Heidi at 5 Months

 Our little Heidi-bug turned 5-months old last weekend.  I managed to take pictures but it has taken me awhile to get a post together.  We do have some stats on her this month....because she had to go to the doctor with her first stomach virus.  That was not the most pleasant experience but she weathered it pretty well and we learned she is 15 lbs and 12 oz.  We have also learned that she is one determined little girl.  She loves to roll over on her tummy and is trying hard to move forward.  Unfortunately that usually means moving in a slightly backwards circle.  I've learned to mitigate her frustration by putting interesting toys where I know she will move including in front of her.

 She still eats like a champ.  We've just started solids and so far the only food she's tasted is peas.  Next up will be carrots later today.  (Oh, except for that little taste of ice cream her father gave her!).  And we've started letting her use her sippy cup with water in it.  It is her new favorite dinner-time toy while she sits with us at the table.  The side effect of this is that she has now decided she wants to hold her bottle herself at daycare (which she can't really do!).  They were confused on Monday morning when she was so insistent upon doing this and were telling me about it not realizing she had started using a sippy cup at home!

 Her sleeping isn't bad but it also isn't fabulous.  On days at home she usually takes really good naps and is on a 4-hour feeding routine.  At daycare there is just so much going on she usually has one long nap (sometimes even over 2-hours but usually less) and then 2 shorter naps.  At night she is up for one feeding but does a good job going back to sleep after eating.  We do have to get up occasionally to give her a pacifier and we're thinking we need to break her of that soon (or I'm hoping she'll get to the point where she can find it herself sooner!

She is constantly putting things in her mouth and trying to move, hence her 5 month photo shoot was one of the more challenging ones to date (and I'm sure it will only get more challenging).  I provided some outtakes because they show exactly what she is into right now...

 

5 MONTH PHOTO SHOOT OUTTAKES:

 She does not want to lie back - she arches her back, strains to sit-up or rolls over.

 She loves to try to sit up but can't quite do it.  But that is okay, she loves to play with her feet! 

And her hand is constantly in her mouth!