baby ninja math.

OK, so somehow, our 22 week old baby is now 5 months old!!!

To catch everyone up, Lily had her 4th doctor's visit on May 20th, at 4 months, and is doing splendidly. She weighed in at 13 lbs, 4 ounces and is 25 inches long. Though she is a bit longer and not quite as heavy as her peers, Dr. Speiss says it's all close enough to average. She still has a bit of a petite head, but her hats fit well, so no complaints here. She also had yet another round of vaccinations, her heart breaking screams lasted only so long as the needles were in her thigh- as soon as Mommy picked her up, all was forgiven.

Our new venture this month is food. Already!!! So far, we've found out that she greatly prefers oatmeal to rice cereal, and that not even oxy-clean can save clothes from the dreaded carrot stain. She has also tried squash, a bit of apple-prune juice (poopie troubles strike again) and, this week, sweet potatoes. Give us half a second, and I'm sure you'll see some adorable "food all over everything" pictures.

In other exciting developments, our little ninja has learned how to roll over from her back to her belly- a skill that eluded mommy and daddy for a full day before I finally caught it on video, only by recording and then leaving the room.

For those that may not remember, no one witnessed Lily's first roll from her belly to her back, but I was able to coax her into roll #2 on film. Not so this time; Lily Ninja insisted upon rolling onto her belly almost EVERY TIME I left the room, but never in front of me. I even hid on the stairs and spied on her for a good 10 minutes one time! Finally, I did catch it on camera. Oddly, as soon as I caught it on video, she seemed to decide that she could now share her skill with us, and now we can barely keep her on her back.

The funny (and, to me, slightly worrisome) part is that she seems to have forgotten that she learned how to roll the other way (from her belly to her back) 2 months ago, and can get quite upset when she rolls on to her tummy and then finds herself stranded there.

Lily is also dangerously close to sitting up- she will pull herself into a sitting position by holding our fingers, and even stands up this way. She can sit up by herself for increasingly long periods of time, and does very adorable little "crunches", complete with her hands behind her head. I know it won't be long until I have a whole new set of worries!

In anycase, it really is amazing how time flies- it seems like she grows while we're watching. Next month we plan on taking her to Grandma Vickie's cottage for the 4th of July and swimming for the 1st time, so stay tuned!