Lasa at 5 Months

The Lasa baby is 5 months old today!  That sounds so long AND so short all at the same time.  We sure do love this sweet thing and all the new milestones she reaches in our care.  Some 5 month tidbits about our babylove are as follows ...

She continues to be an angel of a baby.  See what I mean?

She suffered through her first cold this month and we all suffered with her.  This happened shortly after her 4 month shots which she had a very moody reaction to.  One bright spot of relief during that week was how much fun she thought it was to have her nose aspirated.  She would flail her arms in shock while I did it, and then giggle about it right after.

She drools and chews all day long.  She still eats between 4-6 ounces at a time.  Per doctor's recommendation, she is just now coming off her Zantac prescription she has been on since 5 weeks old.  Fingers crossed she has outgrown the GERD and can hold steady without it. 

She is allllllmost rolling over back to front.  She can roll front to back with ease, but that doesn't happen much because she doesn't enjoy being on her belly for long.

She's taken in her first park visit.  She enjoyed the swings and tolerated the slides.

She LIGHTS UP THE ROOM with her smiles and grows her fan club with every new person to cross her path around town.

She can't get enough of Josh's beard.  And my hair.  Always has a fistful of it in her tight clutch.

And she has discovered her toes.  This makes diaper changes a bit more complicated now. :}  She naps twice a day in the crib and twice in her swing - yes, 4 naps a day, I know not why.  She still sleeps all night in her swing, but we happen to have just tried her in the crib last night for the first time and it went smoothly.  She slept in it from 9:45-4:00, after which Josh fed her and put her to finish the night in the swing.

This month Lasa stopped being swaddled at night. She hardly needs to be burped anymore as she ends up burping more gently on her own instead.  As a result, we don't seem to need burpcloths like we used to.  Those are nice to retire.  But as you can see, she has to, has to, has to wear a bib just about all the time.  Much, much drool.  Reminds us of Noah's baby/toddler days.

She can now almost sit up on her own, though not without our arms around her to catch her toppling.  She has much improved hand-eye coordination and uses it to get all things to her face, grabbing at toys she wants all the time, and fussing so hard when they won't cooperate and get in her mouth as she means them to. 

Something that does always bring a smile to her face is a very basic cartoon on Sprout called Boj. Don't judge us for letting the baby watch TV.  Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do to grab a moment of peace, especially on fussy days. :S

She is still in 6 mos clothes, just filling them out better, weighs 16 lbs now, and is just the most snuggly butterball of a lapful there is.  She has started rubbing at her eyes and face so roughly that she often has little scratch marks.  I have to stay on top of her fingernails as a result.  She also loves bathtime still, splashing like a crazy woman and soaking anything in reach of the sink.

She is almost weaned off her sensitive formula and fully onto regular.  And she has had fun trying new foods.  So far she has enjoyed applesauce, bananas, green beans, and sweet potatoes.

She got to spend a few hours with her momma this week after almost 2 months apart thanks to Josh making the trek with her across Nashville and into the boonies beyond while I stayed home with sick kiddos.  It was a precious and much-needed visit. I am hoping it was particularly timely as it relates to momma's treatment as well.

 Lasa came home with a handmade gift from Angelique ... a headband that is pretty adorable.  Momma said she made one for herself to match.

And, of course, Lasalove took in her first Christmas this week. Gifts included some outfits and precious kicks from Memaw, a toy phone and Sophie giraffe from us, and a playtable from Santa.

It is a certainty that Lasa will still be with us by 6 mos, so we'll report back here with all the fun changes she sees in the coming weeks. 

Happy 5 mos, Lasa girl!!  We love you!!