5 months

my 5 month old baby girl is finally rolling over...well, kind of. she will only roll from belly to back and only do so when she's put in her crib to sleep! of course, she can't figure out how to get back to her belly, so she prefers to squeal & have a mini freak out about it. it has definitely interfered with her fabulous sleeping habits. all temporary, i know, so no need to get excited about it. when she does decide to fall asleep after flipping over, she looks quite adorable though...

i finally gave in and started some rice cereal today which was a huge success. i actually had to make more because she did so great with it & definitely got mad when the spoon stopped.


she still loves to be in the sling & frequently falls asleep in it on our weekly grocery trips together. she enjoys rotating between the jumperoo, bouncy seat, and playmat throughout her awake times. the bumbo also comes in handy when i'm in the kitchen...she likes to watch me cook & is easily entertained by the boys at mealtimes.
as i mentioned before, she's had some rough days of napping because of the rolling, but i really can't complain. she still sleeps about 10-12 hours at night and takes about 3 naps a day. she sucks on her knuckles & puts herself right to sleep most of the time.
her hair, oh her hair...i think she's almost shed all of her newborn hair! all except the mohawk/rattail she has goin on in the back. i've been very tempted to trim it just to even it out a little, so we'll see. pretty soon she'll look completely different as the lighter hair starts comin in! most people who knew eli as a baby say she looks like him. others who knew me as a baby say she looks just like i did. who knows...she's perfect in our eyes & such a sweet, sweet baby girl :)