Miss Nugget at 5 months...

At 5 months old, our baby Nugget is growing up :). She has officially started to roll over, but only when she really wants to. If one of us rolls her to her tummy, she likes to roll back to her back and give us an impish little look that says, "Excuse me? I want to be here." She has started to grab toys and more than once I have found her falling asleep mid-play with an arm cuddling a bear close. Only downside to this? This morning she clocked herself with a rattle. woops... maybe we should stick with the soft toys for now. She has gained awesome control of her neck and head in the last month. She absolutely loves being stood up; and, despite her wobbliness, will grin from ear to ear. She has had a little "cough-laugh" for a while, but the other night start actually laughing out loud at her daddy while he played with her in the tub. Every time I turned to look; though, she would just grin and stare at me. She's also started the constant chewing on her hands. She likes to grab one hand with the other and pull it up to her mouth (see picture). We think this is partly because she can and partly because she's starting to teeth. I have to admit, I've never been a big fan of baby drool (ok, honestly, before Anni came I thought it was the grossest thing about babies), and while I would still prefer it stayed where it belonged... it's true that all these things are different with your own baby. Miss Nugget has also had to endure her first...and second...cold... and therefore has quickly learned to despise her aspirator. Luckily she seems to be getting past the latest, and hopefully all will return to normal soon. I will try to update with length and weight when Daniel's home and can help me get those :).

Weight: 13.5 lbs (ish)

Forgot to add a favorite quirk: when she's falling asleep (especially while eating or sucking her thumb) at least one hand has to be over her eyes. Love it :).