Five Months Old

Happy 5 Months, Claire!

Claire continues to grow and learn everyday. At five months, Claire...

• FINALLY sleeps through the night. We are going on two weeks and it is like heaven.
• Is still a very inconsistent napper. We have tried time and time again to get her on a nap schedule, but have not had any luck. I guess I can’t complain too much since she is sleeping well at night.
• Is allergic to milk-based formula...several bottles and rashes later, we switched to soy. She now has 1 bottle of formula/day, in addition to 4 bottles of breastmilk. We are trying to hold out until 6 months for solid foods. Claire LOVES to watch Art and I eat, so we will see how that goes.
• Refuses to lie on her back unless she is REALLY tired. We put her on her back and she immediately rolls to her tummy. It makes for some very challenging diaper changes.
• Rolls from back to tummy to back to tummy...tonight she did 3 full rolls across the room.
• Is trying really hard to scoot around on her tummy. She can do a full 360 on her tummy, but has yet to make any real forward progress.
• Can sit up for very short periods of time. She is still a little wobbly and doesn’t have the greatest posture, but it is a start.
• Is starting to giggle a lot more. It is so darn cute!
• Loves the song ‘Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes’…especially when we do the actions on her.
• Continues to love all things that rattle.
• Enjoys stroller rides several times a week.
• Has a touch of stranger anxiety.