22 Weeks Old

It's a video-polooza! Videos of her trying a breastmilk slushie, "talking" to Wilbur and sitting up.

And officially five months old! Amazing to me how quickly these 5 months have flown by. Nora is loving looking around at everything and trying to touch whatever she can. The other day we went on a walk in the evening and she just stared and stared at the evening sky. I think the light was perfect for her: bright enough to be interested in it but not too bright to hurt her eyes. She prefers to be in a sitting up position (has been like this for awhile) so that she can see and participate in the action. Still has not rolled over yet...well, she did one time but I think that was an accident and it hasn't been replicated. She is, however, sitting up unassisted for short periods of time. We also had her sit in her highchair for the first time this week. She's been so interested in what we are eating and drinking lately. That interest, coupled with her teething, made me finally make her a little breastmilk slushie. She didn't seem to enjoy it very much - not sure whether it was the temperature or the texture she didn't like. After it melted in the bowl a bit, she pulled the bowl towards her and I helped her drink it all from the bowl. It was so cute! Also made me remember to let her drink from an open cup more often. So since then I've been letting her practice drinking little sips of water from an open cup  and (after a few days of "spit backs") now she's doing fantastically. Another funny little thing she has started to do is "talk" to Wilbur. If I put her near Wilbur she will talk and talk to him...but it's not her regular babble, it's more of a scolding, sometimes even yelling at him. After listening to her yell at him this afternoon for at least 5 minutes I finally grabbed my camera. Of course she didn't do the same yelling, but I still captured a lot of her dog talk. 

Henry is continuing his acting and baseball classes and having a great time in both. His school is focusing a lot on St. Patrick's day and he comes home from school full of tales of what mischief the leprechauns have caused that day.  He is incredibly excited for his upcoming birthday and keeps trying to convince us to tell him what he is getting. He is so sweet with Nora and helpful to me. We had a few rough patches while he was adjusting to having a new little sister, but I think he has really blossomed in his new role as big brother.