5 months old

Development at 5 months

This week Melissa hit the 5 month mark. She is still a very happy and content baby. She is getting stronger every day. Her physical developments are coming fast and furiously. She now pushes herself up so part of her chest and stomach are off the floor, grabs her toes and play with them and loves it when we help her put the toes in her mouth! She does even  sit momentarily without assistance leaning forward.

Favorite toys at 5 months old are the peekaboo Bible where you open flaps to reveal pictures, the bunny she keeps in her crib, the Fisher Price keys, new bath tub toys. She likes to be bounced on the knee while singing.

Melissa is showing more signs that she's ready for solids. She likes fruit purèe. And we have introduced the sippy cup and bottle with water. She likes to "chew" on it. She can hold her own bottle now.

Her ability to interact with  her surroundings is growing daily. She likes to get attention by babbling and babble for longer periods. She can recognise her own name now, something Natalie claims to have taught her. 

It takes her a little longer to fall asleep at night. She will calm down when I sing to her which is a huge boost for my self esteem as my two older children would tell me to stop when I would sing them lullabys. Melissa still loves to sleep outside in her stroller.