Annie-5 months!

Oh, how time flies. Our sweet girl is growing too quickly! Each phase is so sweet and so fun, though. We are loving getting to know Annie more each day. People always say she just seems so laid back and calm, and that has proven true thus far! She's generally happy to sit and watch or be held and observe what others are doing. She's had a few milestones this month and just seems so big overall. See below for a few details on this past month.

-Annie is getting so "talkative" and are finding her voice. It is so much fun to hear her squeal and coo. We have moments where we "communicate" and have a nice chat. She will make eye contact and just give it to me:)

-She flew in an airplane for the first time (Oct post coming soon)! She did great on the flight and got LOTS of attention. Everyone loves a baby I guess!

-She met all of her great grandparents for the first time on our Iowa trip along with many other family members. She was a hit!

-She started consistently sleeping through the night! I knew the day would come!:) In general, she sleeps from about 8pm to 5am, then wakes to eat and goes back to sleep again until around 8am. This varies a little, but this is her average routine. She takes a shorter morning nap and a big mid-day nap (1:00-4:30 or so).

-She rolled over for the first time! She rolls now from her tummy to her back. It seems like when she does it once she will do it a bunch of times, but sometimes I think she forgets altogether and will just stay on her tummy happily playing. She is content that way for a while still.

-She is reaching for everything now. She always has a fistful of my hair or is trying to get my hand in her mouth when I'm holding her. She reaches for the mail in my hands or whatever I've just gotten out of the fridge, etc. She also really manipulates her toys well and has had fun with her Oball and the like. She sits in the Bumbo on the table when we eat dinner and she stealthily reaches for whatever is on the table. She's grabbed chip bags, gotten her hand in sour cream, etc. :)

-She's enjoyed the exersaucer this month! We finally broke it out!

-She's loving bath time these days. She will have such a serious face as she splashes and feels for the water, then looks up at us and give the biggest smile-so proud-then will go back to her serious work again. She's also ticklish and will belly laugh when I get her ribs and kiss her neck. Her laughter is precious and reminds us of baby Hank.

-Speaking of, she has also been laughing at him when he plays little games with her like peek-a-boo. She is his biggest fan and will just stare at him and watch whatever he is doing. She smiles and smiles at her big bro.

There's more, but I must stop. We love you, sweet Annie! You are a joy.