It's a Wilson World!: Our little girl is 5 months!!!

Our little ladybug is now 5 months old! Can you believe it? Everyday we marvel at the fact that we are parents and everyday we count the blessings the the Lord has given us... But neither of us could believe (just 5 months ago) how much our lives would have been altered by this sweet baby girl!

She is making some major strides and accomplishing some major feats for a 5 month old! While no teeth have broken thru the gums, we see the white's of the tops of them. She produces more drool than a bulldog, her cheeks are forever pink (maybe she will never need blusher), the fever goes up and down every now and then... but the #1 thing that gives away how much she is teething... EVERYTHING... and there is NO prejudice here... EVERYTHING GOES IN HER MOUTH. Sometimes, if your face is close enough, she even tries to get her mouth around your nose! I know its all about her testing out the things around her too... she learns if they are hard / soft, hot/cold etc. Its just hysterical to watch!

She weighs a little over 18 lbs and is pretty much wearing clothes that are sized 6-9 months. Although the legs in the pants are a bit long. Looks like she has mommy's long torso and short legs... I better learn how to hem on that sewing machine! She also grew out of size 2 diapers MUCH sooner than anticipated...we have a ton of them still!

Her menu has widened from the average 7oz bottle - of which she still takes 4-5 of those a day. We have added lots of fruits and veggies though! So far we tackled apple puree, pear puree, peach puree and bananas in the fruit category. As for veggies... we got zucchini, butternut squash, sweet potatoes (although we took those out of the rotation and will add them again later) and peas. Peas and pears are her fav's! She eats those 3x a day and then has cereal in the am and oatmeal in the pm. She just started eating out of this mesh thing that you can put a banana in and freeze it! Fabulous find!

She is down to 2 naps a day... one is longer than the other and the long one USUALLY ends up being in the afternoon. Its great having her be awake more of the daytime than asleep but its also nice to have the down time... We finally got the bedtime routine down (thanks to many of my new mommy friends!)... We do bathtime, read books, watch a little tv (like 10 minutes... she loves Caillou), bottle and then she goes in the crib. Most nights she talks herself to sleep but sometimes if she is really cravin some Daddy time, she stays awake until he gets home. They hang out for a few and then she is able to fall asleep much better. All this by 8pm (most of the time)! She still gets thrown off when we eat out of our home or there is too much excitement. She is much like both her mommy & daddy - we need wind down time so we can sleep good... or else our bodies lie there and our brains go a million miles a miunte!~ We are still trying to cut out the swing for naps but with the weather being so crappy and us being STUCK inside all day / every day... I am letting go for a few weeks!

She is so much more aware of what is going on around her too. She has been answering to her name for quite some time but now she knows voices on the phone or when you enter the room. She demands an audience and if you don't pay attention, she will GET IT! She is quite the conversationalist these days... babbling in her crib when she wakes up is the best. We actually leave her there to enjoy her alone playtime... Its a guilty pleasure to hear her squeal in delight when she grabs her Piglet or Frog. Although she is not actually MOVING yet, she finds ways to get what she wants.... she will pull a blanket closer just to get a toy... she will roll over half way just to get a toy then bring it back. Kayla loves to be lazy! She works us over alot and we fall for it! She is not yet sitting up on her own but if you sit her up, she stays put and balances pretty good.