5 Months Old

Okay, so I realize we are already over half way through the month and in just a couple of weeks our turtle will be 6 months old...but for right now, she is still 5 months old and I figured better late than never, right?  The picture is actually of her AT 5 months.  

Addison has already changed so much  from the quiet, calm baby we brought home five months ago.   She is on the move - scooting across the room, rolling from one end of the crib to the other and back again, and making some very conscious  efforts in the crawling department.  She is not quite there yet, but has come breathtakingly close to putting the knee and arm action together and taking right off.  YIKES!  She sleeps recklessly now, never sleeping in one position for too long and always awakening on the other side of the crib.  

The 5 month marker brought on her first little tantrum....yes, already...and all over an olive jar!  As I was making dinner several nights ago, Derek was holding "the turtle" in his lap on one of the stools in the kitchen.  I had emptied the olives into the strainer and put the jar on the counter in front of them.  Addison could not get enough of the big, heavy, shiny glass jar and Derek played along for a few minutes holding it in front of her and letting her touch and grab at it.  When play time was over, Derek put the jar back down on the counter, out of her reach....and her first tantrum began.  She started crying and banging her hands on the counter because she could not have the jar any more.  I never knew that an olive jar would have such a big impact on a 5 month old!

But the most fun has been watching her sweet little personality grow - hearty giggles and smiles and curious expressions.  Taking her places and seeing her smile brightly for strangers that say hello.  Hearing that addictive and endlessly entertaining giggle.  Holding her in the evenings, as she snuggles in closer with contentment on her sleepy face.  Knowing that the girl we put to bed won't be the same girl who wakes up - each day she rises with some unfamiliar noise, some developing skill, and a little something new to keep us on our toes.