Ava is Five Months Old

This post is a bit delayed, but better late than never...Ava will soon be six months old!

Separation anxiety set in a few weekends back. It seemed whenever I left the room while Ava was watching me, she would start crying. The bottom lip would come out in full force. Real tears. It was pitiful! She did this when Doug left the room, too. Why do babies do this? Why do they equate a parent's leisurely walk to the kitchen with their own complete and total rejection and an expected lifetime of loneliness? Very strange.









She's also beginning to repeat sounds over and over. I think (wishful thinking) she could be close to saying "Mama". A few times she actually said it, but it was definitely coincidental.

She does this thing lately where it looks like she's chewing. Doug calls it her "air-gum" (instead of playing her air-guitar, she's chewing her "air gum"). It makes noise with her chubby cheeks when she closes her mouth. It's pretty funny to watch. She's also found that she can suck on her toes. MMM, yum ;-)








She has been an absolute angel lately. She is really sticking to a schedule very well. We've been doing the "Babywise" schedule since she's been born (aka Let the Children Come Along the Infant Way, aka Prep for Parenting). She now eats at 7 a.m., 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. She's eating her veggies and fruits very well. I think she likes bananas the least. She seems to like carrots the best. She tried carrots today for the first time and gobbled them all up (what carrots she wasn't using for accessorizing).

She can now sit up unassisted. Looking at her sitting up makes me realize how fast she is growing!

I guess you could say Ava is officially crawling, although not yet Speedy Gonzales. She gets wherever she needs to go. I have a feeling the table-runners and many home decorations will soon be enjoying a nice new home in a box somewhere for a while!

She has grown so much already!

Love,
Shelly