Archive for December, 2008

Serenity is Five Months Old!

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
Serenity is five months old!  She’s really sitting now!  Just in the last two weeks it seems most of her wobbles have gone away!  She’ll still occasionally tip, but she can sit very tall and for looong periods of time!  We’re so impressed, and she loves to be able to play with her toys this way! Interestingly, she doesn’t seem to care for tummy time much anymore.  It’s frustrating her, I think, because she wishes she could crawl or move independently like she can in her jumper. Serenity has started holding onto me!  It’s so sweet, I pick her up and hold her on one side, and she grabs my arm or my shirt and just clings to me.  Sometimes she nuzzles her face in my shoulder or chest.  It’s nice and snuggly. 
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 She’s very interested in the cards now when we play games.  Eric pulled out a deck of cards for her to chew on while we’re playing =) Image

 She gets very giggly when you kiss her neck or tummy.  It’s the sweetest sound!
We let her swing in the baby swings for the first time at the park!  She LOVES it!  She gets the biggest smiles and will just be happy in them as long as you push her. Image
12/7/08
Serenity can roll from her back to her tummy!!!  She did it yesterday when Eric wasn’t looking =)  She was on her back, he threw away the diaper, and looked back and she was on her tummy!  Her arm was stuck so she rolled back right away.  But today I got to see her really do it!  She tried several times and then succeeded!  And she got all the way up on her arms!  Of course, then she screamed for me to roll her back =)  But she did it!
Last night she kept smiling in her sleep.  It was adorable!  And I love watching her eyes droop when she’s getting sleepy.  It’s like they slowly drift shut in stages.  It’s funny and cute =) 
I took her five months pictures today, and I got to take them sitting up!  She’s so steady now!  Such a difference from just one month ago when she could barely sit for a second without tipping, and she couldn’t really look up or hold herself high. 
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Her favorite song at the moment is “Head, Shoulders Knees and Toes.”  She especially loves it when you get to her mouth and nose =)  Second favorite would be “If You’re Happy and You Know It”  Eric sings it to her in the bathroom, and she does stomp her feet =)  And smiles really big!!! =) 
 Gavin and Jennie taught her to spit =)  Just as her drool kicked into high gear!  Silly Gavin and Jennie =)  It was so much fun having them visit.  They both like playing with the baby.  Serenity definitely enjoyed the Gavin and Jennie show.  Gavin taught us all the Tigger song =)  
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Serenity is mesmerized by the prisms! 
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 The pillow tower we built her two days before she didn’t wobble anymore
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Bubbles!  It’s hard to get the baby and the bubbles in the same picture.  
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She LOVES the Jumperoo.  Sometimes after we take her out she’ll stare at it longingly until we put her back in.  
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Hand pictures =) 
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Sitting!  And Reading!  Mama’s so proud =)
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She can eat her feet now!  Another new development.  Eric finds it hilarious.  And often mimics her =)  
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She can roll from her back to her tummy!  Ok, so she’s only done it twice, but I’ve seen her so I know she can =)  ImageImage