5 Months Old

Today Alyssa is 5 month's old! Time is flying by!! She is doing so much now. She still loves it when someone is talking to her...especially her big brother! When you talk to her she will coo back at you and it is the cutest thing ever!! She has been sitting in her exer-saucer for a few weeks now. She looks funny in it because she is so little. She can sit in there for a long time and keep herself entertained. As soon as you lay her down she rolls over to her stomach. When she is on her stomach she kicks and kicks, like she is trying to go somewhere. Before we know it this little girl will be crawling! Tiffany will really have her hands full then. She is very alert. Loves looking at her mobile on her crib and the toys on her car seat. Pretty much anything that makes noise, moves or has bright colors on it, she will look at. And I know this is hard to believe, but she might be a little spoiled! She loves loves loves to be held. When she starts getting sleepy, she wants to lay by herself and fall asleep. Any other time, if you are holding her she is very happy. She went to the doctor last week only to find out she had 2 ear infections! She is doing much better now. They weighed her and she weighs in at 16lbs 10oz! She is getting so big! Danielle said Hannah only weighs about 18 lbs now. So even though they are 4 months apart, Alyssa is quickly catching up! She is eating 5 oz every 4 hours or so (longer at night). For the most part she is sleeping all night. Tiffany said she has her nights where she will wake up anywhere from 1 to 3 times to eat. She loves it when Nickolas is around her. The other day she was crying and I put Nickolas in the crib with her and she stopped! As soon as I took Nickolas out of the crib she started crying again. She is so cute and we are so lucky to have 3 healthy babies in our family!!! We were trying to get a picture of Alyssa by herself so we were talking to her, playing "peek-a-boo" with her and making lots of noises, hoping to get a smile. Mr. Nickolas had to get in on the action. He came right up to her and started talking to her and even went to get his "peek-a-boo" book to read to her. They are just too cute!!!