5 Months! (And 2 days)

It's that time again . . . the 13th of the month will be celebrated until September, when our little bug turns 1.  Elsa gets a little bit confused as to why we say "Happy Birthday!" to Clara so frequently, and why we don't have a cake and candles. Aren't birthdays supposed to be a big deal? Anyway, I'm a little late with posting on this one, since I was too busy making valentines on the 13th . . .

For the first time since her birth, I am reacting in a more normal way to the passage of time, thinking, "Five months already?" For the first 4 months, I could have sworn she was older than she was; so much change had happened in such a short time that it felt like a lifetime had past in the span of a few weeks.  Now suddenly she's wearing big girl jeans and trying to hijack our big people food.

SO, in the past month Clara has good-naturedly handled being schlepped around to Elsa's various new activities and social engagements, emerged victorious from the 4-month sleep regression (which we will cherish until she starts teething), and has learned how to roll herself over to her belly, after weeks of practice.



(And back again)

What's up next before the big 1/2 birthday? Probably that solid food she's been wanting for awhile now, and maybe finally sharing a room with her sister.  How does that sound?

Oh my. Big changes.

(By the way, if you are wondering why I feature so many more pictures of Clara than Elsa, it's because taking pictures of Elsa is like trying to photograph a hummingbird with an attitude.  We try, but even the fanciest camera setting can't make her cooperate.)