Five months!
The baby is upstairs and napping with my phone playing white noise, so I will update this post with photos after she wakes up.
My sweet little Annika is five months old - it's hard to believe! Where did the time go? In some ways, days (and nights, sigh) drag on, but in other ways, it goes so fast. I know everyone says that same thing, but that doesn't make it any less weird to actually experience!
At five months, Annika is bursting into true babyhood. Although still enormous (will her growth rate ever slow down???) at ~19.5lbs and 27.5 inches, she can now roll both directions and sit up unassisted, but both only when she actually wants to. She fights sleep, and she never really *wants* to sleep alone. She's spunky when awake, and absolutely knows what she wants (and protests vociferously when she doesn't get it!). She claws my chest all night to get to my boobs if I'm not waking up quickly enough for her - and she absolutely cannot be deterred/redirected, let me tell you. She seems to have settled into daycare quite nicely, and I worry less about the upcoming transition to full time, although it still feels like a lot for a little baby! Her hair is starting to come in blonder (although everyone calls her hair "red," which is exactly what they said about Maya at this age as well), and her eyes are still blue.
Also, there's no one in the world that she loves more than Maya.
The sister-bond has really blossomed this month. Maya likes her more now, too. Other than the inevitable hair pulling, you can see already what their relationship (at least in the near future) will be like. They "talk" and play together already, with Maya (again, inevitably) pushing her to do stuff she's probably not ready to do. They celebrate Annika's victories together, and I think Maya is looking forward to the day when Annika truly sleeps all night in her room (so am I!).
Things Annika loves:
- Maya
- Dada
- Abby
- Bath
- Being outside, as long as it's not too hot
Things Annika hates:
- Sigh, the car
- The inability of her body to (yet) do what she wants it to do, like walk
- Sitting still for diaper changes
Things Annika is unsure about:
- Little tastes of food at dinner
Some photos and videos to capture the essence of Annika @5 months:
My sweet little Annika is five months old - it's hard to believe! Where did the time go? In some ways, days (and nights, sigh) drag on, but in other ways, it goes so fast. I know everyone says that same thing, but that doesn't make it any less weird to actually experience!
At five months, Annika is bursting into true babyhood. Although still enormous (will her growth rate ever slow down???) at ~19.5lbs and 27.5 inches, she can now roll both directions and sit up unassisted, but both only when she actually wants to. She fights sleep, and she never really *wants* to sleep alone. She's spunky when awake, and absolutely knows what she wants (and protests vociferously when she doesn't get it!). She claws my chest all night to get to my boobs if I'm not waking up quickly enough for her - and she absolutely cannot be deterred/redirected, let me tell you. She seems to have settled into daycare quite nicely, and I worry less about the upcoming transition to full time, although it still feels like a lot for a little baby! Her hair is starting to come in blonder (although everyone calls her hair "red," which is exactly what they said about Maya at this age as well), and her eyes are still blue.
Also, there's no one in the world that she loves more than Maya.
The sister-bond has really blossomed this month. Maya likes her more now, too. Other than the inevitable hair pulling, you can see already what their relationship (at least in the near future) will be like. They "talk" and play together already, with Maya (again, inevitably) pushing her to do stuff she's probably not ready to do. They celebrate Annika's victories together, and I think Maya is looking forward to the day when Annika truly sleeps all night in her room (so am I!).
Things Annika loves:
- Maya
- Dada
- Abby
- Bath
- Being outside, as long as it's not too hot
Things Annika hates:
- Sigh, the car
- The inability of her body to (yet) do what she wants it to do, like walk
- Sitting still for diaper changes
Things Annika is unsure about:
- Little tastes of food at dinner
Some photos and videos to capture the essence of Annika @5 months:
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| My sassy sweet pea |
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| I think she doesn't suffer fools gladly |
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| Sitting, although hard to capture on the phone |
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| More sitting |
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| Deep in conversation with Maya |
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| Sleeping well at daycare! |
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| Mama and Annika time |
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| Dada and Annika time |
Annika loves Maya:
Annika dreams of nursing:
Annika and the bottle:
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