Bugga is 5 Months Young

Aria decided last week to try to sit by herself. At first I was holding her in a sit position on the floor, and she went to grab Luc's train and stayed there with her arms extended and hands on the floor. So I gradually let go and she stayed there a few moments.

What? I can sit!

She has also started rolling more, and both ways: back to tummy then tummy to back. While she's on her tummy, she's trying to reach for toys to play with. She can rotate on her belly and is even starting to figure out if she moves her legs she can inch forward to get what she wants.

Aria has begun to really extend her middle-of-the-night feeding to 5-6am instead of 3am. Some nights now I'm lucky and she doesn't even wake up and need help going back down until 4am. It's been many months since I gotten 6 hours straight of sleep. It feels so good!

She's also started to blow wet raspberries and trying to imitate simple words/sounds like Hi, hey, bumba, and Baba (though I was trying to get her to say Mama). 

She loves to suck on her little toes to the point where sometimes her feet end up smelling like sour milk. But she loves her baths. She loves to sit there, smile, and try to grab the water pouring out of the cup.

Aria loves to sit with Luc on the floor when he's playing with his toys. She still watches him like a hawk and thinks he's so funny. I keep waiting for the day when Luc takes a toy out of her hand and she starts crying. When he does it now, she looks at him like "What did you just do?... ok, I'll eat my shirt instead." Soon she will not be happy with sharing her things and he will hear it from her.

True love (Ignore me in this picture)

She also likes to share Luc's veggie/fruit pouches. I've given her some off my finger and she gets so excited and wants more. Luc thinks it's nice they get to share it... but probably more that he doesn't have to eat it all himself, and it's an excuse not to eat it all. She's also tried brown rice cereal and loves it. Her tongue reflex is starting to go away, but it's still there enough that eating solids is messy. Lately, whenever I've given her a little solids it seems to bother her stomach at night. So we're holding off really getting into it for a few more weeks when her digestive track is more mature. I feel bad because she loves "real" food and gets so excited to eat it. Sorry, Bugga-Boo!

Little facts about Little Aria:

-Favorite toys: Elmo for car rides, pink bunny, zebra with rings, fish teething toy, play mat at home (she hated the one at Grandma's so much she would cry instantly when put down)
-Loves to screech and talk
-Laughs/chuckles when you tickle her armpits and neck
-Has ticklish feet
-Gets cold feet very fast
-Has to get her finger nails clipped once a week
-Loves to be held
-Hates to be ignored, even if you're standing right next to her
-Likes being outside
-Loves to stand
-Gives wet kisses on Daddy's nose
-Enjoys touching my face while she talks to me and sometimes gives me kisses on my cheeks or chin
-Likes when Luc lays down next to her on the floor when she's playing and tries to grab his hand and clothes
-Almost jumps out of our arms when she sees food, or her bottle. And tries to grab my utensils and plate of food if I'm holding her while I eat my dinner.
-Prefers the color orange
-Plays with her own hair when she's tired and falling asleep