5 Months Old!

Kaylin turned 5 months old yesterday! It is amazing to me how quickly she is growing and changing. Some days it seems like she's changing right in front of my eyes. She had her 4 month check-up this week and the doctor said she is doing great. She weighs 13 lbs, 8 oz now as is 25 1/2 inches long! It's hard to believe she started out at 6 lbs, 7 oz and 20 inches long! She had 4 shots and I wanted to cry right along with her. It's so hard to see her in pain, but I know it's something that has to be done.

This has been a big month for Kaylin - she started rolling over (although so far she can only get from her tummy to her back), sitting up for short periods and eating baby food. We started cereal a few weeks ago and she loves it! We started bananas this week and she's not a big fan so far. We tried peas this morning and to my shock - she liked them. Yay! She's started taking naps in her crib during the day. Her little personality is really starting to develop. She's so much fun these days! She's such a little chatterbox and loves to play when she's awake. She's so alert and everyone from the doctor to other parents at school calls her "Bright Eyes." She loves Copa and Zoe and they don't mind too much when she grabs their ears and tugs as hard as she can. We got her a jumper/exersaucer yesterday. (yay for craigslist!) She loves it!

She also loves this toy cousin Amber got her for Christmas. It's a 6 months and up toy and when we got it, it felt like she wouldn't be able to play with it for a loooong time. I got it out the other day and she thought it was great.

Here are her monthly pictures. She's so active now that it's harder to get a good one. At one point she had the bear in a headlock!

Month 1:

Month 2:

Month 3:

Month 4:

Month 5:

I can't resist taking pictures of her when she's sleeping. She looks so peaceful.

Happy 5 months, love bug. You fill our days with love and laughter and we couldn't be happier to be your parents.