Tuesday, September 01, 2009

Gillian - Getting Bigger Everyday

Gillian required her own post. She will be 5 months a week from today. It is hard to believe and time is going by way too fast for my taste! I find myself denying that clothes don't fit her anymore and not taking them out of the drawer. I can't bring myself to admit she isn't a newborn! (: She is the sweetest baby ever and her smile could light up a room. She is such a happy baby, despite the lack of sleep, and we just marvel at her quick developments. She is very strong, she has been playing in the jumparoo since the beginning of August. She sits in the bumbo and is already bucking to get out of it, even before she has used it to eat in! She also pretty much consistently rolls as soon as you put her down. As I type she is attempting to roll across the rec room heading for the pile of laundry in the corner! She rolls pretty much to her right, although she is going left right now! (: She recently had her 4 month check-up and she is quite proportionate: 12lbs, 4oz 18%, 23 inches and change tall 20% and 15 3/4 inch head 20%. Quite a change from our petite boy with the giant head! She is petite from head to toe! As for the sleeping thing, she doesn't sleep as much as a baby her age should, but she isn't cranky. I am still working on her to sleep through the night. Our doctor suggested trying some rice cereal at a later in the day feeding to see if that helps keep her more full overnight. Today I am trying that. She has had her first camping trip, airplane flight and baseball game this month (another post). There is this AC/DC onesie that Gillian came into which was Sully's. We got Alistair an AC/DC shirt at Target and waited until the onesie fit Gillian to take some photos. The day she wore it she looked like a little boy! No amount of pink anything would change it! (:
It got artsy-craftsy and did up some letters for Gillian's wall. I was going to buy some already done, but the amount I was looking at spending do get them made and to me was ridiculous. A little spray paint and a trip to Jo-Ann's with a coupon and I saved myself quite a few pennies!

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