So, I demand a redo!
Holy crap, I was so rushing on this post I forgot a few things. I like writing a cute, sappy paragraph before all the stats and for some reason, I totally left it out :( So, here we go:
I can't believe Rowan turned 5 months. I am not very happy about this, her babyhood is FLYING by and I am not a fan. I love babies and I truly am enjoying having my own precious baby. Rowan is seriously the most amazing little human. I look at her and can't believe I made her. Seeing life through her little eyes is amazing. I swear she seems to discover something everyday. It is incredible. Being a mama isn't always easy. I sometimes wonder if I am up for the task, and if I am even doing it right. I do remind myself that God handpicked me to be the mother of this beautiful girl and I have to keep trusting in him to guide us!
Some updates about my little darling:
Rowan's age: 5 months old, 14 weeks adjusted age
Weight: My chunk-a-munk is 16.5 pounds (this is an updated weight).This girl is quite the tank! She is solid and getting super heavy! She has more than tripled her birth weight in less than 5 months! I just LOVE having a chubby baby!
Solids? No solids yet. Her pedi wants us to wait another month, because of her preemie age. Honestly, I am okay with that. However I am so excited to start giving her solids!
Clothing size: definitely 6 month clothing, size 3 diapers and starting to fit in 9 month clothes, eek! I have had to REALLY make sure she wears all of her beautiful outfits. I can't believe how fast she is outgrowing everything!
Solids? No solids yet. Her pedi wants us to wait another month, because of her preemie age. Honestly, I am okay with that. However I am so excited to start giving her solids!
Clothing size: definitely 6 month clothing, size 3 diapers and starting to fit in 9 month clothes, eek! I have had to REALLY make sure she wears all of her beautiful outfits. I can't believe how fast she is outgrowing everything!
Rowan milestones (for her adjusted age):
-Rowan is a pro at tummy time. She actually really enjoys it now, but sometimes gets tired after awhile. She does this crazy thing where she scoots and pushes her legs under with a lot of force. She was doing it last month but seems like she is getting even better at it. It seems like the makings of potential crawling!
-That said...this crazy girl refuses to roll over from tummy to back. SIGH. What bugs me is that she was totally doing it a few weeks ago. When she DID it a few weeks back, she was super rolly polly and now she's stopped. OH THIS GIRL. I have been told with ALL babies this can happen. However, Miss stubborn pants tries with all her might to roll over from BACK to tummy and is getting pretty dang close to mastering it. What cracks me up is that this is way harder to do than rolling from tummy to back! Oh Rowan! And remember, this is all for her adjusted age. Anything milestone wise, we have to treat her like a 3.5 month old (that's her adjusted age) rather than her actual age. I have to always remind myself of that too.
-Rowan is starting to put EVERYTHING in her mouth and is still super "grabby" with everything. she loves to pull on toys, swat and hit. She will grab anything that is within her reach with no problem.
-Rowan isn't sitting up completely on her own, but she can stay "up" for at least 3-5 seconds before plopping over, lol!
-Rowan is a pro at tummy time. She actually really enjoys it now, but sometimes gets tired after awhile. She does this crazy thing where she scoots and pushes her legs under with a lot of force. She was doing it last month but seems like she is getting even better at it. It seems like the makings of potential crawling!
-That said...this crazy girl refuses to roll over from tummy to back. SIGH. What bugs me is that she was totally doing it a few weeks ago. When she DID it a few weeks back, she was super rolly polly and now she's stopped. OH THIS GIRL. I have been told with ALL babies this can happen. However, Miss stubborn pants tries with all her might to roll over from BACK to tummy and is getting pretty dang close to mastering it. What cracks me up is that this is way harder to do than rolling from tummy to back! Oh Rowan! And remember, this is all for her adjusted age. Anything milestone wise, we have to treat her like a 3.5 month old (that's her adjusted age) rather than her actual age. I have to always remind myself of that too.
-Rowan is starting to put EVERYTHING in her mouth and is still super "grabby" with everything. she loves to pull on toys, swat and hit. She will grab anything that is within her reach with no problem.
-Rowan isn't sitting up completely on her own, but she can stay "up" for at least 3-5 seconds before plopping over, lol!
-Rowan is SUPER CHATTY. She was always cooing before, but now she comes up with all kinds of different noises. Sometimes when she is crying she will do a "mummma mumumummum" sound, lol! I feel like she definitely "found" her voice and is super loud about it. I think its precious but in the middle of church it can be distracting, LOL!
-I think we MIGHT have a teether. Most docs and mamas will tell you 4 months is TOO YOUNG to be cutting teeth. I agree. However, she is so insanely drooly, and will soak your shoulder more quickly than you can wipe her mouth. She will bite hard on anything, especially if it's hard.
-I think we MIGHT have a teether. Most docs and mamas will tell you 4 months is TOO YOUNG to be cutting teeth. I agree. However, she is so insanely drooly, and will soak your shoulder more quickly than you can wipe her mouth. She will bite hard on anything, especially if it's hard.
Rowan loves:
-her food! She is eating about 6 oz most bottles, 8 oz at bedtime.
-is starting to have favorites with certain toys
-WATER. This makes my heart happy, as hubby and I were swimmers and water polo players. She loves baths now. She will kick so hard (potential breast stroke swimmer?) and splash the water with her little hands. So sweet!
-CHEWING, especially burp cloths!
Rowan doesn't like: sitting. She is getting to the point where she is moving in that direction but she really doesn't like to sit. OH THIS GIRL. Already she is showing her Potter stubbornness!! I know she will like it eventually.
New things we did this month:
-Towards the end of her 3rd, practically 4 month, we FINALLY went back to church and it was awesome. We kept her away because I was so nervous about the whooping cough epidemic and because of her being a preemie, her doctor wanted us to wait 6 months, but that I couldn't handle. Rowan does decently well, but she gets VERY CHATTY right when pastor is preaching. People will turn and smile, but I feel terrible I have a noisy baby. I am not ready to send her to nursery, so we sometimes watch the service in the cafe when she decides to be loud. I am loving it though. I am so excited to raise my little in the church!
-Birthday parties! My little girl's social calendar was quite busy with many invites to birthday parties! We couldn't go to all, but the ones we made it to, they were so much fun! Of course Rowan couldn't do a whole lot, but it was nice to be around friends and other little humans.
- we tried "swimming" (or at least a modified version). Here in good ol' California it is still stupid hot, which makes me angry. Hello, where are you cold fall weather? We were invited to a pool birthday party, but I didn't plan for her to swim. Rowan has uber sensitive skin, and I was nervous putting her in chlorine. However, my poor babe got so hot! So, we borrowed a swim diaper, put her in those big baby bath tubs, and filled it with cold hose water (it was SO HOT outside). I thought she would scream because of the cold water, but she LOVED IT. She squealed, kicked with all her might and splashed. I had so much fun watching her! She looked so funny in her swim diaper! Oh this girl:
-her food! She is eating about 6 oz most bottles, 8 oz at bedtime.
-is starting to have favorites with certain toys
-WATER. This makes my heart happy, as hubby and I were swimmers and water polo players. She loves baths now. She will kick so hard (potential breast stroke swimmer?) and splash the water with her little hands. So sweet!
-CHEWING, especially burp cloths!
Rowan doesn't like: sitting. She is getting to the point where she is moving in that direction but she really doesn't like to sit. OH THIS GIRL. Already she is showing her Potter stubbornness!! I know she will like it eventually.
New things we did this month:
-Towards the end of her 3rd, practically 4 month, we FINALLY went back to church and it was awesome. We kept her away because I was so nervous about the whooping cough epidemic and because of her being a preemie, her doctor wanted us to wait 6 months, but that I couldn't handle. Rowan does decently well, but she gets VERY CHATTY right when pastor is preaching. People will turn and smile, but I feel terrible I have a noisy baby. I am not ready to send her to nursery, so we sometimes watch the service in the cafe when she decides to be loud. I am loving it though. I am so excited to raise my little in the church!
-Birthday parties! My little girl's social calendar was quite busy with many invites to birthday parties! We couldn't go to all, but the ones we made it to, they were so much fun! Of course Rowan couldn't do a whole lot, but it was nice to be around friends and other little humans.
- we tried "swimming" (or at least a modified version). Here in good ol' California it is still stupid hot, which makes me angry. Hello, where are you cold fall weather? We were invited to a pool birthday party, but I didn't plan for her to swim. Rowan has uber sensitive skin, and I was nervous putting her in chlorine. However, my poor babe got so hot! So, we borrowed a swim diaper, put her in those big baby bath tubs, and filled it with cold hose water (it was SO HOT outside). I thought she would scream because of the cold water, but she LOVED IT. She squealed, kicked with all her might and splashed. I had so much fun watching her! She looked so funny in her swim diaper! Oh this girl:
How is Rowan's spit up?: Still so much better! Thank you Jesus!
Sleep: I'm terrified to say anything because I am CERTAIN I will jinx it! Well, this month was big in regards to sleep. Rowan used to start off the night on her tummy, and after her 11 pm bottle we would move her to the rock and play. She didn't like being flat on her back. It bugged me that we did that, because I just wished she could just stay in her crib. I also wanted to stop tummy sleeping because we had a bit of a scare. Her snuza (which is a breathing alarm) went off while she was on her tummy. She woke up immediately (after we ran like the wind and picked her up) and to be honest, I think it was a false alarm. Anyway, it was enough to scare me. AND YES, I know once she starts rolling like a pro she may end up on her tummy. Anywho, we began "training" her on her back. It was hard in the beginning, but surprisingly, she has been back sleeping for almost a month now! Again, terrified I will jinx it, but after her 11 pm bottle she basically sleeps till 5. She will squeak and cry in her sleep at times, usually around 3 am. She isn't awake and normally if you put in her paci, she will fall back to sleep. Oh geeze, I bet I just jinxed it all, LOL!
Naps?Well...she has big time regressed. Now that she is on her back, she doesn't stay asleep very long. Sigh. She will take a super short nap, a decent one in the middle, and sometimes an okay one in the afternoon.
Rowan's personality so far: This
girl is quite the child. She is very stubborn about things but this girl is so insanely cute and snuggly. She makes quite the faces, but LOVES to smile. She LOVES attention too. We get so many comments while we are out, and boy, does she know it! She will smile and coo. Oh Rowan! People always comment how deliciously chubby she is, or how beautiful she is. It makes my heart want to burst! Naps?Well...she has big time regressed. Now that she is on her back, she doesn't stay asleep very long. Sigh. She will take a super short nap, a decent one in the middle, and sometimes an okay one in the afternoon.
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