5 Months

I have said this before, but I really no longer feel like I just had a baby. In fact, it all seems like a distant blur that happened years ago. Oh how I wish I had the time to write something about Lilly here every single day! Honestly, she is just such a good baby. She is so easily entertained, such a happy girl and a great sleeper. I'm sure our next child will be bat shit crazy. 

She is changing at lightning speed and I can barely keep up weighing in at 15 pounds this month. Sweet little Lillian is sitting up on her own! I can hardly believe it! Just in time for her six month photo shoot that is right around the corner. She's also pivoting 360 degrees on her tummy and rocking back and forth on all fours- this new skill has been incredible for playtime and I can actually imagine her learning to crawl in the near future. She is always on the go, trying to do things before her little body is able. 

I started Lilly on solid foods just a few weeks shy of her 6 month birthday. Research says there is no reason to start solids before 6 months, but I really thought she was ready. She was showing all the typical signs. Feeding a baby was scary and confusing at first! Our pediatrician recommended starting with super smooth pureed oatmeal and rice cereal. I have been making most of her food so far. I’m not an all-or-nothing girl, so I’m not putting pressure on myself to make all of her food, but I’d like to do the majority of it to save money and keep it as organic as possible.  I have attempted to feed her at the same times each day to begin a routine-- with little progress. We decided to take a little break. 

I never could have imagined how much more fun the Fall 
season and holidays would be once we had a baby. I was able to capture some adorable fall themed pictures that I can embarrass her with some day. She was on cloud nine!! Her face in pictures are priceless and  seriously cracks me up. I swear she was thinking that I was crazy for sitting her right on the ground with access to so many things she could put in her mouth! I don't even know if I can put words in this post that can express my excitement of her First Halloween. We ended up having such a blast! I always imagined that Halloween would be so much more fun with kids, but I had no idea! Of course she had to rock the most adorable Halloween outfit all day- a ladybug!

She is going to be one in the blink of an eye! I know people say this all the time, but it just gets better and more fun as they grow. What everyone keeps telling me is true. She is so entertaining, silly and totally surprises me every day with the new things she learns or does.