Growing, growing, growing

Darla turns 5 months old, today. Where has the time gone to? I have to say, those newborn days are quickly becoming a distant memory. Our little girl has grown into the cutest little baby! She is cooing, blowing raspberries, and has most recently started to squeal with delight. Her big brother can get her to smile the fastest, and each one of us feels special when she laughs at us. When she holds eye contact with you, you can get lost in those deep blue eyes. I wonder about all the thoughts she must have about this world she's living in. She still has clogged tear ducts, but the doc keeps telling us that they will clear on their own. I'm ready for her to be goop free!

This past weekend, she rolled from her tummy to her back and today she rolled from her back to her tummy!! Finally, tummy time has become more fun. She is grasping at things close by and connecting with her intended target more often than not. Her sleeping pattern at night has changed again, not to the delight of her mommy. She is back to waking every 4 hours for a feed.......and I'm back to feeling like a sleepwalker during the day. But, I know it's just another phase that will change again sometime soon. She is very interested in what we are doing at the dinner table and watches intently when we eat or drink. It won't be long before it will be time to try solids. We have noticed that she is a very active girl, who seems to thrive on people and activities. She enjoys watching her brother play and sometimes it's almost like she'd like to jump right into the fray with him. One of her favorite things to do right now is play in her jumperoo. So, I took some photos of her doing just that, today. Enjoy!