5 months

Dear Lily

Yesterday your turned five months old. That means that you are almost six months old - which feels like a huge milestone for some reason.

This last month you have been in perpetual motion. You never seem to stop moving, unless you are asleep (and then only sometimes). You have also taken to grabbing desperately at anything within reach (and shoving it straight into your mouth) - particularly everything and anything that is in my hands. Your motto at the moment could be neatly summed up by that terrible song "I want it all, and I want it now". There is simply too much to discover and no where near enough waking hours for your satisfaction.









You have been particularly interested in food and after weeks of trying to satisfy you with just spoons or cups, we decided to give you a tiny taste of some pumpkin. I am not sure if you actually got any of it into your tummy, but you certainly had a lot of fun getting it basically everywhere else.





A couple of weeks ago a miracle occurred and you stayed asleep in your pram while it was stationary. I had given up on this ever happening and was momentarily stunned. However, then I went and did something that I have been wanting to do since you were born - I sat down at a cafe and read a book while you slept. I had seen other mothers do this before and dreamed that one day it would be me. And you know what? It was just as good as I had hoped. Since then you have slept through many a coffee and for this I shall remain eternally grateful.



Sleeping through the night, however, is not exactly your strong point. Instead you prefer to feed rather regularly. You are also not keen on going down by yourself, which is something that we really need to fix because going to bed at 7:30pm is getting kind of boring. I realise that this is entirely my choice, but the thing is that I just hate upsetting you and would rather wait for you to adjust to changes really slowly. So I guess you could say that I have made my bed and must literally lie in it for the time being...



Last weekend we went up to Sydney to visit Grandma & Grandpa and Uncle Jono and Aunty Nat. It was a beautiful weekend - the sun was sparkling off the harbour and we spent lots of time outside just soaking up the warmth. We even went to the beach and you got to put those little feet of yours back into the sand. I must admit; I am pretty excited about this summer. I simply cannot wait to take you into the ocean. I think that you are going to love it.







love
mama
xoxox