5 months

I am 5 months old today!!!

I can roll both ways, even in a very tight spot if it means I get the toy I want...but without trying to reach a toy it doesn't interest me.

I can sit up but I have bad posture when my back is not supported. I can't crawl yet, and my mom says I only get milk from her (no solids) until next year. :)

I love my mama and baba and I try to tell them, and most of the time they understand. I love to smile, laugh, and tell my own jokes (mama and baba don't always get them, but they laugh anyway.)

I wear 6-12 month clothes (6-9 months clothes are almost too small). I am 27 inches and about 17lbs 8 oz.

My new booster seat

Mama and I went out today. She bought me a new booster seat with a toy that fits in the tray. She is not feeding me solid food yet but wants to have another place to put me to keep me busy since my bouncer is long gone.




From my doctor's appointment I found out I am 27 inches and they say 17 lbs and 2 oz, but mama and I don't think so because I was 17 lbs 10 days ago and their scale is always off. It hasn't been calibrated since July 2005.

Since I am such a big girl I have no problem playing in my excersaucer. Aunt Sherifa thinks I am teething too. (She has 3 kids you know.)

They shot me...again.

So now that I know how to turn on and off my mobile with my feet and mommy got my passport, I am a big girl.

At the Dr's office everyone said how big, how good, and how much head control I have(they thought I was 5-6months.) They gave me 4 shots today. I didn't even flinch with the first two, the third one made me upset and the fourth one made me cry. Mama let me watch "Alam Simsim" in bed because I was such a brave girl.

Baba also told us that Meme and Deda are coming back out in January, inshallah.

Well I am off to rest now.

I don't like rain

Last night I got up three time looking for mama. The rain makes a lot of noise outside. It sounds like there is something plastic it hits outside our window. The night before I also woke up once about 2 hours after I went to sleep. Stupid rain!

Today mama and I are a little more tired than usual.

I can now hold myself sitting up on any firm surface for minutes at a time. The world is starting to look a little different to me.

Learning new tricks

Yesterday I started sitting up in my stroller by myself. I like to sit up so I can get a better view of things. I also now push my tongue against my bottom lip to make it puff out.

Mama has been keeping me busy

Mama has been taking me out for a walk every other day for the last week. I kind of enjoy it. It gives me time to get some fresh air and take a nice long nap without interruptions.

Today I am not feeling so great. I had a little bit of spit up 3 times today.

Mama also scheduled my shots for next Thursday so don't expect to see much of me next week.

Mama is getting so silly

Today mama blew a raspberry on my tummy and it made me laugh. Mama also put away all my 3-6 month clothes...good thing she keeps buying me new ones.

I am also learning how to press buttons on my toys so that they make music and tell me things. My toys are so cool!

Baba is away in Seattle working again, but he will be home tonight. I was a good girl yesterday for mama but today I am just tired and I don't feel like sleeping until I see my baba and tell him about my day.