Part of what I love about the girls' names is that they were both popular 100 years ago and many people with those names are now great-grandmas. Both names evoke a vision for me of sweet old ladies rocking away together on a porch. I pray Ella and Sadie will live meaningful lives full of love and will be enjoying each other on a front porch somewhere many years from now.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Sadie update 5 1/2 months

It's been invaluable to look back and see what Ella was doing at different stages so I want to make sure I document the goings on with Sadie...

Sleeping and Eating
*We're trying to get into a nap schedule but are having a difficult time either having her at home in the window where she's ready to sleep or when we do, she's only been napping for about 45 minutes at a time.  I'm hoping she'll naturally lengthen these times and start napping longer around 10am, 2pm, and a cat nap around dinner time instead of 3-4 45 min naps.
*She's had a rough week with my stomach flu messing up her eating schedule (my milk production dropped bc I was sick so she was wanting to eat more often and during the night for a couple days and it got her into a bad pattern of waking up during the night).  The goal now is to get back to where we were-sleeping from 7pm-7am with a dream feed around 10 or 11pm.  Then we'll try to drop the late night feeding. Before this week she was eating every 3-4 hrs and we're shooting for every 4 hrs now-around 8, 12, 4, 8

Development
*She rolling over really well from her front to back but not at all from back to front yet
*She's "talking" a lot!  She's started saying "da da da" this week-her first real consonant sound!

I stole the chart below from a website and the blue things are the things Sadie is doing and oranges are no-gos :-)

1 monthLifts head when lying on tummy
Responds to sound
Stares at faces
Follows objects briefly with eyes
Vocalizes: oohs and aahs
Can see black-and-white patterns
Smiles, laughs
Holds head at 45-degree angle
2 monthsVocalizes: gurgles and coos
Follows objects across field of vision
Notices his hands
Holds head up for short periods
Smiles, laughs
Holds head at 45-degree angle
Makes smoother movements
Holds head steady
Can bear weight on legs
Lifts head and shoulders when lying on tummy (mini-pushup)
3 monthsRecognizes your face and scent
Holds head steady
Visually tracks moving objects
Squeals, gurgles, coos
Blows bubbles
Recognizes your voice
Does mini-pushup
Rolls over, from tummy to back
Turns toward loud sounds
Can bring hands together, bats at toys
4 monthsSmiles, laughs
Can bear weight on legs
Coos when you talk to him
Can grasp a toy
Rolls over, from tummy to back
Imitates sounds: "baba," "dada"
Cuts first tooth
May be ready for solid foods
5 monthsDistinguishes between bold colors
Plays with his hands and feet
Recognizes own name
Turns toward new sounds
Rolls over in both directions
Sits momentarily without support
Mouths objects
Separation anxiety may begin 

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