Five-month update

Zoe is five months today and I’ve got to say that this is a thrilling and fun age! Zoe spends most of her awake time smiling, squealing or opening her mouth VERY wide – as if she’d like to swallow everyone and everything that crosses her path. She puts almost everything in her mouth (or tries to), and her interest in toys (and playing around with her parents) continues to grow. She is pretty equal-opportunity when it comes to her toys, but she does seem particularly fond of a cube-shaped Lamaze toy that rattles, crunches and does other fun things; she also really likes this interactive book that lights up and sings nursery rhymes to her. (The latter is a favorite of her mom’s, too.)

As mentioned above, Zoe loves to laugh – and she’s been doing a lot of it in the last month or so. Two things that get her going every time: tickling her in the tummy and oinking (yes, like a pig) at her. We found out about the oinking last weekend; Zoe’s Aunt Sandy and I were laughing so hard that we wound up crying after a particularly funny laughing session with her.  

In terms of physical developments, Zoe has gotten quite good at holding her head up when on her stomach, and she can now sit unassisted for short periods of time. She’s also able to roll both ways: stomach-to-back and back-to-stomach. She continues to show an interest in standing up – although she’s been able to bear weight on her legs since she was just a few weeks old.

Zoe is still a good little sleeper – going to bed around 8 PM and waking up at 6:30 or 7 AM. (We adopted a stricter bedtime and nap schedule around the Week 17 mark, and Zoe took to it right away.) She usually lets us know when she’s ready to go to sleep by rubbing her eyes and sucking her thumb, and she often puts herself right to sleep when she hits the mattress. (Check out the picture below; doesn’t she look content in her bed?) Once in her crib and even when sleeping, she’s constantly squirming around: doing 180s and flipping between her stomach and back. (Elena, her babysitter, said she’s never seen a baby so young move around so much in the crib.) She continues to take three daytime naps, with the longest starting at 1 PM, and to eat four times a day. She hasn’t started on solids, yet, but Q is anxious for that big step.

We haven’t been to the doctor in a month, but a quick step on the scale tells us that Zoe is between 15 and 16 pounds. Where did our little 7-pounder go??

-M

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