Happy 5 months, Olive!

Age: 5 months

Weight:  ~17 1/2 lbs. (87th percentile)

Height:  ~26 inches long (73rd percentile)

Head circumference: ~17 inches (79th percentile)
Size: 3, 6, 9 & 12 months

Sleeping: She is sleeping in her crib now.  Some nights she sleeps through the night, while others she wakes up once.  There have been some early mornings where she doesn't want to be put back in her crib so we find ourselves asleep in the glider the next morning.  

Eating habits: Nursing and Expressed milk.

Favorite activity: Going on walks and looking at everything, jumping in her jumperoo, sitting in her super seat and playing with toys, reading books, being held by mommy, turning the pages of a book or magazine and talking.

Cutest Moment of the Month: Talking, Laughing, Facial Expressions, Smiling and Talking and smiling at her siblings.  

Milestones:

Signs of teething begin

Holds head up when sitting

Rolls from stomach to back

When lying on back puts feet to mouth

Voluntarily grasps and holds objects

Plays with toes

Takes objects directly to mouth

Watches objects that are dropped

Says "ah-goo" or similar vowel-consonant combinations

Smiles at mirror image

Gets upset if you take a toy away

Can tell family and strangers apart

Begins to discover parts of his/her body

Firsts:

Saying "MmmmMa" "Dah" "Ha (like Hi, but with more of a Texas accent)", "Yah", "Nah".  And it always seems like she knows what she is saying. 

Updates: This girl of ours is simply amazing.  I love everything about her, even her attitude.  :)  She is definitely a mix of both her mama and papa.  She is still not the most comfortable with others holding her, but will smile at her grandparents and friends.  I've noticed that if they ignore her, she'll try to get their attention when she is ready.  It's on her terms.  She is getting so big and just about ready to break my back.  She is the smartest baby I know, but I'm sure I'm being biased as most parents probably are.  :)  I think she may be eating solids sooner than I had thought.  She is really interested in our food.  She has her clingy days, but I think she's getting better. I can at least get some chores done now. Her laughter is so wonderful.