Dear Adlee,
You are almost
six months old. You’ve changed very much during the past three months. You can
move in all sorts of new ways!
At the end of
April, you started to roll onto your side from your back. You started doing
this to get to me to eat during the night. Yes, Mommy and Daddy let you sleep
with us often.
The second
week May you started petting Shelby (and Sally). You still love to grab her
paws and pat her head. You also started to reach out to Daddy when you wanted
him to hold you. That was a big week for you! You started to scoot backwards on
your tummy, and you started sucking your thumb. You suck your thumb with your
fingers outstretched.
During the
last week of May, you started sitting up. You were not even five months old!
Around your
five-month birthday, you started getting your knees under you. You would push
up on your toes in a push-up/downward-facing-dog position. We also started
giving you a sippy-cup. If you were on your back, you were pretty good at holding
it.
In the middle
of June, you started rocking on your knees. I’m sure you’ll be crawling soon!
You also started banging your toys and hands on things.
At the end of
June, Mommy and Daddy thought you’d really like to eat supper with us, so we
gave you bananas. You weren’t a fan. In fact the second night, you gagged and
threw up. The faces you made were so funny!
Daddy calls you “Princess” and “Chunk-a-Chunk.”
Mommy calls you “Monkey Girl” because you climb all over me, and I still call
you “Sweet Pea” and “Punkin Pie.”
You spend
most of your awake time sitting on the floor with a blanket with your toys.
Your favorite toy is probably your helicopter. Of course, you put many of your
toys (and anything else you can get a hold of) in your mouth. You like to grab
and suck on plastic bags and our couch.
You have been
growing quickly, and you were about to grow out of your bassinet. So right before your
five-month birthday, you started sleeping in your crib. You still spend lots of
time in Mommy and Daddy’s bed.
We started a
bedtime routine. We read books at around 9 pm. Then, we pray. Then, I feed you
one more time, and you fall asleep while eating. It’s a precious time. I look
forward to continuing this routine for many years.
You are a
sweetheart, and we love seeing your personality! You are determined to learn. You
are working really hard at perfecting your grabbing, picking up, and holding
skills. And, you are working really hard at crawling. When you are in a new
place or holding something new, you concentrate very hard at observing all you
can. You love to laugh and have a great sense of humor. You were “talking” less
for a while, but you’re starting to do it more again. Mommy and Daddy love to
hear your voice!
Love you,
Mommy
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