5 months old

Yesterday Aspen turned 5 months old. Last year around this time I was trying to just get through the first trimester morning sickness and now I'm running around with this little person busy as can be...boy time flies!



This past month has been our busiest one so far with all the holidays, family, and friends. Thankfully during all these activities Aspen did great.

Some of the things she has been up to this past month...

We think she probably weighs about 15lbs. Some of her 3-6 month clothes don't fit anymore because they aren't long enough on her torso, so she is mostly wearing 6 month clothes.

One of her favorite things to do is practicing "standing" up on either your lap, in her crib, or on the changing table. It's pretty adorable watching her wobble around as she tries to find her balance.



She loves her little exercise machine that her Papa and Nanny got her and she will spend a good 30 to 45 minutes in it in the morning. This is nice so that mom has time to eat breakfast, have some coffee, and even work on a blog post!

She also has discovered her tongue and lips. This might sound weird, but lately all she does is smack her lips or lick them or stick her tongue out over and over again. It must be a very interesting sensation for her.



She has started to be very interested in everything. I was out to eat lunch with Aspen's Poppy and we had to push everything back because she was reaching for the knife, plate, water, etc. Also if she is sitting in your lap and you have your phone in your hand...forget it! She has started to demand in her own way when she wants something. The other day she sent a text message to a friend..."Wko$$$$v"...is it really already starting??

Pretty much since Aspen was 6 weeks old we haven't been able to go out to dinner as a family. She would always have her night time colic and a restaurant was no place to be when she was going through that. Then after the colic started to pass I think the two of us were honestly scared to try again (there were a couple of instances were we gave it a shot and both times we had to leave before the meal was over). However, we are headed off for our first vacation with Jason's parents on Saturday and there is no option...we have to eat out for dinner. So the three of us went out to dinner last week and it was a success. She fell asleep and let her mom and dad have a nice meal out. We were so proud of her...even if we had to go eat at 6pm (her bedtime is about 7:30pm).



Check out how much she has grown in the past 5 months...

1 month old


5 months old



We are off for our first vacation on Saturday to Park City, Utah. So...wish us luck for the airplane ride, hopefully she will be ok and we will get there with minimal issues.

Thank you so much for reading and keeping up with the blog over the past months. I honestly started this so that I could have a record of all of my pregnancy, Aspen's milestones, and all the things going on around us that I wouldn't normally have the patience to turn into photo albums or scrapbooks. It's awesome to hear that people enjoy reading!