Little 'Lumpy' making some moves

Regressions are improving

Baby girl is so busy these days.

She puts all her weight on the palms of her hands when she's on the floor, and pushes up on her legs as if she's trying to stand. Her little butt is in the air, and it's so cute. Faith gets such a kick out of this.

For the past three weeks or so, Abrie's sleep has regressed. It's been getting much better, and she's only waking up now in the nights because she has rolled over and can't get back to sleep. So, I get up about 2-3 times a night to roll her back over to her stomach, and she'll continue sleeping. For awhile though, she was waking up 5-6 times a night and it wasn't a simple cure-all for the times that she would awake. It was back to rocking, patting on the back, and even middle-of-the night feedings.

This of course led to a 2-or-so week-long stint of Abrie being fussy and out of character. She is totally her precious self again, and even when she is fussy, the girl is too darn cute. I swear they are made irresistibly cute for a reason-- you can't ever get mad because they melt your heart with their smiles.

Tiny turkey-o

Abrie had her 6-month well baby appointment on Friday.

At 6 months of age, Madison weighed 18 lbs, 14 1/2 oz and was 26 1/2 inches long. Faith weighed 14 lbs, 12 oz and was 25 inches long. 

.... Abrie weighs 13 lbs, 8 oz and is 25 1/2 inches long.

Our TINY little girl!

She did not even gain a pound in the 2 months since she was last seen at the doctor. I was a little worried, and still am but Dr. Sergi has been their doctor since we moved to Reading and since Faith was a newborn. She told me to not worry at all, that this is just the way she and big sis Faith grow. They are both petite little girls. 

Abrie has never been a good eater. Never. Breastfeeding is a challenge with her, even though she is #3. There are times when she eats so well, and it is a calming and soothing force for her. But, there are other times where she latches on and off and just spews everything and fusses non-stop. 

I think my major thing is to not let myself get sucked up into the worry that I am doing something wrong. There seems to be such a stigma that hovers over the "less than average" sized baby, and Faith and especially Abrie have gotten their share of comments about being smaller. 

I love my darling little Breeze. She is our little snack!

Happy Half-Birthday to my baby girl

Makes me want to just squeeze her

Usually it's stinkin' Daddy that can make the Breeze laugh, but I finally had her going and Dan caught it all!

Becoming mobile!

She's got to mix it up once in awhile!

My Breeze.

Her first three months of life were a breeze. 

These past three months have not been quite as 'breeze-y!' 

I'll take it though. It makes stuff around here more interesting on some days. It adds some spice to our life. Haha. 

Abrie hates, and I mean HATES the car. The second you even put her in her car seat, she starts crying. She has taken to squawking now, and sometimes will serenade Maddie and Faith with some bird-like singing in the back for a little while (which they find incredibly amusing), but that never lasts too long. 

Her afternoon nap has become shorter. I depend on her afternoon nap for my quality time with my big girls. But, Abrie's been leaning towards wanting to cut it a little bit shorter every day. 

Her pacifier habit is a love/hate relationship. She loves those darn things, and will squawk at them when she sees them. But, yet she also pulls them out of her mouth all the time and they are not in the least soothing when she is at her angriest. I love them, and yet I hate them. Yes, they are our crutch when we need some peace. But, I always used them and I'm hoping she will find a long-lost affinity for her blankie and fingers soon just like big sissys. 

In the meantime, the Show is more fun and more sweet than anything else. She's moving around in circles these days on the floor, and still loves her big sisters more than anything. She is in a full force stranger anxiety phase, and her sisters always help her through it. 

Busy, busy little woman

This girl is busy these days.

Between sitting (not quite at a 90 degree angle... more like a 60 degree angle, but hey, it's sitting!), working on crawling, laughing, squawking (oh yeah, we've got ourselves a little parakeet which amuses Maddie and Faith to no end!), and trying to woo Big Bird and Cookie Monster on her walker, our little Show is a busy woman.

And, for the record, all we have to do is say: "Hey Abrie! Kick your feet!" and she smiles immediately!

Smiley 5-month-old

The only way to tell 5-month-old baby girl is sick is by her runny nose.

Other than that, she is all smiles.

Poor baby can barely breathe, and yet still manages to smile throughout the day. It just amazes me. She and I went shopping at Giant this morning while Dan took Maddie and Faith to Five Below to check it out, and I love shopping with her while holding her. I don't know that I would have been able to do that with Maddie or Faith, but Abrie just loves it. She checks out everything and just loves to observe. That is her favorite thing to do. She makes fans everywhere she goes too. It cracks me up because she gets so serious when a stranger approaches her. She wants only her Momma, and doesn't like smiling at strangers. But, she did today and and it was so cute.

In the past two weeks that I haven't been able to update, baby girl has successfully tried squash, peas, green beans, bananas, and today she tried applesauce. The girl loves her foods! Maddie and Faith are her audience whenever she tries a new food, and they wait anxiously to see if their baby sis will be more like Maddie (hated green vegetables) or more like Faith (loved literally everything, including her green vegetables!). She is totally Faith in the food department. She hasn't made a face to anything I've offered her. She eats her new food in the morning, and has her oatmeal after her afternoon nap. She's also becoming increasingly interested in trying to grasp my cup and drink whatever is inside, which I remember both Maddie and Faith did at 5 months. I might try some water in a sippy cup within the next few weeks or so.