5 months

My sweet little baby is already 5 months old!  She is growing too fast!  This past month she learned quite a few new skills.  We even bought a baby gate in preparation for what's up ahead.  Here she is...

5 month facts:

• We went on Claire's 2nd road trip to Northern Utah and she did awesome again.  She is really great in the car.
• Claire's new favorite pastime is sucking on her toes!  She does it all the time.
• This past month Claire learned how to roll over.  She has rolled over from tummy to back twice and hasn't done it since.  Dan still hasn't seen her roll over.  In the past week she learned how to roll from back to tummy but only does it in her crib.  Neither of us have actually seen her do it in person, only on the baby monitor.  So now she rolls to her tummy, gets stuck and then cries for help.  I spent all last night rolling her back to her back!  I'm hoping she'll get better at tummy to back soon so I won't always have to help her.  
• She sleeps on her side almost all the time now.
• She is still a great night sleeper and is getting better at nap time.  We are slowly working on teaching her how to put herself to sleep.  
• Claire loves playing with this little bird on her car seat.  If you pull it, it vibrates.  It keeps her entertained in the car.
• She now responds to her name when you call her.  
• She doesn't really laugh yet, but still gives big smiles if you talk to her.  
• Claire sits great in her bumbo.
• When we hold her she likes to stand so she can look around at everything. 
• She spits up a lot. 
• We haven't started solids yet, but probably will soon.  She is acting ready and always pays attention to what we are eating. 
• She likes listening to Dan play the piano.
• She gets excited when Dan comes home from work.  
• She is pretty much content unless she is tired.  
• Claire went swimming for her first time and loved it.  
• When she's on her tummy she moves her arms and legs a lot, I can tell she is getting close to scooting. 
• She loves to touch my hair. 
• She likes when we dance with her.  
• She thinks it's funny when we pretend to eat her fingers and toes.  
• She loves my phone and I have taught her how to swipe through the pictures, she doesn't do it perfectly, but she tries! 
• For a few days she would stick out her tongue and spit, I think she liked how it felt, but she hasn't done it in a week or so.  

Claire is just a little sweetheart!  We love her SO much!