Sleeping Arrangements

Ainsley was out of her swaddler by about 1 month. Amelia on the other hand still slept in a swaddler until this past week and would probably be content to continue doing so. She began breaking out a little more frequently so I decided to brave the change and put her to bed unswaddled. She slept just as well, but has woken up in some precarious positions.

First Cereal

We decided to hold off on starting Amelia on solid foods until she was closer to six months. We started that oh so yummy rice cereal with her this week. There has been a lot of tongue thrusting, spitting, and mess. I'm sure she'll get the hang of it in the next week or so.

Clothes On!

Ainsley has been working on dressing herself and is making some progress.

Clap Your Hands Everybody, and Keep Them Off My Little Sister

Ainsley loves Amelia, but she doesn't quite get that Amelia can't do some things just yet. She tells me where to sit Amelia quite frequently now, but Amelia isn't sitting up on her own yet. At least she's telling me where to put her and not trying to do it herself. Here is Ainsley showing Amelia and her baby doll how to clap.



Ainsley also showed her protective big sister side tonight. I took Amelia in her carseat into Ainsley's room at daycare when I picked her up today. Ainsley's friend Jamie went in to give Amelia a kiss after Ainsley did. Ainsley quickly stuck her arm out to block Jamie. She had her little index finger out and was shaking it at Jamie while giving her a very stern, "No! No!" Jamie quickly complied and backed off Amelia.

Goof

Hairbrush or wand? Take your pick. We won't tell her its actually a bottle brush.

Stick It To Me!

Need a good place to put your stickers? Try your little sister.

Up and Up!

Amelia is scaring me. She gets way up on her hands and is already working on getting the other half up and off the ground. I don't remember when Ainsley started this, but I know it wasn't nearly this early. I'm getting scared Amelia is going to be crawling before she can even sit up on her own!

Jaxson and Hallee

Jaxson and Hallee came to visit today with their parents Cory and Lenzie. Jaxson is just over three months older than Ainsley and Hallee is just over three months younger than Amelia. Hallee was wearing an outfit Amelia has so before they left we of course had to change Amelia's clothes to match. Jaxson and Ainsley played outside in the pool and inside Ainsley shared her toys, except she wasn't all the happy about having to share her dolls and her stroller. We had a great visit and hope to go visit them next year in San Antonio!

5 Months!

Amelia is 5 months old today. She is getting very strong and loves being on her tummy. She's got a huge grin that can't help but make you smile. She's becoming more and more amused by her sister and we love watching them interact. We can't wait to see what she has in store for us in the next month.




















We are also at the stage where we would rather eat our sign than show it to the camera.

Too Big?

We just got the exersaucer out for Amelia and guessed who wanted to use it? Ainsley climbed in while I was in the kitchen. It was all fun for her until she realized she couldn't climb back out because she had both legs in the same hole. I'm sure she will do it again very soon.