No time to write, too tired to care!

Charlee is approaching 5 months and so much has happened since I last wrote! She is now weighing over 14 pounds and 26 inches long.  Still in the top 90% for height.  Tall like her mommy!  One memorable event was her baptism.  Family and friends came out to share in her special day.  Although, we weren't really impressed with the ceremony itself (it was very informal), the party afterwards was a success.  I get nervous every time we do something new with her because I never know how things will go, but it always seems to go smoothly.  I am much more comfortable and confident with her these days.  When she was first born and even for a few months, I was scared to go anywhere.  Now I can't wait to get out of the house with her!  It's definitely like she's attached to me...similar to being in my belly.  She goes everywhere with me and we are always together.  When I'm not with her, thankful at times to get a break, I feel like a part of me is missing.  It will be challenging for both of us when I go back to work in a month.  

Medically, things haven't been great for lil Charlee.  She's been suffering from ear infections for over a month now and needs tubes.  I have an appointment in a few days with the ENT and am hoping he can fit her in for tubes soon! Poor girl has been on antibiotics for a month, not to mention her sleep has been so off and I can tell she is in pain sometimes.  Unfortunately, when her sleep is off, mine is too! I never knew tired like I know it now.  Some days I just get through...don't know how, just do.  Oh well.  I know it'll get better.  I'm hoping it'll get better once she gets tubes put in and she might actually start sleeping through the night.  One can hope! Despite being on the medicine, She still cries and tugs at her ears.  I hate being so helpless in all this, especially knowing that the worst is yet to come.  She's such a trooper though.  Smiles most of the time and laughs out loud a lot.  She's so cute and I'm not just saying that because she's mine!

We've started a few solids.  She's tried carrots and squash so far.  She's done pretty well with it.  She is almost sitting up on her own and loves to hold and feel things.  She is still very alert and likes to look around at everything.  She can recognize Rocco, our dog, and knows her name.  She loves TV...uh oh.  She's still losing her hair, so chances are she will be like me...bald till the age of 2! She's got my ears too....the one thing I didn't want to pass on.  Good thing she will have hair, eventually, to cover them.