Cinco.

Chica is five months old already. Five months! You know what this means, don't you? This means that in one month she will be OURS. She is already ours of course, but the great state of Wisconsin will officially recognize her as such in early August. She'll get issued a new birth certificate and will forever bear our last name until she finds someone with (hopefully...haha) a cooler last name that she wants to take on.

In case you aren't picking up what I'm putting down, this is kind of a big deal! We should really have a party....

Anyway.

Five months. What is Baby Cecie like at five months?

-She smiles easily and has a beautiful giggle, but she's not going to giggle at just anything. You have to actually put a little effort into it. That just means that when you do get it, it's all the sweeter! {This has been a constant in her little personality for awhile now.}

Giant, squinty-eyed, tongue out smile.

-She will occasionally nap for a couple of hours once a day. The rest of the day she is a lil' cat.

-She rolls around and into things often. She tries to roll while I'm changing her, while I'm holding her (yes, literally), while she's in her high chair, while she's in her car seat, while she's in her crib, while she's in her exersaucer, etc. Today she rolled in to a few of Simon's things...he did not love that.

Love this picture. It reminds me that our new camera was totally worth it :)

-She loves to go for walks, but doesn't want to be laying down anymore. She wants to sit upright so she can see the world.

-She can tripod for a while before toppling (sitting using her hands for balance). I look forward to the sitting-up-and-playing-with-toys stage. I think it's cute. Right now she will either sit OR play with toys...multitasking is currently not an option unless she wants to face plant.

-Her hair is about as long as my middle finger when you pull it straight. It's about a third of that when you let it go. Her hair is still super soft and is getting curlier by the day it seems. I'm obsessed with learning about African American haircare and I'm both nervous and excited for that adventure to really begin. {Honestly, have you ever seen a mop like that on a 5 month old?!}

-She has started eating rice cereal and seems to enjoy it. She does a pretty good job with it and I wonder how she will do when her spoon is full of flavor.

-Her nails grow entirely too fast.

-Right now I'm guessing she is about an 18 pounder? A couple of weeks ago, at 4 months (and 18 days) we got some stats from her doctor. She was 17 pounds and 6 ounces (95th%) and 27 inches long (99th%) with a 44 centimeter head (96th%). The size of an 8 month old according to her doctor. That sounds about right as she is easily fitting into 9 month clothing already.

Big and happy! :)