Thursday, May 17, 2012

5 Months

Holy Cow! 5 months has gone by WAY too fast! Rae has begun to Army crawl and wanting to push herself up into sitting. When you put her upright, she sits on her own. She put her foot in her mouth earlier this week. It was too cute! She was eating avocado, but I think that was giving her an upset tummy and I had some sleepless nights. So we switched to bananas and she LOVES them! Since switching, we've had a few sleepless nights where she wants to get up every hour and a half or so to eat, but I think I've figured out that she just needs her plug. So, last night we tried that and she slept one 4 hour stretch! I'll be so glad to get out of school and start a routine with her.
She is very nosey and wants to know everything and touch everything. Her favorite thing when we go out to eat is the menu! She could play with it for a long time. Anything that goes into your mouth when you're holding her she thinks is hers. She played with the edge of a glass for a while one time.
Mother's Day was PERFECT!!! Rae and I had breakfast with some high school friends, and it was very nice to get together as a group again and catch up. Then we hung out outside all day on Sunday at Granny and Grandpas. She played on a blanket in the grass, got held by her aunts, uncles, and Grandmas, and didn't take a nap! It was a long day and she knew if she fell asleep that she would miss something! She did take about a half our nap, but that was it. Then she screamed for an hour on the way home. But, other than that, it was perfect. The weather was so nice, and it was nice to see family. Being 3 hours away and Ryan not having off every weekend sucks! 4 weeks is TOO long!!
Rae has been healthy overall with a constant rash type thing on her trunk. I've tried different lotions and nothing works. I thought it was a reaction to her shots once and took her into the doctor, who said it was nothing and that she has funky skin. She is almost caught up on all of her vaccinations, we still need to do her 5 month ones. But she has done MUCH better as they go along. The nurse put a regular adult band aid on her and it definitely left a big mark! So, yep, funky skin!
School is ALMOST over! Just a few more days and I'll get to be pool side with my loves. I'm hoping to get up and walk every morning right away before it gets hot and then come home and relax and then go back out in the later afternoon to get in the pool. I am putting Rae in swimming lessons, and I hope she loves it.
Every day I am amazed at how much she is growing and learning. Every day is something new and I want to teach her new things every day. I can't imagine my life without her!