5 months

5 months old

I have to say I am in envy of my friends who remember to take cute pictures of their kids weekly or monthly.  Bad mom moment because I never remember to take any pics to mark the passing of each month until the day after Emma's month birthday.  So as of yesterday she is 5 months old.  In my defense she wasn't born until 11:58pm so it was close to today.  I also have blog envy for those mothers who dress their kids in cute, matching dresses that are homemade.  I don't think Emma has worn a dress but twice.  She definitely is more of a Target girl than a homemade dress girl.  It almost makes me want to learn to sew since I'm not paying money to buy these little dresses online. 

Look how big I'm getting!

It's hard to believe 5 months have gone by since Emma was born.  It really is true that I don't remember life without her.  She is learning how to blow raspberries and loves eating her toes.

She still loves her baths although I can't let her see the washcloth until the end because she LOVES to put it in her mouth.  As soon as the washcloth comes out she holds her hands out for it and in the mouth it goes.  She gets very disgruntled when bathtime ends and she has to give the washcloth up.

Breastfed babies have to take vitamin D drops.  Emma really enjoys them and as soon as I get the bottle out she opens her mouth like a baby bird.  Being the inquisitive sort I decided to try them.  Holy disgusting!  It was like a cruel joke, but at least Emma likes them. 

I was looking through my senior yearbook last night.  Mostly because I was trying to recall some people I had seen on FB.  Of course I couldn't find them in the yearbook, but I had a good time laughing at all the things people had written.  There were definitely some common themes and it made me wonder at what people thought of me.  I didn't want to wonder too much because I know some of it wasn't flattering.  It also hit me that there is a TON of stuff I don't remember about high school.  In fact I have very few memories of high school. 

Paul has been working out twice a day while deployed and avoiding sweets and soda.  I, on the other hand, have minimally changed my gluttonous ways.  Sure I've been doing WW...sort of.  I am not as strict as I should be, but I am more aware of what I am eating and trying to eat more fruits and vegetables and less crap.  I need to get it in gear since my already hot husband is going to have an even hotter body when he gets home!  I found a yoga dvd on Netflix that I love.  Crunch: Super Slimdown.  It kicks my ass!  I am a hot, sweaty mess by the end.  The abs on the instructor...amazing!  My abs...not so amazing. 

One last pic of Emma and her friends.