5 Months Old

At your 4 and a half month visit on 9/17 your:
- Weight is 15 pounds, 3 ounces (50th percentile)
- Height is 26 inches (90th percentile) *I think they miss measured*
- Head is 17 inches (90th percentile)

This month you:
- Learned to roll from your tummy to your back consistently

- Survived Hurricane Ike and being without power for a week

- Spent a lot of time with your sister and cousin

- Went to a symphony at the pavilion

- Went to your first (of many) MDA Labor Day telethons

- Took and graduated from an infant massage class with mommy. Although it wasn't your favorite thing, you did tolerate it quite well.

- Have eaten applesauce, green beans, squash, baked potato and a whole sweet potato.

- Nurse 5-7 times a day and eat rice, oatmeal or baby food twice a day, usually for lunch and dinner.

- Your favorite foods so far have been oatmeal, sweet potatoes and applesauce.

- Learned to grasp objects and bring them to your mouth.

- You sleep from about 9:00 pm until 9:30 am waking once to eat. On occasion you will push for two times.

- You take two very good naps everyday.

- Get cuter everyday

- Are a very content, happy baby

- Are going to be very active

- Love to move

- Are afraid to sleep outside of your bed for fear that you might miss something

- Are not a real big cuddler. When you are awake you want to be going.

- Are even a good baby after getting many shots.

- Figured out how to sit up. One night you acted like you wanted to sit so we sat you up. You sat there for at least 20 minutes without falling. You haven't looked back since.

- Have the cutest chubby cheeks (on both ends) and really chunky thighs.

- Are very aware of your surroundings. You always know were mommy and sissy are.

- Have gotten more used to going to the childcare at the gym, though you still prefer to stay with mommy.

- Have convinced your family that you are perfect!