Oh my goodness! I blinked, and a month went by. How does this happen? Well, my darling, it has been a wonderful month. To celebrate your five-month birthday, we met up with a bunch of your friends at the Garfield Park Conservatory. It was our first time there, and it is amazing! We will definitely be going back frequently. You were enthralled with all the plants towering overhead -- you just wanted to examine and touch (and eat) everything. We've generally been getting out more lately, and you're loving all the new sights.
You are such a delight these days, I am such a spoiled mama. You truly fall asleep by yourself now, rather than my spending most of my day trying to get you to nap, and you've been sleeping through the night regularly. Hallejuliah. You're even starting to play in the bath a little -- quite an improvement from the screaming fits you were having a month ago. You want to play a lot, and eat a lot, but you still aren't very mobile. This may be partly due to the fact that you are an Amazon baby. You're still working on rolling over consistently. You've done it a couple of times, but not for a few weeks now. I'm sure you'll be all over the place before I know it, though.
Right now, though you play vigorously, I wouldn't say you're a super active baby. You explore new things very deliberately. I put you in Sam's jumperoo to play the other day. Sam is the world's most active baby, and he just goes bonkers in that thing. You, by contrast, quietly examined the toys on one side for a while, then inched your way around to the other side to check those toys out, all wide-eyed and serious. It was too funny.
Right now, though you play vigorously, I wouldn't say you're a super active baby. You explore new things very deliberately. I put you in Sam's jumperoo to play the other day. Sam is the world's most active baby, and he just goes bonkers in that thing. You, by contrast, quietly examined the toys on one side for a while, then inched your way around to the other side to check those toys out, all wide-eyed and serious. It was too funny.
You still prefer social interaction to any other type of play. You lose the seriousness, and you smile, giggle, and make raspberries to entertain us. It is highly effective! You also still love music. You have a few favorite songs that will avert even the most trembly lip like magic (like Baby Beluga for the millionth time).
Isn't it funny how parents look for clues to our babies' personalities? I am so thrilled when you respond to music, when you squirm toward the bookshelf repeatedly, or when you want to be shown all the art in the house. I rave about how Janie loves music, how your first word will be "book", how you're going to be artistic, and so on. But of course I politely ignore your gaping response to the slightest glimpse of TV. Don't tell anyone, but you love TV, too (which is promptly extinguished whenever you're around).
There wasn't much in the way of milestones or firsts this month, and even though the weather was record-breaking cold, we had a blast. I never imagined I would be a stay-at-home mom, but I am loving spending every day with you and still can't imagine going back to work. I often say to your dad that my job is way more fun than his, and it's so true. Don't worry, Daddy likes his job too.
We love you, sweet Janie. Keep on rockin' (and eventually you'll roll over).
Love,
Mommy
