Wow...you are five months old today and I cannot believe how fast the time has gone. I feel like you've always been here and like you just got here. How can that be? I am positive that you were just that little squishy baby that we brought home in January, and now you are a big girl, sitting up unassisted for bits and pieces at a time and getting stronger at it every try; figuring out that crazy tongue in your mouth by twisting it up and down and around and touching it to everything; smiling and making friends wherever we go; chewing chewing chewing; holding a big girl cup and chewing on the spout; going to sleep by yourself in your crib, even if you were eyes wide open when I laid you down; petting your animals anytime they get within reach and so many other accomplishments!
I took you outside yesterday to commemorate your five months here with us "on the outside."
We braved the mosquitoes and ate outside on the patio Saturday night with your Uncle Zufall. You were tired but put on a good cute show for Z.
And finally, just to really make the point of your massive growth over the last few months, I want to share these pictures. This is you at 6 weeks old during your first bath.
This is you on Saturday night, looking like a completely different child, and obviously loving the bath!
You have been SO much fun, Lilah. We can take you anywhere. You smiled your way through five hours of farm tours, long days with just me as a care giver, long car rides, multiple trips to Target, multiple nursings in public places - Falls Park, Soby's on the Side, Target parking lot - and of course, countless "past your bedtime meals" including one tonight at Schwaben House, a new German restaurant in town. You, of course, were the hit of the joint, and one of the owners had to take you back to the office to share with his family.
You are an absolute dream baby. Everywhere we take you, people want to touch you and talk to you. It can be unnerving. It seems like people like babies. But not everyone reacts to babies the same way they react to you. And maybe we're just very proud parents and we obviously don't see other people's babies all the time, so maybe we're wrong, but it just seems like you have something that people are drawn to. And if nothing else, I hope it means you are destined for great, great things.But you don't have to go do them so fast, ok? Because you're getting so big so fast and I feel like I'm missing it.
Love,
Mommy
