Catie is 5 months old!!!!!

Time is going by too fast!  I know I say this all the time, but I can't believe that Catie is another month older and another month cuter!  I can't imagine how cute she'll be when she finally starts sleeping through the night...ha!

She had a great 5  month birthday.  This morning I took the kids to MOSH.  We met a couple of our friends there.  I think the boys had a great time, though Alex was a little nervous at the beginning.  I don't think he knew what to think about the big mouth you had to walk through to go in one way or the dark "underwater" exhibit to go in the other way.  He felt much better when we got through there and met up with friends.  After spending some time there we went out to lunch.

My aunt Barbara and uncle Jack drove up today, so we went out to dinner with them.  We tried a new Mexican restaurant that was a hit.  Today is Barbara's birthday and you can't have a birthday without ice cream, so we took them to Sweet Frog to get some frozen yogurt.  The boys love Sweet Frog!  I had a candle that we put in Barbara's ice cream and (some of us) sang "Happy Birthday."  It was so nice to visit with just them.  Usually there's lots of other family members around and it's crazy, so tonight was nice.  And they paid for our dinner and dessert, but really, they don't have to bribe us to visit with them!  We loved our time together!

There's not much more that I can add from my post yesterday (though I don't think it posted until today), but we did decide to just switch her to a bottle so Matthew and I both know what her schedule is.  Hopefully it helps her at night.

Pictures of my cutie Catie bug!

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2 months

 3 months

4 months

5 months

Catie's 4 month check up

Catie had her 4 month check up a couple of weeks ago.  She is 13 lbs, 1 oz (16%) and 24 1/2 inches (30%)...over 2 feet!!  Obviously she hasn't grown much, less than 1 lb and 1/2 inch in 2 months.  The doctors is mostly concerned that Catie hasn't gained much weight and wants us to start giving her formula.  Catie has done well taking a bottle.  My friend gave me a bunch of bottles when she moved that Catie really likes.  I'm glad we didn't have a lot of trial and error like some of my friends when they have had to give their kids bottles!  I have another friend whose mom works at our OB's office and she can get me formula samples, so hopefully we won't have to spend too much money on formula!

Catie is still acting older than her age, more like a 6 month old than a 4 month old.  She once again impressed the doctor holding her head up and not having any head lag when she is pulled into a seated position from laying down.  She's found her hands, feet and tongue and reaches for toys.  She's also talking and giggling...I love it!!  And Robbie loves making her giggle, too.

We have given Catie some cereal.  It's hit or miss, though when she wants to eat it, she gobbles it up!

Yum!

What is this again?

Yes, I do think I'll have some more!

Oops!  Let me wipe my mouth!  I'm such a lady!

Apparently Catie also thought she should have a tortilla chip when we went out to Tijuana Flats.

Yummy chips!

Get in my belly!

Hey, that's mine!

Don't look at me like that.

I said that's MINE!!!

Don't make me go in there and get it.

Fine, you can have it.  Talk to the hand!