5 Months :)

Our Allie-bug is 5 months old! The past couple weeks it's been hard to believe how fast things are flying by with her. She brings out the best laughs and giggles in all of us and is such a joy in our family. We love her so much and are so grateful she's part of our family. At her 4 month check up her weight was a little low in terms of percentiles so we've started supplementing her diet a little bit with formula. She fought the bottle pretty hard at the beginning but now handles it like a champ and we think that it's been great for all of us. It's now much easier to leave her for mutual or date night, she seems happier and goes longer between feedings. Overall it wasn't the easiest decision to make, but it ended up being what was best for Allie and for our family.

This month she:
-- is rolling both ways easily
-- props up on her arms and looks around, especially towards us calling her name
-- will reach for a toy even while she's propped up on her arms
-- is teething and slobbering all over EVERYTHING
-- hasn't shown any signs of teeth cutting (which is already later than Peyton and I'm very grateful)
-- loves to be standing, on dad's hands, on the counter, on the table, basically on anything she can
-- loves most  of the attention she gets from Peyton... not so much the tackling hugs or Peyton trying to pick her up
-- has started to notice when we've left the room and really doesn't like to be left alone
-- is still fighting her way back from her sleep regression. She wakes up about 30-45 minutes after we've put her down and needs a little help falling back asleep, but other than that is a great sleeper even through some Peyton screams (moving her into her own room was a great decision)
-- chats any and every chance she gets, we're both excited and nervous for when her babbles start making sense
-- loves to touch our faces when we get close to her
-- sits in the bumbo pretty regularly and will reach over the sides to grab for toys
-- tries to sit all the way up when we prop her up on pillows or blankets
-- finally moved up into 3-6 month clothes. We probably could have moved her up sooner, but they're still a little loose on her so we've got some time to have her wear them all
-- giggles and giggles at being tickled