Happy 5 Months beautiful girl!

Josie,

Yesterday, you were 5 months old. All day long I was thinking about how, in all the days leading up to you being here I never though it would be this amazing. I never knew how the love of a mother was so totally different than anything else I ever felt. Daddy kept asking me all day "What were we doing right now 5 months ago?". Each response got me more and more choked up. I laid in bed and nursed you and told you how lucky I was to be your Mama. I am. I hope that you always know how loved you are. I hope you feel like we gave you enough kisses, hugs and hand holding. I hope you never want for love from us.

Let's get on to some stats:

You're about 26 inches long
Close to 13 1/2 lbs
In 3-6 month clothes and will be for awhile

• You can roll both ways and are so funny when you do. You make a face that says "ta-da!" and Daddy and I laugh. It's still strange to leave you on your back and come back in the room to you on your belly.
• You are pushing up on your arms and any day you are going to take off crawling.
• You like to give me kisses, which means I put my face to yours and you lick me!
• You laugh when I kiss you hard and loud. It makes me smile so much.
• You are trying to wave! This is a brand new thing and it is so sweet to see your little hand jerk up, but you just can't wave it yet.
• You love the cat Maggie and try and reach for her whenever she is close to you.
• No food yet, but you like to chew on celery and apples. Our attempts at oatmeal were unsuccesful.
• You absolutely love your Jumperoo and would spend hours in there if I let you.
• Our constant games of 'Where's the Baby?" never get old to you.
• You love to sit on Daddy while he lies on the couch and watches TV.
• Every Saturday morning you and Daddy go and watch the music video countdown while Mama sleeps. Daddy says you dance and rock out.
• You love to talk and coo at Mama and especially Aunt NiNi. You talk the most in the morning.
• You love to go on walks with Mama while she wears you. I think you like to be held close and tight.

You are the most beautiful thing I've ever known. I love you so much baby Josephine.




That's what it's all about!