Sara Grace
November 19, 2008, Sara is 5 months and one week old
Sara rolled over!
It's very exciting to announce that Sara rolled over today around 4:00pm. I was checking my email and heard a funny noise coming from her, so I went and checked and she looked like this.
Poor girl, she didn't know how to get her arm under her. She's rolled
over about three times since then, but only managed to get her arm out
once. I also took a video and posted it here to YouTube!
November 18, 2008, Sara is 5 months and 6 days old
What has Sara done since Halloween? Well, quite a bit in terms of motor development! She has recently discovered her toes, and will grab them occasionally.
She will now grab things with both hands, bringing them together to attempt to shove whatever she's grabbed into her mouth, even successfully getting her soother into her mouth once in a while. Of course, she forgets to let go, so she ends up pulling it out again.
She has not rolled over yet, but is getting closer and closer each day. She has turned about 30 degrees when left on the floor, and will often end up on her side, but just doesn't quite get that arm out from under herself yet. Here she is with her sister, Auntie Erin and cousin Hana.
She's still quite a serious baby, and doesn't have fits and fits of giggles, but will giggle a few times before ending up in hiccups.
She's drinking mostly from a bottle these days, since Mommy went away to Newark, NJ for another IEEE meeting. We're hoping to get back to full time nursing, but it's a struggle. Hopefully we can make it work. I know that we're all looking forward to beginning solid foods in about 3 weeks. I just can't believe she'll be 6 months old so soon! Time is really flying by.
Sara loves being read to, playing with her toys on the floor and especially watching her older sister. She has to have pretty good reflexes, as Hana rarely stays still for long, and Sara has to move constantly to keep her in sight. It's amazing how she watches Hana!
Another milestone was when we brought up the old high chair, dusted it off and Sara sat in it for the first time. She now sits in it routinely when we're having dinner or lunch together, as a way of getting ready for solid food.
Hana shows Sara how it's done.
Daddy also wanted to see if she could figure out a spoon...
Another milestone! Yes, she is in the exersaucer.
We brought that one up, dusted it off and let Kaitlyn play in it, then Sara tried it out too. She's not so into the "red flower" as Hana was, but loves to chew on the Bee and spin the toy.
She likes to look in the mirror when she can catch a glimpse of herself in it.
I think Daddy might like it more than Sara though, as somewhere for her to go so he can relax.
She loves to be read to, and I'll often put her in the bed with Hana when I'm reading good night stories to Hana.
For the most part she's a talker - she loves to babble at anyone and everyone. She makes a "huuuuuuuu huuuuuhhhhh" sound a lot, and then a loud inhale. I'm not sure who she's imitating, but it must be someone.
Last night she especially enjoyed imitating Hana and Mommy. We'd raise our arms up, and she'd do the same back at us. Hana was so excited whenever Sara would copy her! I can only imagine that eventually Hana will come to me complaining of how Sara is copying her, but that's a little ways away.
Since I wrote last we've had lots of snow and cold weather, but Sara remains warm and snuggly inside her carseat cover, hat and Winnie the Pooh fleecy. I hope she'll stay in her carseat for the rest of the winter and not out grow it, as I don't want to have to dress two kids in snow suits!
We've also made the switch back to cloth diapers. I don't miss the smell of those disposibles before they're taken out, that's for sure! I think it's also going to help my upper arm strength as I schlepp that full diaper pail down the stairs to wash it. It makes me long for a washing machine that had an auto-spin before wash cycle instead of having to run back downstairs when I remember I put them on to spin, but that's what I've got! At least I don't live in an apartment and have to run back out down the hall to do laundry!
Of course, sometimes Daddy doesn't want to be bothered with a diaper at all, and recruits Hana to help him show Sara what to do.
We held a shower for Auntie Erin and cousin Kaitlyn on November 2, so here are a few pictures of Sara and Kaitlyn at the shower. They were both excellent little girls and enjoyed being held by their families!
Being held by Grandma Mary
Visiting with second cousin Lindsay Reimer!
Playing with Granny Janet
Sitting with cousin Natasha.
Sitting with cousin Kaitlyn, post party.
And just some pictures to share:
In the hallway at home
Standing on Daddy's tummy
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