Olivia at Five Months

Happy Five Month Birthday Olivia!

You have been getting so busy lately that mommy hasn't even had time to do you five month update, such a bad mommy. It's the night before your six month birthday and I'm sitting here thinking back to month five. As always it was a wonderful month because you are part of our family. You are changing and growing every day, and you continue to keep us laughing. You have such a great little personality, you are an overly happy baby, who is alert and loves just watching the world around you.

-You continue to be a drool machine, some days are better then others. Some days there is no drool at all and other days you can't stop yourself. You love chewing on anything you can get your hands on, this month the focus in your life has been on other peoples hands. If you can get your mouth on it you will suck and chomp away, coating anyones hand in a nice layer of drool. Good thing your so gosh darn cute otherwise you might not get away with it.

 - Your sleep habits have continued to stay the same, you sleep a little less at night maybe 9-10 hours a night instead of the 10-12, but we cannot complain. You are napping still quite frequently, you eat and then stay awake for about an hour or so and then you are ready to be swaddled and put to sleep. You poor little sweetie can't even hide your tiredness, you give it away and fall asleep pretty quickly. During the day you nap for about 30-90 minutes, I would love for you to go a little longer, but i know it will come.

-Spitting up still happens quite randomly. We've been having some great days with nothing and then some horrible days where I should even bother to dress in real clothes. I'm hoping when you start food at 6 months that it will help settle your tummy better, to reduce spitting up and then we also hope having a full belly will help you nap longer in the day.

 -You are becoming more mobile, and we love watching you roll over still. It doesn't happen often because you still hate being on your tummy.

-You continue to have an addiction to gripe water, but it really does help you get the gas pains out, and sometimes it seems as if you can't get it fast enough. You grab it with two hands and pull it towards your mouth. It's pretty funny to watch, we don't know what we would do without it.

-You are much more vocal and love to squeal and laugh. We've "heard" a few "words" from you such as mum,mum,mum and yeah. The mum I'm not buying as meaning me. You always seem to make that sound when your getting upset, so I don't want to be associated with that. I think it will count when you look at me and say mom. You also seemed to say the word yeah when we were on the plane to Ontario, Nannie Bing and I were asking you silly little questions and that was your response- we were laughing so much when it happened because it was just too cute coming from your little mouth.

-Clothing still continues to be fun for mommy, I don't know if it will ever stop being so fun. You still are wearing some 3 months onesies from Carter's, where your so long and lean they fit you so nicely. The majority of your cloths are 3-6 months but we are slowly bringing out a few slightly bigger 6 months items. Pants is your tough spot... 3 months pants fit better in the waist but 3-6 month pants fit better in the length, what are we going to do with you.

 Some of the things that you did this month are :

-You had your first real fever. It was the day after you had your four month needles. You were not your normal happy self. You just wanted to be cuddled and sleep poor baby. It worried mommy but I checked with all my other experienced mom friends and our own nurse, auntie Chelsey to make sure I was doing all I could. We took the day and just laid in bed watching shows and cuddling. Sometimes that is all a girl needs when she isn't feeling well, cuddles with her mommy. I didn't mind at all. Luckily your fever went down about mid afternoon, early evening. That was a relief for mommy for sure!

-We have been using and LOVING your BOB stroller, this past month which means we have been getting out to do some walking which we both love. The weather shield has come in handy, we are super glad we invested in that piece for the stroller.

- You are continuing to strengthen your neck, and have had some good tummy time sessions this month. It helps for sure when mommy puts something interesting in front of you to keep your attention.

-You helped mommy in the kitchen for the first time this month. You sat on the counter while mommy cooked in your bumbo. I look forward to many more days getting your help in the kitchen. It was a fun mommy daughter moment!

-This month was amazing because YOU ROLLED OVER on your own. It was so exciting to see you do it again and again. I made a video and sent it to whom ever I thought would appreciate this big milestone. I think you started rolling in an attempt to get closer to daddy and I, you were in the other room and didn't like being left alone so you rolled to get closer to us, smart girlie! When we have since wanted to show it off to family, you haven't been as eager to perform.

 - We had a fun sleepover at Nanny Jackie's house this month. Daddy was doing some painting so we ended up staying at Nanny and Poppy's house for two nights. You had a lot of fun wiggling on Nanny's floor and cuddling in bed with momma and cousin Georgia. I think Nanny enjoyed having you there to cuddle at night. You experienced the pack and play for the first time this month and I don't know if you were overly thrilled to wake up in it. You did pretty well though making it through most of the night. I think I was more worried then you were. I hated having you close but far enough away that it's hard to see you.

- You experienced the fabric store for one of the first times I think, you were pretty mellow there, you had cousin Georgia there to entertain you. We bought some fabric to make you a skirt and a dress. Nanny worked on the skirt and it's adorable and filled with ruffles. She has since made you two more skirts with ruffles!!

-We teased you with food this month, well nanny did. We were having ice cream while we were at her house and you wanted it BAD! You were so focused in on that ice cream it was too adorable. We sent that too a few friends who said it was mean of us, hahha!! Not time for food yet!

- We had a proud teacher moment this month, while daddy was painting, mommy took you to the LIBRARY for the first time EVER! It was so exciting, we went and looked around a books and you even got your own library books. The very first book you got was called Ollie, I like to think it is pronounced like your nickname. Mommy of course took pictures all along the way.

-We celebrated auntie Laura's birthday from far away this year, but we made sure we sent her a picture of you for every year she was born. She enjoyed how creative we got.

-You made the funniest faces this month, mommy would blow on your face and you would make this shocked face, laugh and smile. Daddy and I had some good laughs with those pictures!!

-Nannie and Grandpa Bing watched you this month while mommy and daddy were out. They love every opportunity to come over and watch you. The night they watched you they took you out for a nice evening walk. When I got home you were snuggled in with Nannie nice and cozy!

-It's amazing how much you look like daddy. You were both sleeping side by side this week and mommy was shocked with how you are little twins. You have the same colouring and the same ears. It was a picture mommy just had to take... it was super precious!

-This month you celebrated mommy's birthday with her. It was exciting to wake up to you and cousin Sarah who slept over for my birthday. We spent a lovely Sunday together, and had a delicious dinner at Nanny and Poppy's house. It was exigent to see your face when they brought out my cake and you helped me blow out my candles. I was sad that I deleted those pictures by mistake :( It is a memory I wish I could get back so much, your little face was priceless.

- You had your first little bit of cradle cap, nothing too horrible. We oiled up your head a bit and made you look like a total grease ball. It helped a bit, you were not too keen on the oiling process.

-You were also a bit of a meanie this month. We were at Nannie and Grandpa Bing's and Grandpa was holding you, and cousin Alexis wanted to be sitting with him. So she came and sat with him too, we don't know what happened, but she started to cry. So auntie Meaghan took her, and you were watching closely and started to laugh at her. What a meanie... you couldn't stop! We tried to explain to you that it wasn't very kind to laugh at others.

-You decided this month as well that when I didn't have you facing your aquarium while we packed for Ontario that you would just wiggle yourself around so that you would have a better view of the show. It was pretty funny to see you one way and then the complete opposite was just to see your fishes.

-You had your FIRST airplane ride at 5 months old. We travelled with Nannie and Grandpa Bing, Auntie Sarah and Uncle Jaccob all the way to Ontario for great grandpa Steve's burial. Sadly daddy wasn't able to come but he wanted us to go to represent the family. You were AMAZING on the plane both there and back. You nursed on the take off, slept and played with everyone and then went back to sleep for landing, mommy was so proud of you. It was extra special because since Grandpa Bing is a pilot he carried you on to your first flight ever which I think was extra special.

-In Ontario you saw many sites like the Parliament building and the farmers market in Ottawa. You went to the Hard Rock Cafe for the first time and saw the store were grandpa brought nannie's engagement ring. You also got to meet many special family members from great grandma Sandie to great uncles and aunts and even great great aunts and uncles. There were lots of cousins and second cousins, it was amazing to see you with them all. You were such a great baby the entire time, being passed around you didn't complain and your spit up was barely there. Momma made sure to capture lots of pictures.

-One of the special people you met was daddy's cousin Cole. Cole hadn't been around too many babies, their loud noises are something he sometimes doesn't love. We spent a lot of time at his house this weekend, and you are not a loud baby so it was a perfect friendship. He started off just standing closer to you and then he would come and say hi to you. Eventually he would come and touch your little hand. On the day of the burial he would come over to the car and make little faces at you trying to make you laugh, it was so special to see. When it was time to go he even gave you a little kiss goodbye. It made mommy so happy.

-You had your first stay in a motel which was interesting. You were a real chatter box on our first morning there and auntie Sarah and uncle jaccob could hear you chatting away. In the motel you experienced your first sink bath which was so funny, I put you in the sink and it was like a little hot tub for you, you kicked back and relaxed. We sent that out to family right away!! ha ha!!

-We celebrated our first MOTHER'S DAY together which was so special for mommy. We woke up in the motel room together and we just got to cuddle together. Uncle Andy, Cole and Liam gave mommy a special little gift bag. We had a dinner at Nanny's when we got home and then you and daddy gave me the most special card, with a super thoughtful message. I feel so thankful and grateful that I get to be your mommy, I am so blessed to have you in my life. Your such a sweet daughter and I look forward to always having you as one of my best friends.

- You started this month to do the funniest thing, when I would put you on your belly if you couldn't figure out how to move your arm to roll over you would just lay down and give up which is so cute. You would lay there for a few minutes before eventually getting mad about it and try again. You always looked so peaceful as you layer there looking at me.

-We started walking this month with our neighbours Karlie & Jax and JeNae & Brecklyn. We walk on the trail near our house and it's great exercise. You love your time in the stroller and I love the walking and the conversation.

-We visited another school that mommy teaches at, you were so good and the kids were all so excited to see you. There were a few of the grade ones I taught that just wanted to hold you, she even snuck a few kisses too, oh my!

It's been another busy but great month with you. There is so much more we could write about doing, but we will put that in your little journal. Olivia you continue to be the brightest spot in our life, you make every good day that much greater. You always can put a smile on our face and make us laugh. We continue to love watching you grow, even when it makes us a little sad that you are becoming such a big girl. We are looking forward to seeing you reach all your milestones, the next big one comes at 6 months when you start eating food, we don't know if we are ready for that but we have some time. We love you so much Olivia, you are the biggest blessing in our life.

Love, Mommy & Daddy