Amélie Five Months

Miss Amélie turned five months old on Thursday and we could not be more in love with her. She weighs 15 pounds 8 ounces (7.08 kilos), which is up a whole pound from two weeks ago. I think a lot of the weight is going towards her length because her tummy has been much skinnier these days. She is so much more curious nowadays and wants to grab everything in sight/put it in her mouth. She's also found her feet and loves grabbing them both especially when she's on her changing table. Her favorite is flying in the air, which makes her giggle loads. I can see already that Amélie is an explorer because though she can't crawl, she does make her way around her play gym whether when she's on her back or doing tummy time - she always ends up doing a 180 and/or reaching for her favorite toys. Even when she's in the Bumbo, she will reach her for toys if they fall off the tray (ex. see below)

I'm not sure if you can tell from the pics above, but Amélie is also losing her hair! One day I picked her up from her crib and thought one of her stuffed animals was shedding, but I soon realized it was actually Amélie. I know it's pretty common for babies to lose their hair and for it to grow back, but I hope she doesn't lose any more. It's mainly in the back, but her bangs seem to be shorter too. 

Feeding wise, I'm still nursing her roughly every 3 hours (though it always seems like less than 10 minutes per session because she gets distracted very easily), but I think we are very close to starting solids. Amélie seems to be hungrier during the night and sometimes wakes up three times to eat. I usually have her on my lap when I'm eating lunch and dinner too now because she is so interested in what I'm doing. She had a few licks of an apple and banana I was eating one day and she seemed to like it. I'm just trying to wait as close to 6 months as possible of solely breastfeeding, but I'm thinking the beginning of November will be the likely time we start. I also think she is starting to teeth and has been loving the Sophie the giraffe teething toy these past couple of days. 

Her baby sensory and swimming classes are still going very well. I am having to sometimes pretend I know the words to some English nursery rhymes in class (and then go home and google them!) Jelly on a plate anyone? Plus, I've picked up some new vocabulary this month - gilet (aka puffy vest), faff and dungarees (overalls) are the ones that stand out. I've figured out what they mean from the context of the conversation, but I still double check with A when I get home to verify.  

Other updates - A is finally finished with a few weeks of business trips, we are officially home owners as of Monday (moving in a couple of weeks!) and we had some fun and dressed Amélie up like a panda today. It's close enough to Halloween right? 

^^It's tiring being a panda

^^5 month smiles! 

Happy 5 months baby Amélie, we love you.