5 Months After Birth

Little Isabella is 5 months old today! She is the happiest, most content baby I could have asked for. She really handles tummy time like a champ now and is practicing at rolling over. She's added fruits to her diet and she can't get enough of them, and of course, prefers them 10 times more than the vegetables. She laughs out loud all the time now and it's just so darn cute when she does. Summer is over and school has started back up so on the days I have school a nanny comes and takes care of her. So far it has been going really well. The nanny keeps her on her schedule and Isabella seems to really like her. She's been biting her gums together lately as if she's chewing, I'm not sure if that's a sign of teething or not, but she always chews on her finger instead of sucking on it. She's in size 3 diapers (such a big girl!) and we've started stacking up her 6-9 month clothes that she'll definitely be in next month. She currently loves to blow spit bubbles, which proves to be a problem when she's eating her fruits/vegetables. Right now, she's only eating babyfood once a day but as she gets older we'll increase it. She has become a pro at eating off the spoon and makes minimal messes considering her age. Although I miss her like crazy when I'm at school, I know it's what's best for her in the long run. Ryan and I are more than half way to our degrees and I'm really excited about that. I'm especially proud of him considering his classes are so hard I'd die if I had to take them. That's all for this month! Who knows, she might be sitting up and attempting to crawl by the next update :)

Could four months have gone by already?

Isabella is growing so fast, I can barely keep up! She's 26 1/4th inches long & weighs 15.4 pounds! The doctors said she's the size of a 6 month old and extremely tall. She's still putting her fingers, any anything she can get her hands on, in her mouth all the time. She sleeps 12 hours at night (which we love!) She started eating baby oatmeal and babyfood about 2 weeks ago and it's so fun to watch her explore all the new tastes. I go back to school next week and I'm really, really sad about leaving her. She hasn't rolled over yet, but she can roll from her back to her side so we know it's probably coming soon. She's started to lose some hair on the back and the sides from rubbing her head when she's laying down, but the doctors said it will grow back once she starts sitting up. She still hates tummy time, but we still make her do it several times a day. She actually laughs out loud so much now. It's the absolute cutest thing I have ever heard. Sometimes when I laugh REALLY hard it makes her laugh out loud too and it just melts my heart. Of course, no one can make her laugh as much as her daddy. She adores him so much. She's wearing 3-6 month clothes but I'm pretty sure she'll be in 6-9 month clothes very soon. Her eyes are still green, so we're curious to see whether or not they will stay that way. I'm so in love with her, she's probably the most well-behaved baby I've ever seen. (and I'm totally not biased!)