5 month Lily

Our sweet Lily. You have changed and grown so much this past month!

Lily at 5 months old

Your personality is starting to emerge and you are such a joy. Lately:
-You found your toes (11/19/14). You love to hold them and try to suck on them.

-In November, you started working down from 3 to 2 naps a day; unless one of your naps is really short. Once you get tired, you don't want anything but sleep.

-At the end of November we gave up swaddling you because you would always break free.
-Your balance got better and you started sitting up in the "tripod" pose at about 5 1/2 months. Now, you love to sit up!

-On December 4, you rolled from back to front, and from there you only started moving more! Even the Christmas tree isn't safe because you roll from the opposite side of the carpet to get under the tree. I had to move all of the ornaments higher.

-You got too big for our baby bathtub and started taking baths in the kitchen sink. So far you don't splash or laugh much in the bath, but calmly observe everything around you during your baths.

 -I still catch you making pterodactyl noises fairly frequently. You love to shriek.
-We were shocked to realize you are already going through a bit of separation anxiety. When you are hungry, if I hand you off to Daddy, you are furious!

-You love to watch the dog and you laugh at him more than anything else. There were some nights when you were so upset that the only thing to calm you down was for Daddy to sit on the kitchen floor with you and Duke.

-You got your first 2 teeth  (12/9/14). I thought you were like a piranha before, but now you are much more piranha-like with how voraciously you eat.

-You were born with clogged tear ducts, and sadly, they are still gunky. :( We're hoping they clear up before you turn 1.

Time is passing so quickly and I can't believe you've been with us for 5 months already.
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