Rory is 5 months old

We have now been blessed with our sweet Rory for 5 whole months now and we could not be happier about it!

She is the sweetest most snuggly little chunky girl! Rory's bright blue eyes just light up when she sees anyone doting on her which is most often her big brother and sister. They fight over who gets to say "Hello pretty girl" to her first in the mornings and after her naps and over who gets to be the first one to give her sugars. Rory is working on cutting a few more teeth and She has regressed a little between 7-10 of falling back into her colicky habits wanting only to be held by mom and bounced in a specific way during this time. She is very keen on her Mama right now and prefers to be in my arms above anyone else's. Dad recently had a full day alone with all the kids and Rory was not a fan, crying and screaming the entire time.




Rory is completely over her swing and never wants to be put in it. We moved it out to the garage and it made my heart break a little that she was already big enough to be done with it. She has discovered her exersaucer though and LOVES it! She is just like her sister in this way. She is having so much fun discovering the different textures and toys while spinning around in it. We have also put Rory in the walker and although she has some limited room to move in she is loving scooting around the house on her own in it. She has also really discovered her voice and makes the sweetest noises. Her laughter is such a joyful sound amongst all the chaos around her! 




Rory has had a few rough nights not sleeping through the night recently and I am thinking this is just due to a growth spurt. She is still sleeping by our bed in her bassinet but she has taken a few naps in her crib. Rory doesn't always need to be rocked to sleep as long as she is swaddled and her white noise is on she will fall asleep on her own. The girl is now continually wearing 9-12 month clothes and even some 18 month items! Her cousin Emma who is 14 months older, is outgrowing clothes that Rory is moving right into! Rory is not a fan of her bows, as she pulls them down over her eyes constantly. She is taking formula 6-7 ounces every 5-6 hours now. We have tried some banana flavored teether foods but she was not a fan!


We are all such huge fans of you Rory and are so thankful God put you in our lives!! 

Rory's 4 Month Update

We have had a lot of transition heading into Rory's 4th month of life. We moved from her birthplace and the town Drew and I met in and lived in for over 10 years Amarillo, to Midland, TX. Moving to a new town, house, life 3 and a half months after having a baby is a little challenging. Luckily our little Rory made her part of the transition seamless and even kicked some of her colicky habits.




Rory continues to sleep swaddled in her bassinet in our room. She is sleeping from her last bottle at 11 pm until close to 9 am! This sweet girl also takes a really great nap in the afternoon for roughly 3 hours along with a few catnaps in the morning. Rory continues to find amusement in her siblings and loves to watch what they are doing around her.

Rory finally cut two teeth in her front bottom gum and we are soo thankful!! She struggled with some pain getting these two teeth in but they are the cutest little teeth ever! It seems like they were trying to come in for a long time and just popped up overnight. Rory is still incredibly generous with her smiles and now she is proud to show off her two new teeth.

We had Rory's 4 month appointment with a our new pediatrician in Midland and he was very impressed with her strength and head control already. She has stayed right on track growth wise and is very "proportionate." Rory is 24.8 in long putting her in the 66%, 15lbs. 15 oz keeping her in the 89% weight percentile and has a 41.4 head circumference.

We were given the OK to start Rory on her first foods and so we started with carrots. She was not a big fan. She just spit it all right back out of her mouth but she was sure cute doing it!

Rory Ashton you are just the sweetest and we adore you!!