{"id":2241,"date":"2008-02-08T00:49:20","date_gmt":"2008-02-08T08:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kathrynpetroharper.com\/mindfullife\/2008\/02\/08\/nearly-half-a-year\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T20:48:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T04:48:53","slug":"nearly-half-a-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kathrynpetroharper.com\/mindfullife\/2008\/02\/08\/nearly-half-a-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Nearly Half a Year!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I swear Bean&#8217;s gained two pounds in the past two weeks. She&#8217;s been eating every 1.5 to 2 hours, except at night. Lately Bean&#8217;s been sleeping from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m., eating hugely, then sleeping again until 6 a.m. Or she&#8217;ll sleep from 7 p.m. until 2 a.m., eat, and sleep again until 6:30. I think the fact she&#8217;s probably doubled her birth weight (finally!) contributes to night sleep duration. She packs it all in during the day.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s lots of things we notice about her at five months of age.<\/p>\n<p>Bean&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>has developed a cough &#8212; a theatrical stage cough that she uses to get attention.<\/li>\n<li>is teething; sucks on icy cold washcloths more than any other teething device.<\/li>\n<li>spends much more time on her tummy and increasingly enjoys it.<\/li>\n<li>is beginning to creep; all that tummy time is working!<\/li>\n<li>has much stronger arms; she has clocked us hard occasionally.<\/li>\n<li>makes high-pitched noises and babbles.<\/li>\n<li>beams whenever she hears a familiar song or rhyme (especially from the Music Together class).\n<li>rolls from tummy to back, and almost rolls back to tummy.<\/li>\n<li>loves music; sometimes participates by vocalizing the &#8220;resting note.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>enjoys being read to, and her current favorites are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Barnyard-Banter-Denise-Fleming\/dp\/0805055819\/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&#038;s=books&#038;qid=1202018241&#038;sr=8-1\">Barnyard Banter<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Moo-Baa-Sandra-Boynton\/dp\/067144901X\/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&#038;s=books&#038;qid=1202018263&#038;sr=8-1\">Moo Baa La La La<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Jamberry-Bruce-Degen\/dp\/0694006513\/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&#038;s=books&#038;qid=1202018282&#038;sr=8-2\">Jamberry<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>laughs heartily and often.<\/li>\n<li>loves hearing the Zzzz or Bzzz sound; it makes her usually at least grin, and often she giggles.<\/li>\n<li>enjoys peek-a-boo.<\/li>\n<li>wrinkles her nose when she smiles.<\/li>\n<li>now allows herself to be held inward, facing over the shoulder.\n<li>likes to sit, and practices sitting up every day; she almost can sit alone.<\/li>\n<li>exhibits much more control over her hands and feet, making finer movements.<\/li>\n<li>sucks her toes.<\/li>\n<li>when hungry, doesn&#8217;t scream and cry anymore, but rather grunts and then smiles when we get the bottle out; she&#8217;s able to anticipate and understand more.<\/li>\n<li>puts weight on her legs and likes to practice standing.<\/li>\n<li>sleeps on her side in the crib.<\/li>\n<li>smiles hugely when we start the &#8220;This Little Piggy&#8221; ditty in clear anticipation of our saying <em>&#8220;Wheee! Wheee! Wheee! All the way home!&#8221;<\/em> (at which point she giggles).<\/li>\n<li>loves being worn in the Moby wrap and especially when I dance with her.<\/li>\n<li>clearly attempts to express her desires by saying &#8220;Eehn! Eehn!&#8221; when she wants another toy, or to be picked up, or for a rhyme or song to be repeated.<\/li>\n<li>raises her arms to be picked up.<\/li>\n<li>will turn to look at something I point at if it&#8217;s nearby.<\/li>\n<li>wakes quietly from naps in my arms and plays with my fingers; she also strokes my hand (that holds the bottle) while she drinks.<\/li>\n<li>loves to be &#8220;tossed&#8221; up in the air and &#8220;pretend&#8221; to fall; the sudden movements make her laugh.<\/li>\n<li>rides the bucket swing at the playground and loves it.<\/li>\n<li>sits in the stroller like a big girl (not in her infant seat snapped into it).<\/li>\n<li>is more consistently sleeping 8-9 hours at a stretch overnight!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Happy five months, my little Bean!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I swear Bean&#8217;s gained two pounds in the past two weeks. She&#8217;s been eating every 1.5 to 2 hours, except at night. Lately Bean&#8217;s been sleeping from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m., eating hugely, then sleeping again until 6 a.m. Or she&#8217;ll sleep from 7 p.m. until 2 a.m., eat, and sleep again until 6:30. 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