I'm a Big Girl Now

All of a sudden my little baby girl is growing up...and I really don't like it!! No, I do like it (it's just sad sometimes to think about how quickly she is growing and changing). She has now cut her two bottom teeth (of which I have yet to get a good picture, she's kinda stubborn...), has hair long enough to put in a little "pebbles-esque" ponytail with a bow (which is one of my favorite things to do now!), is squawking and babbling the day away, can touch the floor in her jumperoo and entertainer, and most recently we switched her to sitting "like a big girl" in the jogging stroller, so she is no longer facing us in her infant seat. It's sad for me because I can't look at her anymore, but I think she likes the independence of sitting more upright, facing outward and seeing a new view of the world! She is starting to reach out for me when in her crib or when other people are holding her (which I LOVE), and sometimes digs her head into my shoulder shyly when others talk to her. She is consistently going to bed by 6:45-7 at night and sleeping until anywhere between 7-8 in the morning. She may wake once or twice at night but soothes herself back to sleep rather quickly. That has been a very nice milestone!

She really is just growing up so quickly. I can't believe she is almost 5 months old. She is so much fun to be around and brings so much joy to every day. Her smile and her laugh just brighten the room on a daily basis and we can't imagine our life without her in it.