finley,
happy 5 months sweet girl! how can 5 months have already passed since that freezing january morning that you were born? everytime i look at you, you seem to be getting bigger and bigger. you are growing right before my eyes!
you are still sleeping through the night, but occasionally i feel you reaching out, rooting around for me around 2am. you are thoughtful though, you just eat and we go right back to sleep. (yes, she is still sleeping with us, no comments, please). you are reaching out for everything now, our faces, my hair, toys and the spoon when i am trying to eat. at the advice of your pedi, we started some rice cereal this month to see if that would help with your reflux. we started you on prevacid and it seems to have helped some. you still spit up quite a bit, but are SO much happier than you were a few weeks ago. i can deal with being spit up on as long as you aren't hurting and are happy.
you smile ALL the time. it reminds me so much of preslee when she was your age. she would scan a room, looking for someone to make eye contact with, just so she could smile at them. you are the same way. i sometimes feel you staring at me, waiting for me to look your way so you can flash that amazing toothless grin. you have the most beautiful smile i have ever seen, it lights up your whole face and you have the deepest dimples. if i blow raspberries on your tummy, you will laugh out loud!
you are still rolling over. i put you on the floor in one spot only to come back and find you are gone, rolling across the living room. your sisters yell, "mommy, baby finley is moving." they love you so much. i love how they get so close to you and talk and when you laugh at them or coo, it makes their day.
daddy still has the magic touch for getting you to sleep at night. i think it's the hiney pat and the swaddle combo that does it. but when you are awake, you are still a momma's girl. i love that! i hope we will always have such a special bond, honey.
we are going to be moving into our new house in a few days and i can't wait to decorate your nursery. we have so many beautiful things that are just perfect for you to make you a room all your own! it is going to be a hard month because it is time now for you to start sleeping in your own bed at night and for naps. as much as i know you and i are ready for this change, i am going to miss snuggling with you at night. you are always so warm and cozy!
happy birthday finney foo! i love you,
mommy
