I absolutely love 5 month old babies, especially this one. She is so alert, so responsive, so smilely, trying to move, and trying to eat, and just as sweet as can be. Penny is just starting to roll over. She has done it a handful of times successfully, but she is constantly trying to get over to her tummy. If she is on her tummy she can easily roll back, but she gets so frustrated if she can't. She has started to blow bubbles, which is my favorite. And her newest trick, which is her favorite, is sucking on her bottom lip. But, in even greater development...she decided to start taking a binky!!! This has been such a HUGE lifesaver. Before she would just cry and cry, and so the binky has made most of our car rides a lot more peaceful.
I don't know where she got these beautiful blue eyes, but I just adore them. They are so blue, and have the most beautiful almond shape. And those dimply kissable cheeks. She definitely has Ryan's smile. Their lips are almost identical. She is so tall and skinny too. She hardly has any little rolls, so I think she'll be mobile quickly because she doesn't have as much chub to carry around.
She has also reached the glorious age of being able to play with toys! She has really wanted to reach out and grab things. She gets super grabby, and is constantly grabbing my necklace, my hair, my clothes and anything her hand touches she instantly grabs. Penny loves sucking on her fingers. Especially her pointer and middle finger. Yesterday she actually had all 8 fingers, excluding her thumbs were stuffed in there. She's been great on her new little play mat, and sitting in her Bumbo like a champ! We are going to try solids within the next few weeks, and probably start sleep training again so we can sleep through the night!
