5 Months Old

Hey there, it's me Charlotte. I'm 5 months old today! I'm getting to be such a big girl--as you can see from the picture, I'm able to sit up when I've got myself propped up on my hands. I need to work on my stamina, though. I'm still a bit of a bobblehead; any movement of my head away from looking straight ahead, and I topple over.

Do I remind you of another baby when he was learning to sit up? (Jack was almost 6 months old when this picture was taken, so I'm still definitely beating him in my developmental milestones, he he.)

But I still think my big brother is the coolest thing since sliced bread (or Mommy's milk, in my case.)


I still get startled and bug-eyed from that camera flash Mom insists on using. Here's me in my excersaucer. I really like to bang on the toy by my right hand that makes different animal sounds.

Some of the other things I'm really into these days are: drooling, sticking my hands (and everything else) in my mouth, and grabbing anything I can reach. Between the drooling and sucking on my hands, my shirtsleeves are usually toast within 15 minutes of putting a new outfit on. But I don't seem to mind having wet sleeves all day. I also love to touch people with my slobber hands; I haven't figured out yet why they don't seem to like that.

My favorite things to grab are Mom and Ashley's hair and earrings, but anything within my reach is fair game. I think it's very funny when I swipe at something on the counter as we're walking past and knock it to the floor. I did that to a container of food the other day, and Mom was not very happy.

Overall, I'm a pretty happy 5-month old girl. I'm looking forward to next month when I get to try food!