Kira: 5 Months

We are starting to see bits of personality emerge from Kira, and it's been so fun to watch. She is an observer, and Quinn is her favorite subject to study. She finds him fascinating and hilarious, particularly when he is misbehaving. He loves to make her laugh as well, and so they have a pretty good partnership going.

This month she became a pro at rolling and is rolling from back to tummy and tummy to back. She prefers to be on her stomach nowadays, though. She also scoots herself around using her feet from time to time. I get the feeling that she is just itching to be able to keep up with her brother already.

She has also been working on sitting. On her 5 month birthday she sat for 20 seconds, roughly. She is pretty wobbly still, but with each day she seems to gain more and more control. Her stomach muscles are definitely developing.

Her 4-month sleeping nightmare slowed down halfway through her fifth month, but she is still waking at least two times a night to eat, on average. She also has a very late bedtime. It's 10:00pm as I sit and write, and she just woke up from what she seems to think was just a nap. She tends to settle for good by midnight, but I intend to start implementing an 8:00 bedtime for her soon. Like, tomorrow. She is also still sleeping in a pack 'n play in our room (or in bed with us). I also intend to move her to her crib, tomorrow. :)

This month Kira was introduced to banana and avocado in a mesh feeder. She loves food so much, and hates to watch us eat without being allowed to eat herself. As in, she fusses until she's eating as well (for dinnertime at least). I don't blame her! Food is delicious!

She has two comfort items that she can't sleep without. The first is her binky, and the second is her "so-soft", a little blanket. She loves to bury her head in the blanket and can't seem to settle without it.

Kira is also quite vocal. She loves the sound of her own voice, and she is loud! I have a feeling she'll make sure she's heard in this family.

Kira celebrated her first Christmas, and it came at a perfect time for her developmentally. She was ready to start playing with her toys as soon as she received them.

I have finally began to accept the fact that she's a developing baby, and I am embracing this rather than feeling nostalgic about the newborn phase ending. Infants are pretty fun, and Kira is no exception!

Happy 5 months, sweet girl! We love you!