Here are some 4-month photos posted late.
Monday, March 21, 2022
5-month-old baby
At 5 months of age Gwen is a joy. Her smiles come easily and she's pretty relaxed much of the time. She has found her toes and can rotate herself around on the ground. She rolled front-to-back before turning 3 months old but has only done it a handful of times. She rolled back-to-front once the other day but I missed it while talking to Henry.
She has been drooly most of her life and that continues. Thankfully she spits up less than she used to now. This past month I've had her try a few new foods but she hasn't been a fan of much. She didn't like my home-pureed sweet potato, or store-bought pureed prunes. She has seemed to like tiny bits of soft bread and she ate a bit or two of tomato.
Her sleep could be much improved, although she has some good nights off and on. She'll sleep a 7ish hour stretch for a few nights in a row and then go back to waking up multiple times through the night. Right now she's on a 3- or 4-day streak so hopefully it continues. Her naps during the day are almost all 30 minutes, occasionally a big longer (40 minutes). Sometimes I snuggle with her in bed after she wakes up from a 30-minute nap and she'll nap longer then (1-1.5 hours more).
Emma and Henry are both pretty warmed up to her at this point. It's hard not to take to her when she smiles so much. Gwen absolutely loves to watch her siblings and sometimes laughs when they're around. She's not a big laugher, so the laughs we do get are magical.
She's learning and growing. She "talks" to us sometimes and likes to see what's going on. Henry has created some extra middle names for her which include "smiley," "soap bubbles" and "strong muscles."