Happy 5 Months!

Dear Gabriella - You are 5 months old today and how big you are getting! 5 months ago you came into this world and you have grown so fast in the past 5 months.

You are showing your personality more and more every day. You are really starting to become your own little person.

* You are rolling over from front to back and back to front. Mom has yet to see the back to front (You apparently only do it for Miss Erika and Miss Virginia).

* You can stand at the couch and you so want to move, but just can't get those legs to be stable underneath you.

* You are scooting when you are on your back and turning in a circle and scooting away from where you are. Dad put you down on the floor for a minute and when he came back you were a full body length away from where he put you.

* We measured you and if we measured right you are 27" long! Getting so big. The pants you have on in this picture are 3 months (They are too short now). So you are all torso! You are wearing 6 to 9 month Onesie's and sleepers and those are getting too small for you.

*You are following your puppy around A LOT more and love reaching out for her whenever she walks by. You like to pet her but it's mostly grabbing hair, so we are trying to teach you how to pet nice.

*You are sleeping in your crib every night now, because you have gotten too big for the swing. We put a rolled up sheet under your sheet crib so that you feel a little more secure. It seems to be working pretty well. You seem to like it.

* We haven't started solids yet, but in a month or two we will be. You have been watching mom and dad eat. You seem to follow the food from the plate to our mouths.

* You love your bouncer more than ever and now you can reach the floor (on your tippy toes) without anything under it. You love being in it while Mom and Dad make breakfast.

You have enlightened my life so much these past 5 months and while sometimes I am a bit sleepy from getting up multiple times with you in a night, night after night, it makes it all worth it when you smile and me or grab at my face. Mommy and Daddy love you and can't wait to see all that you can learn.

Love you Always and Forever
Mom & Dad