Karlie Sue at 5 months

Ahh, Sweet Karlie Sue! I really can't believe that she is already 5 months old. I thought time passed quickly with Karis, but it was nothing like this :)

Karlie is such a happy little baby. She pretty much squeals with joy the entire time she is awake until she starts getting tired, at which point Mama better be nearby to pick her up :) She entertains herself really well in her excersaucer and playmat, especially if the dog, cat, Daddy, or Karis are nearby to watch. She is utterly fascinated with all 4 of them. She rolls all around just for fun. Karis was rolling over at this stage, but she never really kept going to the point where she was mobile. But I wouldn't be surprised if Karlie took up rolling across the room before she learns to crawl because she seems to enjoy it so much. Karlie wants so badly to be able to sit up, but it only lasts a second before doing a funny faceplant into her toes. But that's ok, because toes are evidently quite delicious. (Especially if they have cocconut oil on them, which is what Mama uses for lotioning her babies :)

Sleep: Karlie had a two-week span where she was waking up every 2-3 hours at night to eat. I indulged her for several days, thinking maybe it was a growth spurt or her gums were bothering her. Then I stopped t he feedings and just giving her the paci. She got over it and now usually sleeps a total of around 12 hours, usually waking up just once in the middle to eat. I am so excited that her wake-up time is normally around 9:00 am! Karis has NEVER slept past 8:00 and sleeping past 7am has only been in the past couple of months. So I'm pretty happy with Karlie's current schedule, but not naive enough to think it will last :) Especially because I know we will have to take her out of the swaddle before long. I tried it for a day, and she was doing pretty well, but then Karis got really sick and I couldn't handle both issues at once and gave it up. She sleeps so well in the swaddle that I just hate to mess it up!

Nursing: Going really well, other than the fact that Karlie is at the point where she is easily distracted and its not like I can hide her in her room to nurse. Nope, Karis is pretty much always a willing distraction :) So some feedings are really short, but I figure she makes up for it another time.

Teeth: Oh, she is working on her bottom two teeth so hard! She has been soaking her shirts and chewing on anything she can get her hands on for a month now, so I sure hope they pop out soon and give her a break.