7 Months

Dear Aly,

Happy 7 Months! You have made a lot of progress since last month. You have started eating solids several times a week. So far you have tried oatmeal, sweet potato, peas, apples and avocado. You really like applesauce. We feed you in your swing since you are too small for the high chair. You like it but you spend a lot of time trying to eat the toys instead of your food. You have recently started rolling over and we find you on your tummy in the mornings a lot. Maybe you will be a tummy sleeper like your dad. You weigh 13 lbs 14 oz and you are 25.5 inches long. You are still in size 2 diapers. You are still our little princess. You have been sleeping pretty well at night. You sleep through about once a week and you still get up early even on weekends. We will have to teach you to sleep in. You can sit up by yourself but you prefer to be held or to sit in the bumbo. You love to giggle and laugh at us. You still nap best in your car seat on a long walk. You love to grab at the cats and we try our best to teach you how to pet nicely. You are very curious about everything and when we go out to dinner you try to touch our food our silverware and anything else that comes by. You went to Tepanyaki for Grandpa Sam's birthday and you loved watching the chef make our food on the grill.

You are such a cute sweet little girl.

We love you more every day!

Aly 6 Month

Dear Aly,
Wow! We can' t believe its already been half a year of knowing and loving you. You are such a good sweet baby and everyone adores you. You started sleeping in your own room a couple of days ago and you seem to be doing well. Before then we were having some rough nights and Mommy was only getting a couple hours of sleep. You can almost roll over and sit up. You like to make certain noises and screeches all the time. You love to be held and seem to like most people. You went to the park for the first time yesterday and went down the slide. You also laid in the grass but you didn't seem to like that much. You are even more aware of everything around you. You pet the cats and are very gentle. You love to be stood up and can almost hold yourself up. We have started giving you tastes of baby food. Today you ate a baby rice cracker. It was messy but you loved it. Tomorrow is your 6 month check up. we will find out how much you have grown. You are staring to outgrow your 3 month clothes and its time for the 6 month. Mommy loves you so much and you will always be my baby girl.

Love always,
Mom

Aly 5 Month

Dear Aly,

We made it to the 5 month mark. You are growing so fast, and while it is fun and exciting, its also bittersweet for Mommy. I love how little and sweet you are now and I don't want to lose my baby. I know that's a long way off, but time has already passed so quickly. You are becoming so much more aware of your surroundings and more curious all the time. You've started liking tummy time again, and you can hold yourself up really well, and you can scoot a little toward toys. You can almost roll over from back to tummy with a little help. You are obsessed with your own feet, and go around holding them whenever you can. You try to put everything in your mouth, especially blankets and fabric. We haven't started solids fully, but I have given you a taste of mashed potato and sweet potato. You have a little bit of baby allergies lately, so it looks like you will take after Mom in that way. You were sleeping great until about a month ago, and now you have decided you want to wake up about once a night to eat and play with us. Last night was especially bad, because you wouldn't go back to sleep for several hours. We love you very much, but wish you would go back to sleeping though the night. On a sad note, your Mommy's Grandma Lady passed away today. She was a really neat woman. She used to make your Mommy pretty dresses to wear for Easter and the first day of school. She also made clothes for Mommy's Molly doll, which I'm sure you will play with some day. We have a lot of happy memories of Grandma Lady and certain things will always make Mommy remember her. We will make sure you know all about her and what she was like. Mommy will hug and kiss you a little more today.

Happy 5 months my sweetheart.
Love,
Mommy (and Daddy)

4 Months

Dear Aly,

 

Happy 4 Months! Where has the time gone? We can't believe how big you are getting and that you are now 1/3 of a year old. Next stop, college! You are still our happy little sweetheart with your big gummy smile and color changing eyes and hair. You drool a lot and we still have to keep bibs on you to catch dribbles and spit up. You like sitting up and dislike being laid down on your back for long periods of time. You like to watch us eat and think its funny when I make chewing faces at you. You still have a tiny head and can barely wear most of your headbands because your head is so small. You have lots of diaper blowouts at daycare but luckily your Daddy is good at getting stains out of your clothes. You've been going to Libby's for over a month and seem to really like going there. We really like Libby too. You've had diaper rash from hell for a while and nothing seems to clear it up all the way. You spent last Saturday with your Grandma and Grandpa Dickson and they loved having you all to themselves. On weekends sometimes we have trouble getting you to take a nap. On those days the only way you will nap is in the car seat while being pushed in the stroller or in the car. Sometimes you have cranky nights where nothing makes you happy, but luckily it is not too often. You have decided you no longer enjoy tummy time and you will cry if we put you on your tummy for too long. You like to be read to, and we read you Dr. Suess books a couple times a week. You still wear3 months clothes and size 1 diapers. You are getting a little long for some of the smaller sleepers but some of your 3 month pants will fall off around your waist. You are going to be tall and skinny just like your Mama was as a little girl. We can't wait to see what's in store for you in the coming months.

 

Love always,

Mom and Dad

Aly 3 Month

Dear Aly,
Today is your three month birthday. You don't seem to be feeling well. You threw up all over your car seat and your kitty outfit. It was the most we have ever seen you throw up at once. :( Otherswise you are a very happy baby. You smile a lot and talk and babble to us. You started daycare on monday the 16th. Your babysitter Libby seems to really like you. You drink your bottles and take naps and you have had a couple diaper blowouts there but you are doing well. Mommy misses you every day. She gets you up at 5:30 to nurse before she takes you to daycare and you always seem to be in a good mood in the mornings. You are now finally in size 1 diapers and size 0-3 months clothes. Mommy gave most of your newborn stuff to kid to kid. You still don't really play with toys but you seem to like your rattle. We read books to you and take you in the shower with us. Daddy usually is the one to give you a "service" when your diaper is full and someitmes you poop on the towel after a bath. Your eyes are getting darker and you are getting more brown hair. Your head is still pretty small, we tried to put a headband on and it just slipped down around your nose. You still sleep good at night, but you tend to not want to nap at home. You hate being left in the room by yourself, and sometimes you like your "fun time" chair but other times you get overstimulated. You are such a sweet cute baby and everyone adores you.

Love always,
Mommy and Daddy

Aly 2 Months

Dear Aly,
Happy 2 Months! You are growing up so fast! You are getting so cute and chubby. Your face is rounding out. You are sleeping through the night almost every night which is great. You take a couple of naps during the day. You spit up a lot especially on Mom. You still eat about every 3 or 4 hours. You like to sit in your boppy and look at things. You like to do tummy time with Daddy and can hold your head up by yourself. You like to grab Mommy's necklaces and her hair. You still haven't shown an interest in toys but we keep trying. You liked Grandma and Grandpa's christmas tree and all the pretty lights. You are still wearing newborn sized clothes and diapers. We tried you in size one but they were too big especially in the legs. You are getting some light brown hair and your eyes are dark blue. You smile at Mommy when you see her and sometimes at Daddy when he gets home from work. You like to talk to us, and we heard what sounded like "hi" when you were talking to Grandma Robyn on speakerphone. You are a very good baby and we are very lucky to have you.
Love forever,
Mommy and Daddy

Aly One Month Letter

Dear Aly,
You are one month old today. You have been eating a lot today. You cry everytime you get hungry and you are not very patient. You are starting to sleep better at night, and you woke up last night at 1 am and then again around 6. You love to be held. You love your Daddy and like when he burps you. It seems to soothe you. You do really well at tummy time and you are good at holding your head up and doing little push ups. You like car rides but you don't like being put in the car seat. You will suck on your binky if we let you but not for too long. You spit up a lot. You have big beautiful blue-gray eyes. You don't like baths, but you let us bring you in the shower with us and rinse you off. You are still too skinny for most newborn clothes, but too tall for preemie. You love to suck on your hands when you are hungry, and you have a pirate face you make when mom is trying to latch you on to eat. You are very loud when you scream. We love you soo much and I am so happy to be your Mommy.
Love Mom