5 Months Already!

Today Hattie turns 5 months old!  Yesterday was a big day because she had two bottom teeth break through! She has been such a good baby with hardly any fussiness because of the teeth.  For a couple months now she has been chewing on everything she can get her hands on-including her hands. She drools a lot too. 

 tipping over, but still up!

 The biggest smiles come when big brother Owen is around!

 Laughs

Hattie smiles a huge open mouth smile when she sees me and it warms my heart.  She wiggles her little body and flails her arms.  She does this with Jeff and Chase and Owen too.  She just loves the boys to talk to her and loves to watch them.  They can get the best laughs out of her with minimal effort.

Hattie is doing better with tummy time and actually likes it.  She reaches for toys and plays with them and moves around a little.  I've seen a few swimming movements, but she hasn't been up on her knees.

She likes to talk, making mostly back of the mouth noises, gurgles, squeeles and laughs. 

When she reaches for a toy both arms go straight out to the sides and then she bring them both in to the midline to reach the toy.  It's pretty cute. She likes toys that krinkle and make noise and ones she can put in her mouth.  She stops what she is doing when she hears a noise that interests her and turns her head to it very quickly. 

Hattie nurses at night and during the day has bottles.  She's been known to take as little as 1 oz during the day and as much as 15-18 oz.  She usually eats 2-3 times before going to bed at night and over the past week has been getting up just 1 time in the night to nurse.  She goes to bed pretty easily especially after eating.  At home she still naps in her swing because she loves it so much.  She typicaly naps 3 times on the weekend-after each awake period and can sleep for up to 2 hours.  At daycare it's a different story.  Sometimes she naps 1.5 hours at a time, other times only 20-30 minutes. 

She continues to grow and we love how chubby she is!  Her hair is getting longer and seems to be dark.  Right now her eyes are a lightish blue.  Her skin is so so soft, I wish it would never change.  She loves bath time, being held, being in her exersaucer and kisses.  She even gives Mommy kisses.

Oh Hattie, we love you so very much and wish you would stay little and sweet forever.  However, each stage is so much fun as is watching you grow.