Five months old

Well, Sara's first year is flying by just as quickly as everyone said it would. I cannot believe that next month she will be half a year old!

This month, Sara became much more skilled with grabbing things with those hands of hers. Her hands also spent more and more time in her mouth, but there are no signs of any teeth yet. She's also "talking" more and more. She continues to hate tummy time, but now she tries to get her knees underneath her and gets mad when she fails. Yes, pre-crawling behavior has begun.

Our sleepyhead continues to do pretty well at night, though she often wakes up twice now instead of just once. As for days, she continues to be a catnapper. She became a GROUCHY catnapper during her fifth month, so I've been working to put her on a schedule. She still catnaps, but her mood seems better overall.

Here's a slideshow from Sara's fifth month. You can click on it if you want to view a larger version.


Oh! And just yesterday we started a Mommy & Me-type class. I enjoyed learning about age-appropriate exercises and games and letting Baby Girl try out all the toys. The craft was fun, too, though obviously at this age it's completely for the parent. ;)