Daddy's Girl

Jill loves her daddy.  Here are some sweet daddy/daughter moments from the last few days.

Big Eater

Jill's tried her hand at sweet potatoes and bananas now, and she's a fan of food!  Here are some moments we enjoyed.  Notice her bib...fire engines, fire trucks, and police cars!

Ready to get started

Hmmm...this is different than cereal.

More please!

Mom, will you quit it with the pictures already?

I can do it myself!

More 5 Month Old Fun

Here are some more photos and videos of Jill at 5 months old. She's so much fun!

She's learning to pass objects from one hand to the other.

She can sit for about a minute all by herself

She's a champion roller...she can go right out the door!

The Exersaucer...her new favorite toy

Almost ready for bed

Jill helps feed herself

Jill rolls across the room

5 Months Old

Jill is 5 months old now. She weighs about 18.5 pounds, and is 26 inches long. She's grabbing both of her feet now, and is close to getting the left one into her mouth. She's starting to sleep better some nights, but last night we saw her every 3.5 hours, even though she doesn't eat that often. We don't know whether it's teething, a growth spurt, or she just misses us, but she's got 2 tired parents! She's eaten rice cereal and oatmeal so far, and we're going to start fruits or veggies later this week. She still hates her car seat, but now that she can play with the toys hanging from it she allows them to distract her for a moment or two every once in a while. Her first Thanksgiving was pretty good, except for the fact that she clung to Mommy and Daddy and didn't want anyone else to hold her. She seems to be easily overwhelmed by so many people around her in a strange house. I think she just likes her routine, though because she rarely does anything like that at home when people come to visit (unless she's really tired), which happens pretty regularly. All in all she's our favorite girl, who is happy, smiley, and making "Mommy I'm awake, come look at me noises" in her crib right now! Enjoy our 5 month old girl; we sure do!

Smiley girl in the Jumperoo

Jill and Daddy

Sitting with Mommy...notice how she's only wearing half of a sock

Standing up...my very favorite position

Look I pulled my sock off!

Tickle, tickle!

Oh Daddy, you're so funny!

First Babysitter

Jill had a night away from Mommy and Daddy last week! This was the first time we had been away from her together since she was born. We were a bit nervous until we actually left, and then all was well. We left her with Sam, one of Michelle's former sixth grade students who is now a senior in high school. She is wonderful and we are very lucky to have her as our sitter. We went out to dinner and came home and watched a tv show while Sam kept watching Jill. We all had a great time and we're hoping to be able to see a movie next time. Here's a picture of the Bean with Sam.