5 Months

5 whole months. My baby is 5 months. And she looks so grown up to me in these pictures - it actually makes me a bit sad!! I was holding a friend's newborn a few days ago, and was amazed at how small she felt, and it was crazy for me to think that just 5 months ago, Abbi was that small!

At 5 months, Abbi:

• Is almost sitting unsupported. She'll fall to the front or to the side after about 7 seconds, but I'm sure she'll be sitting up in the next month!
• Wants to put everything in her mouth. Her favorites - wipe bags, cell phones, water bottles, mommy's fingers, actually any body part belonging to anyone!, burp rags and her toys.
• Has really discovered her voice. She loves to make noises - especially her fake cough and a ear-piercing screech. I can't wait for her to get over the screech!
  

• Is still a total thumb sucker. I can usually tell when she is getting tired because her thumb goes into her mouth. And she almost always sleeps with it there.
• Loves her schedule. If we fall off of it for one reason or another, she gets crabby, but if we stick to it, she is such a happy girl!
• But she still hates going to sleep. She'll usually cry for a few minutes after she is put down, but then will fall asleep. I think she just doesn't want to miss out on anything!

• Loves to laugh. Things that make her laugh the most - when Max runs around the house like a crazy dog, when you blow on her face, and when you pretend to eat her toes.
• Is getting better at letting other people hold her. People that she let hold her this month - my mom, my dad, Josh's mom, Josh's sister, and one of my sisters.

• Loves her knees up underneath her. This is how she sleeps most of the time, with her little bum sticking up in the air.
• Has started the beginnings of an army crawl. She still uses rolling as her main way to move - I think it's because she knows it's faster - but she will scoot to get things that are just beyond her reach.
• Is still growing like a weed. In fact, I was carrying her in her car seat a few days ago and realized that I'm not going to be able to carry her that way much longer. She's just too big!
  

• Was sleeping through the night, but has decided the last few nights that she wants to wake up once a night again. Hopefully she'll go back to all night again soon!
• Although she's (mostly) sleeping through the night, she really only wants to sleep 8-9 hours a night. And it doesn't matter when I put her to bed, she'll wake up 8 hours later. Luckily, she'll go back down for another hour usually after I feed her, but I am learning to operate on less than 8 hours of sleep each night. (I really need to learn to go to be when she does!)

And the monthly chair picture. I love this girl!!