5 Months

Whew, what a month. I keep thinking one of these months things are just going to fall into place, but that hasn’t totally happened yet. And yet, despite the challenges, it’s been fun as Corabelle becomes more interactive. 


Shortly after 4 months Corabelle started grabbing her feet, and it’s now her favorite thing to do. She is sooo close to rolling over, throwing her feet sideways and getting onto her side. Sometimes she does it with such force that I’m sure she’s going to roll herself over, but not quite yet! 

 

When she’s not tired and screaming her head off, she continues to be the smiliest, happiest baby treating us to lots of grins and giggles. She still loves Emmeline, but also songs especially Row, Row, Row Your Boat. She’s quite ticklish, which is always a surefire way to get a smile.

  

Corabelle learned to take a bottle this month after lots and lots of tries (note to self, don’t wait so long!). She starting to become more and more vocal, trying out new sounds and smacking her lips. She loves to try and “repeat” sounds that you make and finds it a hilarious game!

    

The challenging parts of this month continue to be the naps. If you can catch her before being overtired, she’ll fall asleep easily. If not, it’s a screamfest and about the only thing that calms her down is the carrier. As her naps continue to only be 30-45 minutes, it’s exhausting. Her awake time also seems to vary from 40 min-2 hours which means it’s nearly impossible to figure out when she’s going to be tired. We are all hoping she figures this nap thing out a bit more soon! Thankfully, she still sleeps about 7-7 at night! So far, our 4 month sleep regression has only consisted of a few middle of the night wake ups where she talks to herself for a while before falling back asleep!

 

 

 

    

Oh Corabelle, always keeping us on our toes! 😊