What' Evie doing now?
- She's started to really have a preference to having her mom holding her . . . or at least being within her vision. Other people will try to hold her and she'll cry to be back in my arms.
- She rolled over for the first time (Sept. 16). She had been trying for about a week, getting so close and finally popped over on her own. Now it's really easy for her and she loves to roll over constantly. This has given her extra tummy time and now her arms/neck are getting much stronger.
- She loves looking at herself in the mirror. I love how she smiles at the "other" baby she sees and she even reaches out to touch her. So cute!
- She loves to play, play, play when she is awake. She loves to have toys, but she loves the attention from me and Beau the most. We love to pull the giggles out of her.
- Speaking of giggles, she is starting to become a bit more ticklish in her tummy and neck.
- She loves to look upside down. We'll cradle her in our arms and she'll arch her back so she can look over our arms and upside down.
- When she gets frustrated, she'll now let us know by either squealing or waving her arms like crazy.
- While she is 5 months old, she is about to advance to the next size of clothes. She was able to fit into 0-3 Month clothes until she was bout 4 months old. Within the last month, she's grown like crazy and she's about to jump to 6-9 Month clothes. Sadly, we were given the most clothes in the 3-6 Month size and she may not even get around to wearing some of those clothes. (But, do not worry! We have DARLING clothes in all sizes. Ha, ha!)
- She loves to watch her hands move. She'll put them both above her face and slowly move them . . . all the time studying them so seriously. It's fun to watch how she tries to figure things out. She's such a little smarty pants!
- She's getting a little more particular with how she goes down for her naps. She still needs them, but she usually needs me to rock and sing her to sleep. She used to just fall asleep when she got tired, and she still does this sometimes. But, more times than not, she prefers to have me sing to her. (Oh, how I wish I had a better singing voice!) "Hush Little Baby" is, by far, her favorite nap time song.
- She loves to watch us talk on the phone! (Again, she's trying to learn/study so intently.) I can sit and talk on my cell phone and she'll just sit quietly and watch me. The other day I was on the phone with my mom and then my sister for about 30 minutes total and she sat and watched/listened to me the entire time. She hardly even moved. I would turn to her and smile every so often and she would smile right back at me (of course!).
- Music/singing works like magic if she's a bit fussy. As soon as we turn on the singing, she is all ears! We have sung many a songs in the car when she isn't so happy to be riding in her car seat. Her eyes light up when she starts to hear, "Jump Jimmy Crow," "I Love Evie, She Loves Me," "Here We are Together In Our Family," "Give Said the Little Stream," and "Head, Shoulders, Knees,& Toes." Beau and I need to learn more children/baby songs!
And . . . here's a little video from Evie (taken around her 5-month mark) to make you smile.
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