Letter to Sadie - 6 months

Dearest Sadie,

6 months old! That’s half a year! How is it that you’ve been with us that long. You still seem to me to be my little newborn but in reality you are getting so big and learning so much. This has been a good month, definitely your happiest so far. We finally got you laughing more which is great! Abby can really get you going and she loves how you laugh at her.

And those sisters. They sure love you.

And sometimes, they smother you.

You are starting to make other noises. Your new favorite is to blow bubbles with your lips. You do this constantly.

You are more interested in your toys and will hold them for a little bit before letting go and throwing them down. You especially like this fabric taggy ball that you can get your fingers into on the ribbon tags. And everything goes in your mouth, and you want to chew on it all.

You definitely seem to be teething but no signs of any teeth yet.

Your day time sleep is getting more regular with 2 or 3 naps every day, with the times more consistent. Which is so nice for trying to plan things. But then you decide to completely throw off your nighttime sleep this last week which has affected this nice schedule we had going.

Those nights though. Oh dear, you’ve exhausted your mom. The last several nights you have been waking up repeatedly all night long, some nights it’s been hourly. Before this awful change you had already increased your waking from one long stretch (usually 6 hours) and then 2-3 more times each night, to every two hours. Nighttime sleep has sure gotten harder.

You don’t seem to be too close to sitting up on your own yet, but hopefully we’ll be seeing that in the next month. You still love standing up on our legs holding our hands.

You absolutely prefer to be held all the time. You don’t really care for being in the wrap or ergo carrier unless you are tired and ready for a nap. I often end up with the ergo hanging down around my waist and you on my hip in my arms.

Overall, it's sure starting to get fun with you! This is one of my favorite ages so I'm looking forward to the next few months. Love you my girl!

Love,
Your Mamma

And some more cute Sadie faces

Letter to Sadie, 5 months

(Didn't get a great picture this time, forgot to take one until right before bed and you weren't feeling too happy by that point!)

Dearest Sadie,

You've definitely been a much happier baby this month which has made everything better. Lots more smiles and finally some laughs! You are especially happy when we first go to get you after you wake up. You also seem more interested by your sisters and will smile and laugh at them. They love this. They also still love to hold you and play with you on the floor. I usually have to restrain them a little because their loving can be a bit smothering.

You are getting better at rolling, both from back to tummy and tummy to back. You like to stretch your legs and stand up on our laps. You still much prefer always to be held but you are tolerating a little bit more floor time. I was able to put you down on your blanket for maybe 5 minutes during class at church before you got fussy and that was just amazing! But you still mostly want to be held. We have a exercise group we do once a week with some other moms and all the other babies sit so calmly in their strollers or car seats but you, my dear little one, unless I am lucky to get you asleep and down in your car seat, there is no way that you will sit by yourself that long. Still, every week we try.

Speaking of car seats, you still hate yours. Short drives have gotten better, a portion of the time you stay relatively calm with your pacifier and sometimes you  don't even need it! But mostly you still cry. Abby has the job to 'help Sadie' but she usually gives up after a few minutes.

You are more vocal these days, lots of gurgles and coos. Lots of bubble blowing and 'spitting' as Dad calls it.

You got sick this month, with bronchiolitis, which was definitely rough. We had a Friday evening trip to urgent care for both you and Rua for breathing problems.

Sleep has gotten better and worse. You are more predictable in your naps during the day and staying awake for longer intervals, closer to two hours at a time. But wakings at night have increased to about every two hours. Gone is your 5-6 hour stretch. Which does not help in getting your mamma more rested.

This has been a good month Sadie! I love you so much and am grateful to call you mine.

Love, Your Mamma

Jan 2017 pics

Park time

The girls loving on Sadie

ZOO!

Yep, this is Sadie

A calmer Sadie

                            

Just some cute Rua

Craft time

Abby and Rua

Childrens museum