Saturday, May 17, 2008

5 Months Old


Today Riley is 5 months old...geez! We had such an awesome day and Riley has been extra full of laughter, giggles, and smiles so we have cherished each of them. Here are some things that Riley is doing at 5 months old...

  • Sleeping at least 9 hours every night, but moving toward a consistent 10...we have established a nighttime routine and she is always super ready for her bed and she snuggles with one of her buddies every night until she falls asleep
  • Grabbing for not only her toys, but EVERYTHING...including mom's jewelry, people's faces, cameras, and today she even started grabbing at her bow and pulling it off...oh no!!!
  • Rolling over from belly to back and with a little help from back to belly...she isn't super anxious to get moving and we're not going to push her to move any sooner than she wants to because that will be a total change for us!
  • Laughing...I will post some videos of her laugh which is completely there now and so cute!
  • Sitting up with assistance from either the bumbo or someone propped behind her...left alone she falls forward and just tries to stick her feet in her mouth...it looks very uncomfortable, but she doesn't seem to mind
  • Constantly putting her feet in her mouth and loves to be in that pose at all times!
  • Eating solid foods...we started out with cereal once a day, then we added solids starting with peas and now we are on to squash...she eats lunch every day at daycare (a solid mixed with cereal) and then solids at home with us for dinner...she still has 4 total feedings! This girl loves to eat and hasn't seemed confused by different tastes...I have a feeling she is going to eat anything we put in her mouth!

Looking back at her milestones for month 4 it seems like she has taken great leaps in one month...this was a period of a lot of change and the transition from newborn to baby...it is so fun to teach and watch her try new things!

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