Look Who's 5 Months!

This time last year, you were very busy making Mommy throw up in various restaurants from Round Rock to Colorado and even a little bit in Nebraska... making my pregnancy the worst kept secret in the history of the world.

Now, you are five months old, and this has been the busiest month yet for you!

• You had your very first Thanksgiving. You are definitely a Momma's girl, but you liked being surrounded by your family. You were very good and allowed your Mom to go back for seconds (and even thirds).
• You had two very special Christmas celebrations. Christmas with Granna and Granddaddy and Christmas with the Billingsleys at the barn. You were an angel. You actually slept through most of the celebrating. I'm not even sure you opened a single one of your gifts. Good thing your big sister is so good at opening presents.
• At your most recent doctor's visit you weighed in at a healthy 13lbs and 14oz. You are 24.5" long, and your head measures a mere 41cm. All of your stats place you firmly in the 50th percentile. At your appointment, Dr. Hargrave did ask if you were suffering from lower back pain because you could easily fill a training bra. You are a chunky girl!
• You started cereal. However, you hated it so much that we decided to try again closer to the 6 month mark.
• You saw your first movie at the theater. You did great. Apparently The Princess and The Frog is no Citizen Kane because you slept through most of it. (Although, pretty sure I've slept through Citizen Kane...don't believe the hype.)
• You decided to roll tummy to back, and within a week you could roll both directions.
• You've started to smack your lips for entertainment. It's like you are a judge in a food contest just trying to make sure you've really got all the flavors appreciated.
• You are really doing a lot of "talking." You no longer simply resort to crying when you want something. You try to talk about it first...then the crying begins.
• Bedtime for you is between 8:00 and 8:30 PM. We've tried to put you down later, but you want no part of that. Fortunately, even though you like to go to bed early, you don't wake up until after 8:30 the next morning.
• You still like to eat every three hours and take three naps a day.

Lila, you are so beautiful and absolutely hilarious. You are a joy!!

Just another day Being Billingsley...