Juliet is 5 months old today.
I feel like I just did her 4 month post (which I kind of did, since I did it late, but still...)
She doesn't like to be in a sitting position at all right now.
She is starting to be aware of and reach for toys.
but have done so very infrequently and sporadically.
(P.S. any time I use the word "sporadically" I think about the movie Clueless)
She has had rice cereal, avocado, prunes, sweet potato and banana to date.
She really likes everything so far (rice cereal least, smart girl), and has done a great job of
eating the food and not pushing it out with her tongue.
So this month their "matchy-matchy" picture is in diapers.
She pushes her legs straight up and would fly out the back of the rock-n-play if I didn't watch her,
and can arch or fling her way out of pretty much anything else.
but doesn't so much like the water once she gets it out.
We're doing really well with sleep training, although it took a little longer for her to get it than it did with Laila. We were also a little more loose with training Juliet because we never wanted her to wake Laila across the hall. Juliet now goes to bed around 6:45, occasionally wakes throughout the night (sometimes not even), but will settle herself back down very quickly (usually not even crying, just awake and re-adjusting), and then will sleep until anywhere between 4:30-6. I will feed her whenever she wakes up during that time and then she'll go back down until at least 7, sometimes closer to 8am, which was my original goal for her age. She has learned how to maneuver herself all over her crib and quickly switch positions from front to back, back to front, etc, as you can see from her varied sleeping positions above.
She continues to be a very joyful baby and smiles all the time. She STILL has yet to giggle for us! She makes the face like you think she'll giggle but just a little short cackle noise will come out. She'll get there. She definitely has discovered that she has a voice and squawks all of the time. She enjoys eating her feet and still likes her paci, but also sucks (or more chews on) her thumb occasionally. She is in mama mode right now and is happiest when I am holding her and notices if I leave her line of sight. She loves Laila and smiles at her and always seems to be taking in whatever Laila is doing or saying. She always stops crying when Laila sings to her. Laila is always very concerned when Juliet cries and will go over to her, rub her back and say, "it's ok Juju". Laila has also gotten very good at giving Juliet her paci and seems to understand whether or not she actually wants it.
She is wearing 6 month clothes, 6-12 month sleepers and size 2 diapers. She grabs at anything and everything and brings it directly to her mouth. She likes to hip sit in my Beco carrier and sits in the "big girl" seat in the double BOB. Her feet hit flat on the floor now in her jumperoo and she can walk herself in circles in her entertainer (which keeps her busy in the morning sometimes while I get in a quick shower!). She stands up holding onto me when I put her clothes/pajamas on, which is nice but I also hate because it makes her seem too old to me! Time really is flying by with her and I really want it to slow down.
