The Development of the McDonald Babies

Tuesday, October 02, 2012

Lily: 5 months

Lily is now five months old! No doctor visit this month, so we aren't quite sure how much she weighs now- but she is definitely getting longer! Lily has started eating some solid foods- mainly sweet potatoes, bananas and avocados. She likes to eat! We made no progress on "naturally" sleeping through the night, so we had to take matters into our own hands. Tonight marks night 4 of camp cry-it-out. She has done pretty well so far and has gone 7 pm to 6 am without eating each night. The first night was the worst (as it was with Noah and Jude), but last night she only woke a few times and calmed herself back down quickly. Hopefully tonight will be even better. Even though we have done this twice before, that does not make it any easier! But I think we'll all be a little happier with a few more consecutive hours of sleep each night.

She's still an angel during the day, taking regular naps and rolling along with whatever activities her brothers are participating in. October will be a big month for us- starting with Jude's 5th birthday, Lily's baptism, and then of course Halloween!

Friday, August 31, 2012

Lily: 4 Months

Lily went to the doctor for her 4 month check up. She weighed in at 14 pounds 6 ounces and is 26.75 inches tall! Noah and Jude were both closer to 18 pounds by this age, so she's quite a bit smaller than they were. She is still a very easy going, happy baby and smiles at anyone who stops to talk to her. The doctor said she was such a happy baby that he'd even babysit her! She got 2 shots at her doctor visit and barely cried. Her brothers are both back at school, so she has been getting plenty of quality time with Mommy during the day. She's also gotten quite used to going with the flow between carpool for school, soccer practice and tennis lessons. We've made no progress with sleeping through the night, but are still hopeful it will happen soon!

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Jude's 1st day of pre-kindergarten

Jude finally started school this week. Only a week after Noah, but we were sure ready! Noah's constant complaints about having to go to school when Jude didn't and Jude's constant questioning about when Noah would be home were getting old quickly!

It's hard to believe that this time next year, he'll be going to elementary school with Noah.

Jude's preschool switched a lot of their teachers around this year and I think Jude really likes his class. He has lots of friends from last year in there with him and he's excited about all of the fun he's going to have!