Sitting Up

Three days before she turned 5 months old, Lydia started sitting up. She had been sort of sitting up if she was leaned over far enough, but this was the first time she really held her torso up and kept her balance well. She looks so much bigger now that she can sit up and play with things!! Time goes by so fast...

This is her other new trick...she reaches for us. Melts our hearts!!

Lydia turned 5 months old on January 24th. Besides learning to sit up, she is well on her way to crawling. She can get up on her hands and knees and she pulls one knee in like she is about to take off, she just hasn't quite done it yet. I have really mixed feelings about her becoming mobile~but I think it will be super fun. She hasn't gotten any of the teeth we thought were coming 2 months ago...guess she is just the world's slobberiest baby! She weighed almost 18 pounds but is now down to 16 pounds from all this sickness. She is the longest baby ever...she has to wear 9 month sleepers because she can't straighten her legs out in the 6 month size. She has been holding her bottle for a while now, and she absolutely LOVES taking a shower. She will lean back into the water, squeal and get out and then do the whole thing over again. She loves to eat her baby food carrots, sweet potatoes and butternut squash. She has now had some apple juice and white grape juice. I think she likes the grape juice better. Can't wait to see how much changes by next month...