Cranky girl!

These past few days havent been the best for you my sweets. You have been a cranky bird. I think you might be getting some teeth soon and your gums are sore. You made a lot of noises in your sleep lastnight and kept waking up daddy as he was worried about you. I hope today is better for you as it hurts me to see my baby not happy. You have been cooped up in the house as the snow is so heavy outside that mommy hasnt been able to take you for any walks, so tonight mommy took you with her and Angela for her swimming. You really enjoyed getting out in the stroller and watching sister swim. You never fussed the entire time and I think part of your fussiness was due to cabin fever. Poor baby!

Your favourite thing to do this week is to jump in the 'roo' we call it. We sing jumperoo, jumperoo!! and you laugh and jump quite well. Your toes are pointed and get that thing going pretty good and just love it so much! Maybe you will be a ballerina! You look so pretty when you jump with pointed toes. Another thing you really love is baths. We dont use the infant tub anymore as you are too big for it and you dont like it that you cant kick your feet and wave your arms around. Mommy will start swimming lessons when you are six months old! Lastnight mommy gave you a bath all by yourself for the first time in the big tub and you laughed and kicked around while sister and I talked with you.

You still blow us all raspberries and the newest thing you do is blow them while mommy is feeding you. Yesterday you sneezed while mommy was feeding you and cereal got all over the couch and mommy. You thought this was pretty funny and giggled. When mommy changes a particularly dirty diaper or you sneeze she will say "Oh my goodness!!" And you laugh so hard!

You are getting so big Carly. You have outgrown your tiny stuff. Mommy has a garbage bag full of stuff that you have outgrown already! I dont want you to grow so fast though but you are so happy that you can sit up on our lap and look around. You can shake a rattle and your favorite toy is these rings we have that have different textures. Of course they go right into your mouth for a good taste too. The swing isnt so fun for you anymore as you cant sit up it in. Now that Christmas is over and company isnt sleeping in your room anymore we are going to start your naps in your big girl bed. Daddy thinks its time to move you into the crib at nights soon and its hard on mommy as she still wants you close. Tonight I will remove the bumpers from the pram as you move around so much in there that they end up at the bottom anyway. Ahhh you are so big! So tall....I found a 12 month sized track suit in your stash of summer clothing that mommy has been gathering up at sales and it fit you! I was pretty shocked to say the least. You are only five months old and wearing a 12 month sized track suit! When did you get so big???

You are still sleeping and its almost 9 30 am and should be waking up soon and very hungry. Cereal is going quite well and you love that stuff. Angela tasted it and was grossed out haha. Soon we will start strained foods and will write here what your first vegetable was. I fed you the first cereal at night and it was just one tablespoon. You are now eating two tablespoons and in the afternoon. Everyday we move the time down a bit and when we get so that when you are eating cereal in the morning, we will introduce some vegetables in the evenings. Then when we get that down to the afternoons, we will introduce fruits which we will feed to you in the afternoons and you will get vegetables in the evenings. The idea is to feed you three times a day. Cereal in the morning, fruit in the afternoons and vegetables and eventually meats in the evenings.

Tonight you had a tiny taste of mommys dinner! You seemed more interested in playing with the spoon than actually eating any of the mashed potatoes and carrots that I put on it for you. Earlier on I gave you a large piece of cold raw carrot which you seemed to enjoy alot. I think its soothing on your gums. You are now asleep in your pram without the bumpers and are so far having a good sleep.