Kate is 5 Months Old

Oh man, just when we thought she couldn't get any cuter she went on and got more cute!;) I mean seriously, it's not just how she looks but it's the sweet noises that come out of her little mouth and her cuddly little personality that makes her cute! She has the raspiest low voice I've ever heard come from a little baby girl. We had fun this month ending our summer with our annual Gentile family vacation. Kate rolls circles now and loves to be on her tummy. Funny how that happened when just a month ago she hated it. I think maybe she just wanted to be able to roll from side to side as much as she pleased and now she can.

Katelyn did decide this month that she wanted to start waking up at 5 AM instead of her usual 7-7:30 AM routine. This Momma was not too excited of this change and decided last week to put her through baby sleep boot camp. The first night she cried for an hour and 15 minutes!! It was a rough night {Dave had to put his headphones in to drown the noise} but we pulled through and she finally went back to sleep and didn't wake up until 7:30 AM. Now she wakes up at 6-7 AM. I'll take it;)

Here's what she's been up to this month:

• When you are tired you get slap happy and giggle at any silly face.
• You like when we hover over you and get real close to your face and talk. It makes you talk along with us.
• When I put you down for naps and bedtime I hover over you and kiss you. I talk to you and you giggle and coo. It makes it so hard for me to leave the room knowing that you are so happy!
• When we pretend to eat your neck you giggle
• You are very ticklish
• You are still a diva when you nurse and demand a pat on the bottom, rocking or shaking most times.
• You are unfortunately a picky sleeper still. You don't like the pack and play. You either like your crib or being cuddled with someone.
• You got your first sunburn and Mommy felt so bad. You were in the shade but in the water and the sun rays may have bounced off the water and onto your cheeks.
• You can prop yourself for a little bit.
• You've already been inching and scooting with your body when you're on your belly, trying to grab for toys.
• You like textures, tags, color and crinkly noises. You really like colorful books that crinkle.
• You are very smiley and friendly. You haven't been upset once when other people hold you. If people smile at you, you smile right back.
• You like to mimic the sounds we make to you.
• You got to meet your little cousins when we visited in Florida and you loved when they played and held you.
• We can always get a giggle and smile out of you when we pretend to sneeze.
• You like to giggle.
• You are quite the observer and can be very content with being held and watching what is going on around you.
• When you are on your belly you sometimes will get really excited and will start "swimming" in place. You get your feet and your hands going while your belly stays firmly on the ground. It's pretty funny:)
• You scratched yourself pretty good on the nose and these pictures show your little scab.

And here she is! {discretion: yes, there are a TON of photos. You might be wondering why I didn't take time to narrow them down but I DID! I can't help myself. There are just so many good ones of her and to me everyone of them looks completely different. Plus, when I read blogs that's one thing I always wished the writer would post more of;)}