5 Months!

Maya turned 5 months yesterday!



She is changing everyday from rolling over(from stomach to back), to getting her first tooth, to giggling and cackling like a chicken, to non-stop talking, to sitting up straight, to putting her entire foot in her mouth. She is adorable! I love that when she wakes up she doesn't cry but rather looks up at her mobile, wiggles her legs around, and makes cooing sounds. It makes me feel like she's happy and content and I love knowing that.



Today we are going to our first "Shape Up With Baby" class where we both get to do fun exercises together. I hope she likes it!



In other news I have had to add one bottle of formula to her breastfeeding diet because she hasn't been gaining enough weight. I knew she was still hungry after I breastfed her because I can't keep up with her demand for more- my body just wasn't making enough milk. So she hates the formula (it's hyper allergenic) but she manages to finish most of her 5 ounce bottle. I hope this helps. She gets weighed again next Wednesday. Her chunky legs look good to me so I'm trying not to get too worried.



I so wish time would stand still for me right now. Just for a little while. We are going to start trying again soon and I'm dreading it. I know we have to because I am 35 and I don't know how long it will take or what the journey will be like (i.e. another miscarriage). So I can't take anything for granted. I just hope and pray that it happens quickly this time without any complications along the way. I so want Maya to have a sibling.



But for now I am enjoying today and this time in my life. I hear people telling me all the time how quickly they grow up. So I'm soaking it all in, appreciating it all as it happens and like I said, taking none of this for granted. I feel very lucky.

Happy 5 month Maya Papaya!