5 Months old today! (long blog)

As I keep telling Kat- So Big!!

I can’t believe how much she’s grown, and that it’s already been 5 Months since we had her in our lives. It feels like it’s only been a few days, and then again I can’t remember what life was like before she was in it! So my little Sweetie is 5 months old today… and I write about her all the time… so I’m at a loss as to what to update! I figured I’d make a few lists, and then post what our days are like at 5 months old, I’m sure I’ll want to remember that someday.

Kat’s Favorite Things
~Getting Tickled
~Giving Kisses (she puts both hands on your cheeks and brings you in for a big opened mouth smootch)
~Toys- especially musical toys. Her current favorites are her Tag Ball, and her purple Dragon.
~Reading Books- most especially board books when she can turn the pages while you read. Her favorites are still Dr Seuss, but she also loves the big board picture books. She points to a picture and I tell her what it is, then she turns the page and picks another picture.

Mommy and Kat reading Goodnight Moon... with Kat turning all the pages of course!

~Bananas and Rice Cereal for breakfast
~Green Beans
~Playing with anything that looks like what I’m using. (using her sippy cup like a big girl, playing with my cell phone when I’m talking, using a big person spoon to play with)
~Dancing: especially to anything you’ll sing to her. She loves when you sing to her and hold her hands and let her stand up and dance.
~Waking up Daddy: She loves waking Tim up for the day, we go upstairs and lay down in the big bed and she pats his face until he wakes up. We stay there for awhile just playing and talking to Kat and cuddling. It’s one of her favorite times of day.
~Bath Toys! She loves when we put little floating toys in her tub so she can kick at them and try to grab them. It makes her really enjoy Bath Time. Then after that we do baby massage with lotion which she also just loves.
~Grandpa and Grandma: She’s always so happy when she goes to visit them, I think she knows she’s adored and of course completely spoiled- which is as it should be! They are her favorite people next to Mommy and Daddy!
~Dogs: Right now she’s completely obsessed with all dogs. She will watch the cats, but she’s all about the dogs. Big ones, small ones. Unfortunately even though Freya is protective of Kat, she still won’t let Kat pet or hug her which Kat desperately wants to do, and won’t give up. She lunges at Freya every time she comes near her, which doesn’t really help her case- poor girl!
~People: She loves watching people, especially kids. At the mall she likes to sit on the edge of the play area and watch the other kids play. I think she’s definitely going to be an outgoing kiddo!

Kat’s Many Nicknames
Muffin
Cupcake
Kitty
Kitten
KitKat
WeeKat
Monkey girl
Lovebug
Sweet Pea

Bunny Rabbit
Jumping Bean

Goopers (from Grandpa)

Kat’s Typical Day at 5 Months old
Wake up (between 8am-8:30am)
Cuddle and Nurse with Mommy
Quiet play (on the floor with her toys) while Mom eats breakfast (9-9:30 or so)
Play with Mommy, Read a book and nurse
Morning Nap (10:30-11:30)
Lunch (usually a fruit with Rice Cereal)
Active Play (standing, sitting, bouncing, dancing with Mom) 12:30-3pm
Bath Time (between 3-4)
Read a book
Cuddle and Nurse
Afternoon Nap (3-4:30 or so)
Wake up Daddy and Cuddle in the big bed (5pm)
Playtime with Daddy while Mommy cooks dinner
Dinner (usually a veggie) (6ish)
Nurse
Quiet Play (on the floor with toys or in her Jumperoo) while Mom and Dad eat
Nurse and Nap
Evening Nap (7ish-8:30ish)
Active Play with Mommy or daddy, or both!
Bedtime Routine starts at 10pm
Go upstairs with Daddy and get diaper change, lotion, and Jammies
Curl up with Mommy and her only bottle of the day with her special vitamins
Sleep by 11pm