5 Months!

Arden turned 5 months yesterday! She's getting better at balancing while sitting up, and has started making a more diverse assortment of sounds - including some very loud ones!

She has also started practicing eating solid foods (which we will start in a month). The attached picture explains how she has started to do this. Could she become a vegetarian, or is she just expressing her desire for leafy greens?

Tooth X2

Well, guess what showed up this evening? Tooth number two! They travel in two's ya' know. We had two rough nights last week as tooth number one made it's final break through. We may be in store for another couple of rough nights! What is it about Thursdays?

Tooth!

I was letting Arden bite on my finger today when I noticed something sharp biting back! Upon inspection, I have confirmed that her lower right front tooth has broken through the gums - Arden's first tooth is here at 4.5 months!

Arms!

Arden is starting to be able to support herself with her arms! She sat up a bit - holding herself up with her arms. She also is able to push her upper body upwards pretty far while on her tummy - far enough that she has rolled herself back onto her back.

She also seems to be connecting more with us. She tries everyday to talk or mimic what we say and loves making all sorts of different sounds.

Our expressive girl....

The weather is getting colder and Arden is getting bigger! We've ditched the infant insert for the carrier that we use to tote her around. Thankfully, we've been receiving bigger warmer clothes from Grandma and Grammie!

Attached is a facial expression "study" inspired by the three pics I posted earlier. Enjoy!

how long has it been?

Wow - it's already October 26th!

Arden is almost 4 months old - time for more vaccinations :s

Arden now can roll onto her belly, and is experimenting with rolling back onto her back (harder). She loves our animals now - see the video. Her world is really expanding - looking all around and not needing to see us every moment.

She even stands with support! Wow. And her eyes are still blue :)

I have hands!

Quick update for Arden.

On Friday, Arden discovered her hands! She held them up to her face and studied them, and then was able to coordinate her movements enough to grab a colorful ring that I held in front of her face!

She is becoming much more aware of her surroundings, holding her head up for longer, and able to roll from her side to belly!