Liliana--5 months!

Happy five months baby girl!  I cannot believe Lily is already five months old.  She is growing and changing so much every day.  She is a very smiley and social baby.  She does not mind if anyone holds her, even people who she has never met.  She loves being around people, and she especially loves to be near her brother.  She is still a beautiful baby girl, and her day care teachers told Frank she is the best dressed baby in her class (of course :)).  At five months, Lily is...

-Having a growth spurt!  She is now eating 4 eight ounce bottles a day, and sometimes an additional 4-6 ounce bottle around 2:00 a.m.  She was very fussy last week for a few days, but once we started feeding her more, she has seemed much better.  We tried rice cereal a few weeks ago, but she did not like it so we have not tried it again since.

-Sleeping good, but still not through the night consistently.  She generally sleeps from 7:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m., wakes up and chugs a bottle, and then sleeps again until we wake her around 7:00 a.m.  Sometimes she sleeps through the night, but most nights she is still waking up hungry.

-Napping so much better than expected at day care.  She is generally taking three naps a day there.  Sometimes naps are really short, but she is doing great.

-Loves to kick her feet, play in her exersaucer, roll around, and sit in her bumbo.  Lily loves to grab on to things, touch everything, feel different textures, and put everything in her mouth.  We are working on learning how to sit up before her six-month pictures next month.  She loves when we sing to her, read to her, or just "chat" with her.

-She is tough, but also extremely sensitive.  We love her so much!