5 months old

My baby is 5 months old already! 

She usually ends up with blankies over her face while sleeping.  She had decided naps are not necessary but mommy is more stubborn than her. 

 She can just about sit up on her own.  She prefers to be held so she can stand or if she must be sitting so she can kick her legs as fast as possible.  She's still not sure she likes tummy time.  She's totally not concerned about rolling and will just sit in whatever position I put her in.  I signed her up for a class this fall called "Creepers and Crawlers."   Maybe she'll decide rolling is good then.

 She loves to be adored.  She will still go to anyone who wants to hold her but is beginning to wonder if it isn't better to just be attached to mommy.  She has different types of smiles depending on her degree of happiness.  The open mouth smile is the absolute happiest. 
 

 She also loves to giggle, squeal and coo.  She's ticklish but will not always give a reaction and isn't totally sure that being tickled deserves giggles.  Usually she ends up grunting. 

 She's really learning how she controls every part of her body.  She still loves to grab her toes and also loves to slap her knee.  She has started arching her back in the bathtub causing her to slip down into the water.  I'm thinking it might be time to put away the little tub and use a chair in the big tub. 

She is most fascinated with grabbing anything and everything!  Not only will she get a hold of things and not let go, she likes to run her fingertips across things like she is scratching them to feel the textures.  I love watching her explore the world and become so confident with her abilities.  We have to be more careful around her since she reaches for everything that we have including toys, books, mail, phones, food.... she wants to have it all!

By the way I'm convinced she has her daddy's appetite and metabolism.  She loves her food!  She's now eating rice and oatmeal cereal and is impatiently waiting to try new foods.  She actually balled the other day because I started eating in front of her.  She felt better after she got a bottle but still looked envious of my food.