5 months old

• You can control your hands much better now and love to reach out to whoever's holding you and play with hair/noses/beards.
• You suddenly switched from being a quiet drowsy newborn to being an alert and active baby!
• You can sit up by yourself for a few seconds at a time.
• We set up the high chair and also the bouncer.  You love sitting at the table with everyone else although you fuss for our food!  You are obsessed with food!  Your mind is ready although your body is not quite since you gag on the tiny bits of mashed apple or bread I've offered.  You like the new play activities on the bouncer although it will be a while before you actually kick your feet and bounce in it.
• You love Pocket and Red fairly equally now.  Mostly because now that you reach for things, Pocket has learned to run whenever you are placed next to them lest she have her fur pulled.  You've yanked on Red a few times too but she's much more patient.
• You absolutely adore your daddy.  You are equally as happy with him as me and sometimes even prefer him, especially after not seeing him all day long.
• You wake up twice a night now.  I'm not sure what happened there.  Since you've always been such a good sleeper though I can't really complain.
• You understand conceptually that when you drop your binky you need to get it back in your mouth. . .but you can't seem to work your hands to do that.  You decide your odds are better if you just dive-bomb the binky with your mouth, leading to some reflex catches on our end.
• There is a bit of drama to you!  You will throw 2 second tantrums when you get frustrated about things.
• Your hair is starting to grow again and always looks fluffy and dry now.
• You smile easily now and don't make us work so hard for it.
• You suck on your thumb sometimes but leave your fingers open rooster-style when you do it.