Sunday, November 22, 2009

Alison's Lessons - Month 5

How could we be so lucky… I mean really, Alison is such a blessing. She seems even sweeter on the days when I need some quiet time ~ just her and I can get away by staring at each other and laughing. She lights up when I walk in the room… month 5 lessons already.

Alison is in a size 2 diaper… we went to a three but its huge so we are back to Huggies size 2.

Alison eats cereal twice a day… in the morning while everyone eats breakfast around 9am and then again at dinner. So far she has tasted squash, applesauce and banana’s all mixed in the cereal – she isn’t a fan of squash but we will keep trying.

Ali goes to bed around 7pm and then wakes up about 30 minutes later ready to nurse and be rocked to sleep for the night ~ she will sleep until 3am then yell out for mommy, time to nurse again then she wakes with the big kids at 6:45 like clock work.

Ali still only has two teeth but I swear she is working on getting those top ones. Just took her to the doctor today in fear of being sick for Thanksgiving and they said she wasn’t sick she just must be teething.

Ali loves her siblings… Jared plays ps2 with her and she just stares at him then back the TV. Gracee likes to read books and dance for Alison and it makes them both laugh.

Ali likes to growl… “she acts like a monster” Gracee says. Its funny she really does growl and she talks a lot too… she says AAAAAAA and then smiles.

Alison is growing like a weed… she already weighs 16lbs 6oz

Ali loves to splash in the tub... she giggles and kicks her feet, bath time is so fun. Alison gets a bath right after she eats breakfast in the morning, then she nurses and takes a nap.

Alison loves her bumbo and so does mommy. It is so helpful for many reasons, she can sit on the counter when I am doing dishes or making dinner and she sits on the table while the family eats dinner. She can sit up pretty well without the bumbo too.

My sweet little angel turned five months old today… its going by so quickly I am so blessed to be able to keep her with me and learn all of her lessons with her. She is the sweetest little thing and always a good baby.