{"id":24100,"date":"2014-10-22T07:32:26","date_gmt":"2014-10-22T11:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/?p=24100"},"modified":"2021-02-12T11:03:52","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T16:03:52","slug":"kaitlyn-at-5-months-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/kaitlyn-at-5-months-old\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaitlyn at 5 Months Old"},"content":{"rendered":"
Oh my sweet Kaitlyn.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n You, my dear, most definitely are your own person. There is no comparing you to Hailey, which I love. Be feisty and unique, baby girl! I\u2019m loving learning more about who you are every month.<\/p>\n In the traditional breakdown\u2026<\/p>\n EAT<\/strong><\/p>\n You are still exclusively breastfed and I am getting more and more excited to dip our toe into solids through baby led weaning next month. The \u2018exclusively\u2019 part of breastfed is how you prefer things, meaning you by no means get excited by a bottle. I am going to start giving you one every day for practice because when I left you this past Saturday, you refused to eat for Nana and Aunt Cara, which I\u2019m sure was no fun for anyone.<\/p>\n You eat 4-5 times a day, but have a hard time staying focused. I have to go into a quiet room or else risk some serious injuries resulting from a strong latch and a jerking head. You just doesn\u2019t want to miss a moment of the action!<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n I do love nursing though, because that\u2019s when you settle in, snuggle me and wrap your tiny hand around my finger.<\/p>\n SLEEP<\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019m sorry you don\u2019t have a schedule. I keep saying you do, but you don\u2019t. You go to bed every night at 7\/7:15 and wake up either at 7:15 or at 6:15, where you will eat and go back down until 7:15. You are always ready for your first nap by 9:00, so we either have to be in the car or back in your crib by then.<\/p>\n You take 2-3 naps a day and usually give me one long one (1.5-2 hours) if you are at home in your crib. I\u2019ll be honest though, a lot of your naps are on the go.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n This must be why second children are usually more adaptable.<\/p>\n PLAY<\/strong><\/p>\n This is the section that needs the most attention this month because baby girl, you are busy!<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n You get up on all fours now, but your crawl is still army style.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n I don\u2019t let it fool me though because you are fast and can dart across a room in no time. You never want to go for the toys I lay out either. Nope, you want cords, tiny pieces and anything you shouldn\u2019t have. I can\u2019t believe I\u2019m already having to baby proof.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n You make the funniest high pitched squeals, but also will \u2018talk\u2019 so softly in the sweetest little voice. It never fails to make me smile.<\/p>\n You always want to be a part of what is going on. You don\u2019t like being put in your exersaucer anymore because you can\u2019t move when you are in it. You also hate if Hailey and I leave the room you are in. You bust into screams until we are all back together again.<\/p>\n Back to crawling for a minute, my favorite Kaitlyn-ism of the moment is that you will stop mid-crawl to look at me and strike the same pose every single time.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Such a little model.<\/p>\n Dislikes<\/span>: the car seat for longer than 20 minutes at a time, being left in a room alone, getting your diaper changed, the bottle, being forced to stay in one place.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Likes<\/span>: the stroller, army crawling, pulling on my hair, kisses on your feet or neck, bath time, playing airplane, playing with things you shouldn\u2019t, drooling, your sister.<\/p>\n