Jane 5 Months

Month 5 was a fast one.  Seems like with month 6 around the corner I was anticipating some milestones (such as solids) so I mentally skipped this month.  We took her to DisneyWorld just a few days before this photo was taken.  I was worried that she would be tough to travel with and have several meltdowns in the park and have difficulty sticking to her now established routine.  But I worried for nothing.  She was an angel.  We traveled half of the distance (5 hours) from 7pm to midnight, then resumed travel the next morning.  She only got a little fussy at the end.  While at the park, she was content in her stroller or in her carrier, we switched off to save our backs and to take turns on rides.  She fell asleep when she was tired without too much fuss, I only had one instance that she had to cry to sleep.  But we took it easy, only visiting the parks 2 days out of 6... got there Sat pm, church and rest on Sunday, Islands of Adventure Monday, Downtown Disney Tuesday, Boardwalk Wednesday, Magic Kingdom Thursday (all day!), rest and pack Friday, Sat come home.  She is sitting up pretty well by the end of month 5, but still topples over, and can roll over forward or backward with a lot of effort.  She will rotate in circles if left on her back or tummy by using her arms to pull herself around.  Learning peekaboo and loving bathtime.

Jane 4 Months

Jane's Fourth Month she's really starting to explore and move.  Just look at those acrobatics during her photo!  She's thriving on a schedule and always a very happy girl after a nap.  I had to adjust her diapers up a size :(  She loves tummy time and has learned how to grab and hold on to things.  She can hold her bottle up at Grandma's. She knows how to take out her paci but doesn't quite know how to fit it back in yet.  She pretty much puts everything in her mouth, and lately her big obsession is texture.  She just has to touch and feel everything with her hands, then her mouth of course.  She belly laughs all the time.  She is now doing storytime before bed, her favorite book is 10 Rubber Ducks by Eric Carlye.  Oh, yeah, that's because it's the only one I read to her, but really, she seems captivated with it.  We are loving her more and more each day.

Jane's First Christmas!

This year was Jane's first Christmas.  It was a good one, Jane was showered with gifts although she is still too young to understand the concept.  We started the day at church which is nice for Christmas Day.  I would have argued the point as a child... but we took the day slow and it was so nice.  We didn't open gifts at home until 1:00!  For everyone else, I'm sure Christmas had already been unwrapped.  We then went to Grandpa and Grandma Walker's house for more gift-giving and Christmas dinner. Here are a few pictures from Jane's first Christmas:

Jane in her Christmas dress.

We've been trying to get a good picture of her smiling.

We finally got one.

                                               Jane and her pony.

She really enjoyed the wrapping paper.

Jane, Mom, and Grandma playing with

Jane's Peek-a-Shoe

3 months

At three months, Jane loves personal attention and smiles from others, she enjoys having 'conversations', but talks to herself also.  She's sleeping well at night and usually during the day.  She likes to be carried around facing out so she can see what's going on around her.  She is exploring her world mostly with her mouth, but also with hands and feet.  She likes to stand and sit supported, and is working on rolling over.