Photo Shoot

Here are some pictures I took of Bella today.  She is 5 months old.

Bella- 4-5 months

So much has happened since our last blog update.  We sold our townhouse and bought a new, larger one.  Even though Bella was only a few months old we were starting to feel a bit crowded and made the decision to put our house on the market.  Luckily everything worked out perfectly.  We sold our home very quickly and found a new one located just a few blocks away.  It made our move very easy, or I should say as easy as it gets with a 4 month old.  We were "homeless" for about a month, and luckily we were able to stay with my parents.  Bella was really able to bond with her Gigi and Popi.  It was great for me because when Ben was at work all day I had so much help with Bella.  Between Ashley, my mom and dad, Bella was never left alone to fuss or cry while I had to shower or do other things...it was great!

Now, here's the update on what Bella has been up to:

~She is sleeping great! Let's cross our fingers it stays this way.  She goes to bed between 7:30 and 8, and wakes up about 6, eats, then goes back to bed until about 7 or 8.  She is taking 2-3 naps per day.  One is always a long one, about 2-3 hours and the other 2 are short about 45 min- 1 hour.  It's so nice because it gives me a chance in the day to get things done around the house.

~She is primarily on formula.  As of now I'm only breastfeeding her in the mornings.  She seems much happier on formula, she was just way to hungry and I just couldn't keep up with her.  We've also introduced rice cereal.  She is starting the get the hang of swallowing the food, although I think most of it ends up on her bib.

~She is sitting up, rolling over, and scooting around (although not "crawling" yet).

~She babbles and talks all the time.  She does this little squeal when she gets excited and loves to smile.

~We took her swimming for the first time on Father's Day.  She really enjoyed the water.  We can't wait to take her swimming again!

It's been so fun to watch her personality evolve.  She is very serious and really takes everything in.  If only we knew what was going on in that little mind of hers.  

Here are some pictures from the last couple of months: