Paisley's 5 Months Old

My baby girl is five months old, I can't believe it! I hoped and dreamed that one day I would have a little girl to dress up and dote on and now that she is here time is flying! I love making her look girly and to be honest I don't think she minds at all. She gives me the biggest grin every time I put a headband or bow in her hair, probably because I talk to her the whole time but I do so hope she is a girly girl when she grows up!

She weighed in at 15.3 lbs and 24 inches long at her 4 month appointment, so growing quite nicely. She does NOT sleep through the night, in fact, she barely sleeps more than two hours straight! She is an extremely light sleeper and day or night she wakes up at the slightest of noises. I haven't gotten a good nights sleep in two years but I haven't gotten more than three hours straight since April 2nd! It's a small price to pay but it would sure be nice to get even six hours let alone a whole night. We have even tried the swing at night for a few extra hours but it buys us about 30 minutes.

She is still solely breastfed and there are no plans on that changing anytime soon. She refuses all other substances anywhere near her tongue. I have started to let her chew on a bottle nipple with apple juice just so she gets used to other flavors and consistencies...it's a work in progress.

Paisley adores her big brother! She just grins as wide as can be every time she sees him. If she starts crying and I'm in the middle of something, I'll ask Sebastian to go talk to her and she usually stops as soon as he engages her. 

She is finally at the stage of reaching for things and trying to bring them to her mouth. She is drooling like mastiff...OMG, we soak a few bibs each day! She loves mirrors and had her first real rolling giggle while staring at herself in one (see Facebook video)! She also adores movies and television, she is drawn to those fabulous moving pictures! She enjoys sitting in her bouncer (something Sebastian never tolerated) and she is in a Mommy phase, only mama can seem to calm her down.

Due to a lifetime of only nursing, she has developed an aversion to all other substances and flavors in her mouth. She is gagging with everything from water to juice to baby cookies and tylenol, no matter how much or little we give. So, we have begun Operation Introduce...we are trying to giver her tastes of everything in an effort to develop those tastebuds and kick the aversion in the booty. So far, we have a lot of gagging but she is enjoying chewing on the nipple of a bottle, I think it feels good on her gums. Nutritionally, she doesn't need anything in addition to breastfeeding, we don't have any plans to take her off of breastmilk until she turns 1 year old so we are introducing strictly for texture and taste purposes.

Paisley has become quite vocal lately, she babbles about all sorts of things and just LOVES to be spoken to, especially when it is Sebastian who is giving her attention! She is a spunky 5 month old and we all love her to death!

Keep growing happy and healthy, baby girl!

It's a park kind of day...

After a busy Labor Day weekend, Sebastian, Paisley and I have been cleaning, organizing and sorting everything in the house! The playroom us remarkably clean...I am under no presumptions that it will stay this way for long but it's nice to see it clean anyway!

Today, we decided to take a little time off from the chores and head to the playground. 

Paisley loved being in her first public swing!

We found some wishing puffs on our walk back home, Sebastian loves them and I love the face he makes blowing them!

After nap time, we tried to see if Paisley would taste some juice. Being solely breastfed has been great for her health but not her taste buds. She is also teething terribly so just chewing on the bottle was good. 

Then Sebastian decided to assist.

He also tested the good to ensure safety!

We ended the afternoon with a bowl full of Jell-O!

Potato, Cauliflower Mash

This side item is simply delicious and HEALTHY so a win, win! I found this recipe in the Better Homes and Gardens magazine.

Potato, Cauliflower Mash

Ingredients:
1 head of Cauliflower, chopped
6 White Potatoes, peeled and chopped
1/2 bag of Baby Carrots
1 pkg Philadelphia cooking creme, any flavor you like

Salt and Pepper, to taste

Boil all veggies in a large pot until soft enough to pierce easily with a fork, about 15 minutes.

Drain all veggies and combine with cooking creme in mixer, mix until mashed potato consistency is reached (I like mine a little more chunky). Salt and pepper to taste, serve with your favorite entree and enjoy.

Gymboree Sing & Play

Since Sebastian does not attend daycare and spends pretty much EVERY waking second with Mommy and Paisley, we decided that it might be great for him to play with toddlers his own age and have some fun outside of the house. I still do not agree with daycare and we don't need it, I had babies to be a mama and raise those babies not send them to daycare everyday so, I found a really cute class at the Gymboree Sing & Play for him to go to once a week for an hour and play with other kids alongside mommy.

We attended a free intro class last Friday, we dragged Daddy along since he is always saying we do everything fun without him! Sebastian was the youngest in the class, it just so happens that the classes are broken up into 12-22 months and then 22-36 months...he is 22 months so I would rather he be with the older group than the younger group. Despite being the youngest, he was one of the most active and interactive toddlers there. The teacher remarked on how he is not at all socially shy! He had a blast and played on everything and observed the other kids...he never hit anyone and didn't steal a toy...SUCESS! So, we signed him up for classes! It is going to be great for his development!

Paisley and I watched as Daddy did all the activities with Sebastian. We figured we will get to do it with him every week so we might as well let Daddy enjoy the first time! We are also signed up for a free Kindermusik class next Friday, so we will see how that goes!

Paisley's 3 Month Photo Shoot

Could you just die!!!!?

I am so excited to share all of these with everyone!!! Uncle Isaac was able to capture the REAL love between Paisley and Sebastian and got some incredible shots of each of them...together and separately! Love, love, LOVE these babies and the great pictures I get to remember them with! Thank you, Isaac and IQ Photography! Isaac gave me so many to choose from that I am going to try to pick my favorites but there are a lot so I may go crazy :)

Okay so I think my kids could be models...look at those smiles! Never going to happen...I'm just saying, they both LOVE the camera!

Had to get one of Winnie in there!

 

Love this little man SO MUCH!

 

Okay, so a girl is not ALWAYS feeling the shot.

Girls love mirrors!

And now begins the INCREDIBLE sibling shots!!!

The OMG save me, Mom! look, too much love between these two! 

He does this about a dozen times a day!

Back to this precious sweet "P"...

Daddy's girl!

Pretty in pearls!

That's her crazy Daddy!!!

Thank you, Uncle Isaac!