Ava you are five months old!!
Weight: At least 17 lbs
Length: 26 inches
Here are some things that have been happening during your fifth month of life:
ZzzzzZzzz: Little one you are a great sleeper! You must love
it like Mommy and Daddy do. Mommy and Daddy have gone a few places where you
stayed out later than your usual “bed time” but you handle it like a champ. You
can usually fall asleep anywhere and only wake up if you get startled. You have
been rolling over on your stomach sometimes in the middle of the night and get super mad! You are not a fan of tummy
time at night J
You sleep on your back and side but usually sleep on your side. You usually go
to bed between 7-9 and wake up between 6-8. There have been a few nights where
you have gotten up in the middle of the night but I think it was a fluke. We
hope your great sleeping trend continues J
Redlegs: Ava you went to your first of hopefully many Red’s
games on Mommy’s birthday. Mamaw and Papaw Crofford had free tickets so we got
to enjoy the game for free J
You got a reds certificate and had a pretty good first game J You cried (because all
the clapping startled you), smiled and laughed, and also slept for some of it.
Next year we hope to take you to a couple games. Hopefully you will last a
little longer and you will have some hair so people won’t think you are a boy J
Mommy’s getting old: Mommy turned 25 on September 24th.
I had to work on my birthday (boo) since you had a long appointment the next
day that I took off for, took you to physical therapy, and then headed to the
Red’s game. It was a packed day but I was glad I got to spend some of it with
you. You and Daddy bought me a willow tree figure and Microsoft surface.
Mommy's 25th Birthday
Eating: At your four month appointment the doctor said we
could start you on rice cereal but we have not tried it yet. You are still
eating 6 oz of milk every 2-3 hours during the day. You are becoming a little
chunk so you are totally eating well J
Plagiocephaly: You have a little
flat spot on the side of your head so they referred us to the Plagiocephaly
Clinic at Children’s Hospital to see if you needed to get a helmet to make your head
round. The difference between the sides of your head is 7 and you have to be in
the 10-12 range to need a helmet. Which means…no helmet for you J It was an answered prayer that you don’t need it. I
am very thankful that we do not have to add more appointments to our schedule J
Baby Noises: Your squeals,
squeaks, shrieks, and laughs get louder and louder every day. You put a smile
on our face every time you make a noise and it is cute to see your reaction
when you make the noises. I love when we “talk” to each other. You get so excited
when we say certain words and you absolutely love it when people sing or talk
to you.
Thumb sucker in the making:
Little one you no longer want your pacifier. Instead you enjoy sucking on your
fingers (really your whole fist) to calm you down when you are tired or upset.
I think you got tired of the pacifier coming out of your mouth and realized
that your hand is always going to be there.
Puddles everywhere: Ava we are
not sure but we think you might be teething. You have not been acting any fussier
but you are drooling like crazy. The fronts of your onesies are usually soaked
with droll since you are usually looking down a lot. Also, the toys on your
bouncer usually have puddles of drool on them since you are usually putting
them in your mouth or leaning over them where the droll gets on them.
Baby Dedication: On September 29th
we attended the baby dedication ceremony at church. There were five other
babies and you were the first little one they called up. They prayed for you and
Mommy and Daddy made a commitment that we would raise you in a home where God’s
love is shown and we will do our absolute best to raise you in a God honoring
way. It makes me a little nervous since I know we are going to mess up and not
always do the right thing but I am excited for the challenge that this brings.
Make it Rain: For Uncle Timmy’s
birthday Daddy went to the Casino with him and some of their other friends. As
your father would put it he was “on fire” and he won some $$$$ on a machine he
has never played before. Daddy could not believe he had won that much money and
they caused quite a scene in the casino when he won. U. Timmy tackled him and
Daddy started crying because of all the excitement. Of course when Daddy got
home he decided to act silly and fan his money in the air like it was raining.
He should just be glad Bentley did not eat any of it J We do believe that God is always working in our
life so to have it come in the form of gambling is really funny to us.
Rolly Polly: Little one you
rolled over for the first time on September. We now have to make sure we put
you places where you won’t hurt yourself if you roll off. You are only rolling
towards your left right now but I’m sure you will doing the other side soon.
Other noteworthy events:
*You have been to a couple cross
country meets to see U. Timmy and A. Carrie coach. You are a crowd pleaser
little one, everyone loves you J
*You have been spitting up on Daddy a lot. It
seems like once every few days you are spitting up all over him. After your
baby ceremony you spit up on him three times J
*We celebrated your Cousin Caleb
, U. Timmy and U. Mike birthdays. Next
year you will be able to enjoy all the birthday cake J
*You are doing great sitting up.
Pretty soon you will be able to do it without any help J
*You are starting to reach for
toys with more accuracy now and get really excited when a toy comes into your
view.
1st Pumpkin Patch
You look thrilled to be getting a pic. with Bentley
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