad/scared about 1/2 to 1 hour later.  We go comfort her back to sleep.  Sometimes this happens 3 times before 10:00.  But then she sleeps about 8-10 hours!

It's super nice that I can now plan my days according to her schedule. She usually doesn't vary more than a half hour.  Now that church is at 11:00 it's a little tricky trying to get her to nap during or after so she usually goes to bed early on Sundays because she's a fussy-pants.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

We had a nice and relaxing Christmas here in Colorado.  We slept in until about 8:00 when Molly woke up and then had breakfast and opened our presents.  I think Molly was a little confused that we kept putting shiny toys in front of her face, but she enjoyed it for the most part.  She slept like a log after all the excitement. We also got some snow that night too!

Silly daddy.. toys are for eating!

 

 

Lots has happened for us in 2014 including buying a house and having a beautiful little girl.  I can't wait to see what 2015 has in store! Happy new year!