NAP: 5 Months

Dear Nash,
I love you.

I figured that I would start with that because this past month, frankly, has been the hardest yet. You are still a super-happy baby. You smile, talk, giggle, and interact wonderfully. You eat every two hours and are gaining weight. In fact, you weigh 15.6 pounds and have more than doubled your birth weight. You have the sweetest little rolls all over your body, including on your wrists, thighs, and tummy.

So, what's all this hard stuff about then, huh? It all started with mastitis. I had to take some gnarly antibiotics that really messed your tummy up. Since then it's really been one thing after another. We are pretty sure that you are teething now. I think I can feel a tooth on the upper left front of your mouth.

We have tried everything to get to the root of what's going on with you from borrowing baby zantac, to letting you sleep sitting up for days on end, to starting and then abruptly stopping rice cereal. I am not super patient, so if it doesn't work immediately, I am not big on repeating it, but I am back on giving you Tylenol for those pearly whites. I am keeping my fingers crossed as I type hoping that we all get some decent sleep tonight.

Nash, you still have the most beautiful bright eyes. I have no idea what color they are now. They change from steel blue to greenish, and always have brown in the center. I don't know if they will change or not, but they are wonderful to stare into.

You love staring back too. You also love touching our faces and even petting the pugs. You are exploring so much. You now sit in your exersaucer and bumbo and interact with the toys and objects around you. Oh, and did I mention that you roll over (sometimes)? Yes, you do. From tummy to back.

Nash, I look forward to this 5th month. I can't wait to read more to you, play with more toys, (hopefully sleep), cuddle, and continue to love you more than I have loved anything before.

Love,
Mom