5 1/2 Months

The last few weeks have been a little crazy. We had yet another snow storm come through our area. I really believe that it was our last one for the season. Justin and I both agreed on a new stroller. We love our travel system for walks but need something we can take on errands thats a bit smaller. The new stroller arrived on Wednesday & I am very eager to get to use it.

Alexa has started sticking her tongue out. She just lets it hang there through out the day. Its adorable! I am still trying to get a photo of it. Her interest in her jumperoo has increased even more. She LOVES jumping and watching tv. It works out great in the morning when I am eating breakfast.

Alexa has been having a rough start at the sitters. On Monday she took 3 20minute naps. Tuesday she took a 3 hour nap in the morning and 2 20 minute naps. Wednesday she slept for an hour an half in the morning and not at all in the afternoon. It was her first day only taking 1 nap. Luckily she was excited to see me and stayed in a good mood before going to bed at 6pm. She still usually goes to bed anytime between 6 & 7. The good thing about the sitter is that we will eventually get on a schedule. I have not pushed Alexa into a schedule and she has still seemed to have some consistency.

Our new schedule:

5-5:45 Pump

5:45-6 Feed the cats, clean liter box, make lunch, prepare Alexa's bag

6-7 Shower, get dressed, hair, make up, Feed & change Alexa

7-715 Play with Alexa, eat breakfast, pack the car

715-730 Pick up the mail, talk to Justin on the phone, drop off Alexa at sitter and get to work

730-12 Work

12-12:30 Eat lunch in the car, while talking to Justin & pumping

12:30-4 Work

4-420 Leave work, pick up Alexa & head home

420-430 Unload car, empty lunch box, clean out Alexa's bag, feed cats

430-5 Play with Alexa

5 Feed Alexa her dinner, while cooking mine & clean bottles

5:30 Alexa takes a bath in the kitchen, I eat my dinner & clean up her dinner

6-7 Alexa takes a bottle & will fall asleep sometime between here

7 (or whenever Alexa goes to sleep) Pump, clean up Alexa's bath, clean anything that needs it (laundry, trash est.) catch up on phone calls, tv shows, blogging

8 Bedtime

So yes we are very exhausted. I really miss my Alexa time. I cannot wait for the weekend when we can spend the entire day together. Justin will be home in a little more than 2 weeks. I cannot wait to get some help & some quality family time. If only he could pump for me :) Wow I realized if I did not pump I would have SOOO much more free time. Well I guess that will be sometime to look forward to in just 6 more months.

5 Months Old!

Our little girl is officially 5 months old.

The other day while getting Alexa ready for her bath, I stood her up in the water. She immediately started smiling... and then started to pee. I am very fortunate she is a girl or I would have been sprayed. Then again a few days later I had another close call. I put Alexa in her frog robe to take some photos. She smiled and gave me a few cute shots and then I picked her up and realized she peed not only on her robe but on my bed. Oh well she knows how to make me laugh.

This week was Alexa's first week at the sitters (Madelyn). She went Monday, Wednesday & Friday from 8-11am. I got great reports from Madelyn each day. Alexa came home and took really long naps. I think it will take them both a little time to get used to each other but I still feel this will be a good fit. Alexa will go back next week for 3 days & then start full time on the 28th.

We had a great week. Alexa and Justin had lots of time talking on video chat. I love watching them interact, its really a special thing. We were able to go outside on Wednesday. Our walk ended up lasting over an hour, it was sooo beautiful outside. I tried to push Alexa in the baby swing, but she did not care for it.

Alexa also started solids. She rotates between whole grain rice & oatmeal. She definitely prefers the oatmeal. She takes 2 tablespoons of cereal with 1 ounce of breast milk. She has not had any negative effects with the food & seems to really enjoy it. The only issue now comes when I am eating my own food. If I eat anything out of a bowl, Alexa will open her mouth and sometimes starts crying. Haha.. I just love her! In another month we will start introducing baby food purees into her diet.

Things I never want to forget:

*Alexa's high pitch scream as she is sneezing

*Alexa shows a very concerned look when you move her around in the highchair

*Her singing in her crib and then laughing