Katherine – 4 & 5 Months Old

 

I missed posting last month, so I thought I would combine the past two months…although there’s been so much change and growth, I don’t know if I can cover it all!!

 

This month she learned to:

Squeal and squeak

Happily take a bottle! Praise the Lord!!

Spit and blow bubbles (very lady-like!)

Put her hands together

Suck on 1-2 fingers vs. her whole hand…not my favorite thing for her to know how to do!

Have a “conversation”

Talk with her mouth closed

Sing a little

Laugh – more of a chuckle and she’s pretty reserved with it now!

Reach for toys

Grab anything and everything in front of her

Become a pro at holding toys

Move toys from one hand to the other

Roll to her side

Roll from tummy to back – she’s done this maybe 5-6 times

Hold her head up strong – full head control

Push up with straight arms when laying on her tummy

She’s trying to sit up

Sleep in her own bed at night (previously sleeping in a cradle in our room)

Reach for her feet and successfully grab them

Move a little while laying on her back by pushing with her feet – she so wants to be mobile!!

 

 

Her favorite things this month:

Eating

Bath time

Massage/Lotion

Talking and being talked to

Her Wubanub pacifier (it’s the only one she’ll take)

Reading – loves books!

Watching the fan

Singing songs with mommy

Facetime with Grandparents and Great-Grandparents

Kicking

Watching Noah show off

Being naked – she does a little dance! 🙂

Sucking on her fingers/hands

Putting anything and everything in her mouth

Mommy & Daddy

Talking

Her Hands

Her Feet

Sophie giraffe

Playing with plates, bowls, etc. while we eat

Blowing bubbles

Spitting

Talking

Standing up

Her silly big brother

 

Things she hates this month:

Bottles not at the correct temperature

Dirty diapers

Her arms being swaddled (doesn’t mind legs though!)

Being hungry

Being left in a room by herself – she wants to be part of all the action!

Napping in her bed for more that 45 minutes or an hour

Being in her car seat when not in motion (either by carrying or the car moving)

Shots

Teething – although she’s been taking it pretty well!

 

Her sizes this month:

17 lbs. 14 oz., 29.5 in (at 4 month appointment)

One Size cloth diaper covers with “purple” prefolds, Size 3 disposables

6-9 month clothes

 

New places she has been this month:

I don’t even know where to start! Not that we go that many places…but everywhere we go is new for her! So..here are a few –

2nd Trip to OKC (Backdoor BBQ & Big Truck Tacos) – met her Uncle Coy for the 1st time!

Maxwell’s Pumpkin Farm for Noah’s Birthday

Pumpkin Patch

 

Her Schedule:

About the same but she is starting to stray from it a little.

I think we are about ready for a change!

5:30/6:00 a.m. – Wake up, Eat, Back to bed

8:30 a.m. – Eat, Wake time

(Bath, Get dressed)

9:30 a.m. – Nap

11:30 a.m. – Eat, Wake time

12:45/1:00 p.m. – Nap

2:30 p.m. – Eat, Wake time

3:30/4:00 p.m. – Nap

5:30 p.m. – Eat, Wake time

6:30/7:00 p.m. – Nap (usually in the swing…it’s not always a successful nap!)

8:00/8:30 p.m. – Eat, Bath, Put PJs on

9:00 p.m. – Bedtime

 

Favorite Photos: 

Playing (or napping?) with big brother

 

Growing WAY too fast!

 

Love that after she “broke free” she would hold on to the rails of the cradle

 

“Cowboy baby” (thanks to Noah)

 

He was so proud of himself for climbing into her bed.

 

Such a happy baby!!

 

Love her wild hair

 

Sibling snuggles

 

My cabbage patch doll

 

Baby gymnastics! (She doesn’t roll much but will wiggle as much as she can to see what she wants to see!)

 

Pumpkin Patch

The “Thankful Tree”

Much to my avail, I have tried the past two years to do a “30 Days of Thanksgiving” post series and have not been successful. As little as I would like to admit it, I fear that I would have the same lack of success this year. Although I was never very consistent at it, I enjoyed doing it because it made me take the time to count my blessings. I was recently reminded in a Bible study that thankfulness causes us to focus on our blessings and as a result, be less anxious. I believe thanksgiving also results in joy. As Noah becomes more and more aware of things, I want him to view this time of year as a time to be thankful for all we have been blessed with.

So, I decided we would do a family “thankful” tree throughout the month of November. Of course, I decided this on November 1st. So, Noah and I went outside and trimmed some branches off of one of our backyard trees, pulled the leaves off, put them in a vase and made, as he calls it, our “family tree!” I used my wonderful cricut to cut out circles (didn’t have a leaf) from scrapbook paper. Each day, each of us writes something we are thankful for put on the tree. We also make sure to thank God for these things during our daily prayer times. The tree doesn’t look like much now but will hopefully continue to quickly fill up with our “leaves.” I had to prompt Noah a little on the first day by reminding him of things we had done that day, but so far, each day he has found his own thing to add to the thankful tree. I love hearing what he is (and the rest of us are!) thankful for on a daily basis! (And I can’t wait to add Kate’s thoughts after a couple of years!)

I would like to keep a “record” of our blessings, and I’m not one to keep lots of paper, so periodically, I will list them in a blog post so we can come back and look at them from time to time. 

 

11/1

Noah – the library & the books in it

Mom – Fridays off

Dad – days off with family

 

11/2

Noah – Nana, Pawpaw, & Mamaw

Mom – an extra hour of sleep

Dad – father/son time

 

11/3

Noah – my house

Mom – opportunity to serve Him with my talents through praise band (and for the talents!) 

Dad – having fun at bath time with Noah & Kate

 

11/4

Noah – my train table

Mom – the privilege of watching my baby grow into a little boy

Dad – safe travels to Kentucky

 

11/5

Noah – Mimi

Mom – technology, especially FaceTime

Dad – (haven’t heard from him yet today! will update later!)