Lydia: Five Months

Our little girl is growing so much. This month (as usual for the first few months of life I suppose) Lydia had some grand adventures and milestones.

She has become much more active this month also. She pounds her crib mattress with her legs in protest when we put her down to sleep (we can hear this throughout the house!). She reaches for toys, cups in the bath, and Mommy’s ice cream cone. She tries to roll over all the time, but no successes yet. Her eyes are still blue (yay!) and her hair is lightening up a bit…and falling out some.We took her to the beach during Memorial Day weekend. Nana and Papa have a new house near the Gulf of Mexico and stark naked little Lydia took her first dip in the ocean. She seemed neither traumatized or exceedingly happy. Mommy and Lydia took a break and just “shade-bathed” on the sand. (This picture was not posed…but apparently Lydia already knows how to relax like Mommy!)

The next week she got to spend the whole week in the mountains of North Carolina with Nana and Papa! Mommy and Daddy were really sad to leave her for a conference they had to attend, but Lydia did very well. She got used to the bottle once she realized that’s all there was for food and went to sleep in her grandparents’ arms many times!

Lots of people ask me how the cloth diapering is going. Really, I have to say I am so glad we choose this route. They are holding up great, holding “it all in” splendidly, and they look cute. I do laundry about every 3 days but we never have had to buy diapers or make a run to the store because we are out! The one drawback thus far is that some of her clothes don’t fit so well over the big bulky diaper. So, we had to go a size up. Next month she will start solid foods and I hear that’s a whole new ballgame. I’m planning on getting disposable diaper liners that are flushable. And yes, they are still a whole lot cheaper than buying disposable diapers.

Continue to pray with us that Lydia would be healthy and even now grow in the knowledge of our Savior Jesus Christ. Please also pray for us as parents…for discernment in choosing what’s best for our little girl and depending on the Lord for strength, joy, and wisdom.