5 Months Old

July 22, 2013
14 lbs 6 oz
Size 3 month clothing
Just made switch to size 2 diapers
 

This months has been really fun to watch Brooklyn take in the world around her.  She has gotten to the point where she reaches for toys and can pass them pack and forth between her hands. She will grab anything that is close to her hands, including my hair. She loves to smile at anyone who will smile at her. She likes to see how loud her voice can get, whether she is happy or sad.  She is finally starting to figure out the whole rolling over thing.  She rolled over for the first time on accident from her tummy to her back on July 15th and I couldn't get her to do it again.  She then rolled over from her back to her tummy for the first time on July 20th and then did it again the next day. So I am starting to think that it is no longer by accident and hopefully she will start to roll for real soon, which means I can no longer leave her just hanging on the couch by herself.

Because her head is still flat we were going to purchase a few things that would allow her to stay upright without our help like a saucer and Bumbo seat.  I had mentioned this to some friends of ours and they so graciously let us barrow a few things, which is awesome because it saves us a few bucks especially since we just had to get a new water heater.  She has really enjoyed her new toys. The other night we played volleyball at the church with some friends from the ward and she pushed herself backwards in the walker for over an hour.

She continues to lose her hair, which is so sad.  I thought that since she didn't lose any the first few months that we would be good to go, but this last month she has been shedding almost as much as I have.  But of course  she still has the tuft of hair in the back, I guess she is going for the mullet look. The last few weeks she has been sleeping really well (knock on wood).  We lay her down between 8 and 8:30 and she will wake up around 7:45.  There was even one morning I had to wake her up at 9.  She also eats a little bit faster now with the bottle, which is nice. We have spent even more time this month doing tummy time trying to get her to roll over.  We thought that since she is not the biggest fan of her tummy that it might motivate her to roll over, but that didn't seem to help.  As you can see there are times that she is more willing than others.

Here are a few more random pictures from throughout the month:

Still loves her fingers

We have to do a lot more laundry now that she is completely on formula. She spits up way more. 

 Out for a walk. She loves to kick up her feet.