5-month Update

Olivia is now 5 months old! I still feel like she's only 3 months, but she's almost been with us for half a year now. Time flies! I don't have any stats on her since she doesn't go to the doctor until she's 6 months, but she's still tall and she seems to finally be filling out some...her legs and arms are finally getting some baby chunk to them.

Between 4 and 5 months, she started eating a little bit of solids. She has had rice cereal, squash, carrots, and sweet potatoes. She eats really well and has learned food is coming when we sit her in the bumbo chair and put a bib on her; her mouth opens wide when that spoon starts coming toward her.

"What? Do I have something on my face?"

She is also really strong. I think she's going to be an early crawler. She pushes her whole body off the ground (as seen below). She is now putting a little weight on her knees, so I'm sure it won't be too much longer before she figures out she can move on her own other than rolling.

We love our little cutie so much!!! We love watching her grow and develop!

On October 8th, Paul, Olivia, and I trekked up to SC for the weekend. We stayed with Paul's mom on Friday. Olivia received lots of love from her grandma Jayne and Papa Otis (I have to specify which grandma because Paul's mom and my mom are both grandma). Aunt Elizabeth also got in on some loving when she arrived on Saturday.On Saturday afternoon, we went to Matt and Heather's to spend the night with them. We had lots of fun with Nathan and watching him give his little cousin, Olivia, tons of attention.

Nathan playing with Paul

Matt was holding Olivia and Nathan wanted to get some lovin' at the same time

Crammed together in the truck

I was stuck in the back with these cuties

Nathan wanted to help me give Olivia a bath

Playing outside with my nephew like a good aunt should

4-months Old

Our little girl turned exactly 4-months on Sept 29th. She also went to the doctor that day for her 4-month checkup. According to the pediatrician, Olivia is healthy and VERY strong. Dr. Bussey was impressed at Olivia's strength. Her stats are all over the charts, but the doc wasn't concerned about any of it; she said Olivia is just tall and slender. Here are her stats:

Height: 25in - 78%

Weight: 13lbs, 9oz - 50%

Head: 40cm - 23%

We get to start her on rice cereal whenever we want, so we're excited about that. I can't wait to see how she'll react.

Lately Olivia likes to put things over her face when she's trying to fall asleep. She'll even pull her clothes up to cover her face (as witnessed below) if she's not holding anything else. We've been giving her this little panda blankie my grandma and aunt made for her to snuggle with, and she almost instantly calms down, puts it over her face, and sleeps like an angel. It's really funny.

Olivia has also finally gotten used to being on her tummy now that she rolls over all the time. It's still not always her favorite position, but she'll stay on it for a while before she gets upset. She also loves watching the television. She could be screaming her head off, but as soon as her eyes lock on the t.v., she immediately stops crying and just stares at it. It's hilarious. Here she is lying on her tummy and watching Veggie Tales:

Another funny thing about Olivia is that she has started to squirm a lot in her sleep. We'll put her down one way, and she'll be in a completely different position the next time we peek in on her. She also loves to sleep with her hands behind her head. In the picture below, she was lying completely straight in her crib taking a nap with her blanket tucked in around her, but this is how she ended up (she turned almost 90 degrees):

Needless to say, we love our little girl so much! She entertains us every single day. We can't wait to see what funny little habit she comes up with next.