Malachi is always writing us notes & drawing us pictures (at least a couple times a day) & then delivering them in decorated envelopes. He LOVES to draw and write and I cannot even tell you how much paper, tape & envelopes we go through in this house LOL! Thank goodness for the dollar store ;)
The notes always make me smile but this morning's "poewwm" to Moriah this morning actually made me tear up- He handed me the envelope and asked me to read it to her and I almost didn't make it through, it just touched my heart! It's SO sweet how much these boys adore their sister and I pray that never changes. She is so blessed to have 2 big brothers who love her with all of their heart and shower her with affection as often as they can... I hope she always knows how loved she is.
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"I love you riah. I love you riah & this is true. I love you riah, cuz you are cute so I love you. Riah cuz I love you so I love you Riah, cuz I love you"
I finally got around to taking Moriah's Christmas pictures since she was sick during the holidays and while I think it's painfully obvious I took them myself, we got a few cute ones!
She just loves to stick out that tongue! :)
She kept blowing raspberries and then giggling at herself, heheh!!
Let's just face it, I stink at keeping up with these monthly updates but man oh man, I'm trying! :)
In month four Moriah:
Weighs 16.5 pounds and wears 6-9 month clothes.
Likes going on walks.
Started grabbing at and putting toys in her month.
Always has her tongue sticking out of her mouth and is blowing rasperries.
Twists and turns every time we lay her on the changing table for a diaper change.
Finally decided to roll just days before turning 5 months. After having done neither yet, Moriah just decided to roll from back to
tummy & then from tummy to her back again while laying on her blanket playing. She was clearly just
waiting until she had her skill perfected to reveal it to us ; )
Makes the most hilarious faces.
Smiles at herself EVERY time we pass a mirror and she sees her face. I love it! haha
Hit a sleep regression at 4 months and also got her first bad cold so both of those things mean no more sleeping through the night. She usually wake 2-3 times after I put her down 7:30 and is up for the day around 6:30am.
Has beaaauutiful hazel eyes and oh how I hope they stay!!
At 5 months Moriah:
Has officially started teething. She is a drooly baby who gums on anything she can get her hands on. I can feel a bump under the gum but nothing is peeking out yet!
Weighs 18lbs even and is now filling out her 6-9 month clothes and already starting to outgrow some of them. Chunky baby!
Had her first high fever, 104.2, that lasted for 3 days and made me very nervous. I'm not usually a worry-wart but man, high fevers make me so uneasy!
LOVES being in her jumperoo! It was her Christmas present from my mom and she LOVES it. Video proof ;)
Still isn't on any "real" set schedule yet which is really strange for me (I was VERY schedule oriented with the boys, still am!) but when you're the third baby with busy older siblings I guess you just learn to go with the flow.
Still not sleeping through the night and is still co-sleeping. It works for us right now so I'm not stressing about it but am thinking I should probably start work on having her sleep in her own bed pretty soon. (But I'll miss her, waa! haha)
Is enamored by her brothers & lights up when they come into the room :)
Hasn't started cereal or solids yet. I've given her a taste of banana in her mesh feeder once and tried giving her cereal once but I'm just not ready to commit to it yet. Maybe this month? We'll see!
Makes me laugh every day, she's just so silly & cute!
Is such a happy, sweet and easy going baby. Sometimes I can't believe how easy! She honestly rarely ever cries or fusses. I've really been lucky when it comes to my babies but this girl is just plain laid back & not easily flustered at all... I love it!
Really is the happiest at home. She doesn't mind going out and is happy enough but at home is where all the giggles and smiles and happiness come out, such a little homebody.
Is super grabby now. Grabs at glasses, grabs at hair, grabs at toys, grabs at my phone. GRAB GRAB GIMME GRAB. Cracks me up.
Is such a cuddlebug.
Is a mover! I'll set her down on her belly to play, come back and she'll be in a whole 'nother part of the room. This is unacceptable and I am not ready for a scooty baby ;)
