Mommy Monday: Sloane is 5 months old!

 

 

To Our Darling Daughter,

     You are 5 months old now and have grown and changed in so many ways. You have started eating solid food almost once daily. So far you have had sweet potatoes, apples and peas. You started out not really knowing what to do with these crazy flavors and textures but you have really grown to enjoy solid foods and and almost all of it actually gets eaten.
     You have figured out how to army crawl this month and that has opened up a whole new world for you. You crawl all over the floor going from toy to toy. Your favorite toy is actually your jumper. you love bouncing around in there and playing the music.
     This month we also celebrated your first Easter. We had our family and friends over for the day and you were all dressed up in your Easter dress you got from your Aunt Brenda. This holiday you did really well, laughing and playing with everyone until it was your nap time.
     Sloane you have become such a strong a beautiful little lady. Daddy and I know you are going to do so many amazing things in your life and we can't wait to be right there supporting you.

Love you Lots
Mommy and Daddy

Mommy Monday: Sloane's First Easter

Yesterday was Easter and Sloane third holiday that we celebrate with my extended family. The first was Thanksgiving when she was only a couple weeks old.

We celebrated Thanksgiving at my parents house and Sloane did simply fabulous, Besides peeing and pooing in front of everyone during a diaper change, she pretty much slept the entire time.

Second holiday we celebrated with my family was Christmas. She was a almost two months old and I'm pretty sure she was completely overwhelmed by all the people that she basically cried the entire time. This was the time when I basically reverted to the boob to sooth her so we didn't get much socializing with my family for that holiday.

Easter, however, Sloane was nearly 4 months and 3 weeks and she was a perfect angel. She did so good socializing with everyone. I actually think she completely loved all the attention she was getting because Mat and I will leave her to play by herself sometimes while we do dishes or what not. She looked absolutely stunning in her Easter dress we got from Mat's aunt.

Also later in the day after she awoke from her nap after everyone went home I spent sometime playing with her on the floor and she was a crawling machine! I'm excited that I was able to capture it on video.

It is so awesome to see Sloane grow and develop everyday and the milestones like these really remind me just how much she is growing.

Mommy Monday: What's in Sloane's Easter Basket

Sloane's first Easter is just under a week away and I finished her first Easter basket today. Of course she is really to young to get any real enjoyment out of her Easter basket so it is mostly filled with useful items for the coming months.

We got her a  munchkin fresh food net feeder. I've heard great things about these things and I'm excited to see her enjoy some frozen fruits and veggies in it. Got this at Walmart for about $2.95.

Also got Plum Dispensing Spoon for easy on the go eating of the baby food in pouches. I got this at target for about $4 I think.  To go along with that I got just one pack of Etta's kitchen apples baby food for 4 months and up for $1.

We actually got some Beaba baby spoons from a friend that she never used so I threw those in to the basket as well.

Also got two pretty cheap bibs from the Target dollar section that are Easter themed. One says "My 1st Easter" and the other says "Mommy's Little Bunny". I figure I don't really need to spend big bucks on a Easter bib when she'll only be wearing it that day.

Also got a cute Child of Mine by Carters spring outfit from Walmart for $7.94. It's yellow white and pink. She doesn't really have any yellow clothes. I'm excited for the weather to get a bit warmer so we don't have to bundle her up so much all the time.

Of course no Easter basket is complete without a few toys. Mat picked her up a duck stuffed animal that sings "surfing bird" made famous from his favorite show Family guy. It's was on sale for $15.00 at Safeway but he had a $10 off coupon so he actually only paid $5. Also I got a little wind up bunny with a bow tie for .98 cents at Walmart. I'm sure Sloane will have a blast watching it.

Finally we got just a simple wicker basket to hold all her goods. It was $1.97 at Walmart. I didn't think it was a good idea to get the grass for her basket this young cause that stuff is just going to go straight to her mouth.

So overall we paid $24.86 and I think it turned out to be a pretty successful basket. I know that people might think it's silly that I made her an Easter basket but I just love being festive and I like to make things feel special. We live on a budget so I don't have the money to go all out and buy the fancy goodies but I think I did pretty good and spent under $25.