Claire is 5 months old!

Claire at 5 months:

• Eats about 6 times a day. Her bottle during the day contains 4 ounces.
• Sleeps pretty well. She goes to bed about 8PM and gets up once or twice because she's upset that she's on her tummy and I have to flip her to her right side, give her the nuk, and keep my hand on her side (this is new) until she falls back asleep. She also gets up once to eat- anywhere between 2-5:30AM. This morning she ate at 2:15AM and 5:40AM.
• Wants to put her pacifier in her mouth by herself. She's already little Miss Independent and she's only 5 months old. I wonder where she gets this from??? (Certainly not her mama who traveled halfway across the world to Ukraine when she was 16 years old by herself).
• Rolls over like it's her job. She can roll across a room in just minutes! It really is amazing to see. She prefers to roll to the right, but she just keeps on going until an obstacle stops her!
• Starting to seem like she recognizes her name. I can't quite tell if it's a coincidence or if she really is starting to react to it.
• Is pretty quiet. She continues to be a good listener like her daddy, rather than a talker like her mommy.
• Still far prefers feeding with her mommy but takes the bottle well on most occasions.
• Doesn't like to nap. It can be quite a chore to get her to sleep for naps. When she does nap, it's often for 30 minutes or so.
• Pulls her little legs up underneath her when she's on her tummy and lurches forward. I tell her she better not even think about crawling anytime soon because mama wants her to be a little baby for awhile longer!
• Gets scared of people-- sometimes it's strangers and sometimes it's family members that she knows.
• Is just starting to wear 3-6 and 6 month clothes.
• Looooooooves Sydney. She thinks Sydney is hilarious and reaches out to grab her. Sydney on the other hand is not very enamored by the little creature we call Claire.
• Loves to stare at her mommy. The last two times we were at church she just wanted to stare at me, no matter who was holding her.
• Lights up when she sees her daddy.
• Has a brand new thing where she throws her head back and arches her back backwards.
• Is beyond adorable and loveable!!!