5 Years Old!!

I can't believe my first baby is 5 years old today! She is SO smart, beautiful, loving, funny, etc etc! Life would be so boring without Aubrey Claire! We're going to do the "Question" game now! :)

1. What is your favorite color? Purple
2. What is your favorite toy?  Barbies
3. What is your favorite fruit? Bananas
4. What is your favorite tv show? Astro & Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Pizza
 6. What is your favorite outfit? Lee Lee's shirt
7. What is your favorite game? Hide & Seek
8. What is your favorite snack? Graham crackers & Bananas
9. What is your favorite animal? Patrick & Kittens
10. What is your favorite song? Mama's Broken Heart- Miranda Lambert
11. What is your favorite book? The Froggy that has a soccer ball book at school
12. Who is your best friend? Grace
13. What is your favorite cereal? Cheerios
14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Play with the neighbors on my trampoline and swingset
15. What is your favorite drink? Apple Juice
16. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas & Halloween & Easter
17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Patrick (even though he is missing :( )
18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Waffles & Syrup
19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Pizza
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? A Pet Shop girl (hahahaha!)

5 months!

The months just keep flying by! Our little (big) guy is 5 months old already! Here's what Mr. Evan is up to these days!

• Weight: between 16.5-17 lbs (weighed 17lbs 2oz on Friday, the 1st, but lost weight over the weekend while sick & got down to 16lbs 7oz. Weighed 16lbs 8oz today (the 7th)).
• Height: 26 inches
• Eating 5-6 oz every 3 hours during the day
• When healthy, usually sleeps 9 straight hours at night.
• Changed his bedtime up and now is OUT by 6:30. 
• Usually sleeps 6:30-3:30/4:00, wakes up to eat, & goes back to sleep until around 6-6:30.
• Had strep throat again, another ear infection, and Norovirus. NO FUN!
• Had tubes placed today! Hoping for NO more ear infections!
• Tested to see if he was a carrier for strep because a new doctor thought he was (momma knew he wasn't, been there/done that with Aubs). Test came back normal, he is not a carrier. Just a strep magnet like Aubs :(
• Wearing size 3 diapers. They are a bit big on him but I was afraid he would outgrow the 2's before we finished a new case. 
• Wearing size 3 month/3-6 month/6 month/ and some 6-9 month clothing
• Still taking medicine for his reflux and we're still thickening his bottles with rice cereal. 
• VERY happy baby.. always smiling, even when sick! 
• SO laid back! Everyone comments about how calm & happy he is :)
• Still trying to sit up by himself. Still supports himself with his arms and leans over some. 
• Started eating baby food! So far he's tried home made avocado & bananas. He's also had store bought baby food & has tried sweet potatoes, carrots, and apples! He LOVES to eat!! :) He tries to grab my hand to get the spoon to his mouth faster!
• Usually takes 3 naps a day, 30-60 minutes in the morning, 1-2 hours around lunch time, and 30-60 minutes in the afternoon.
• Loves when his big sissy reads to him :) 

Can't believe just a few more weeks and he will be HALF a YEAR old!

4 months

I completely missed doing a 3 month post for Evan :( And I'm about 2 weeks late on his 4 month post. Sigh! Oh well, better late than never, I suppose! Evan turned 4 months old on December 30th! I can not believe how fast he is growing up! Here's what he's up to now!

• Weight: 14 lbs 9 oz
• Height: 24.25 inches
• Eating 4-6 oz every 3 hours during the day
• Sleeps anywhere from 6-9 hours straight in his crib at night
• Usually goes to bed around 7-7:30
• Does really well sleeping when he is feeling well! Unfortunately, that hasn't been often lately :( 
• In his 4 months of life, he's now had strep throat 3 times, croup, RSV, & 4 ear infections :( 
• We go to the ENT this Wednesday to already see about getting ear tubes placed!
• Wearing size 2 diapers
• Wearing size 3 month/3-6 month clothing
• Still taking medicine for his reflux and we're still thickening his bottles with rice cereal. 
• VERY happy baby.. always smiling, even when sick!
• Has the cutest belly laugh!
• I can almost always get a big belly laugh out of him by smelling his feet & saying shooooweee! ;)
• Rolled belly to back for the first time on December 1st
• Rolled back to belly for the first time on January 7th
• I sat him on the floor sitting up by himself on January 4th & he didn't fall over! He isn't a pro at it yet, but can sit up & pretty well for a good minute or so on his own!! So shocking to me- he is doing things so much faster than Aubrey did.
• In the 38th percentile for weight, but already weighs 1 oz more than Aubs did at 8 months!
• Coos/talks all the time :)
• Loves his jumperoo & piano play mat
• Is SO in love with Mickey Mouse Clubhouse!
• Will be starting rice cereal on a spoon this month (having his tongue clipped first). 
• Such a good baby & a huge blessing to our family! :)