Elise at Five Months

How are we already getting so close to half a year? We sure love you, Stinky Bug! You've been up to a lot of new things this month.  The biggest achievement? Food eating!

Daniel and Wendy had some delicious sweet potatoes for dinner one night, so we decided to give you a taste. You LOVED it!

Nummy sweet potatoes.

Begging for more.

Later that week Aunt Wendy watched your siblings so Daddy and I (and you) could go on a date. We went out for Indian food and you were a very happy sampler:

Curry is delicious!

Big open mouth for rice pudding

So much yummy food.

You continued your food love when we got home.

Yogurt is good, good stuff:

Of course, not long after this you caught a cold and got congested.

Now instead of food being your favorite thing,

 food is POISON and we are TRYING TO KILL YOU.

We were also looking back at old pictures of your siblings and realized it was time to pull out the jumparoo for you!  We put some books under your legs at first because all your siblings needed them. Turns out, you don't! 

Loving the lights and sounds

Not quite sure what to think of this new toy.

 You're not in love, but it gives us a chance to put you down. Same thing with the Bumbo,

Of course, the addition of the jumperoo means our living room now looks like this:

For such a small person, you sure require a lot of large equipment!

Sometimes this whisk is the only thing that keeps you from totally falling apart:

You love your big sister. And your whisk:

When your Sunday dress matches your eyes exactly:

World's most adorable chef:

This picture.

I'm dying:

Also known as "Why Elise really doesn't need to eat every 2-3 hours around the clock."

"Ha. Like you can stop me, Mom!"

Still nursing every 2-3 hours, plus an occasional "I lost my pacifier!" wake-up.

 Sleep training is SO happening at six months.

This picture is called "Slowly Breaking the Habit":

You are getting too big for the swing, plus too mobile to be swaddled.

The goal is to be both swing and swaddle free.

We're starting with swaddle-free, in the swing.

You are not pleased.

Non-photographed skills this month:

*getting much better at grabbing. Especially my hair or things I'm holding while carrying you.

*you'll usually go down about 90 minutes after you wake up. Still can't necessarily count on nap times, but I usually get one good one (2-3 hours) out of you every day.

*you still go to bed super late.  Usually Daddy is in bed before you are.

*still in sizes 3-6 months or 6 months. We're happily finishing off your size 2 diapers since 3 fits so much better.

You are still just sweet, and happy all the time. If you would just sleep longer at night, you would be absolutely perfect!