Baby Girl's First Tooth & Other Highlights of Turning 5 Months Old!

It's official, baby girl's first tooth sprang up through her gums, seemingly overnight, right around the 5-month mark. Bubs, our current nickname for Ruby (which may have started as a quicker way of saying "baby girl" or "babes"?), had been showing signs of teething for the past couple months - nonstop drooling, the desire to bite down on anything or anyone, restlessness, and nighttime fussiness. And then lo and behold, out comes a tooth! Or, rather, in comes a tooth. I had been nervous for weeks wondering what nursing would feel like when she got her first tooth in, and now I know. Ouch! Hehe. 

Here are a few of Bubs' latest milestones:

• Jumping is her favorite sport! She likes to play in her jumperoo as much as possible.
• She can rollover almost both ways.
• She's trying desperately to crawl (!) and can lift her belly up real high using her leg muscles.
• She can now roll herself out of the baby bouncy chair and out of her carseat (Eek! When not buckled in, of course.)
• She grabs for toys, especially her dolly (thanks Wendy!), whenever they fall out of her hands. 
• She recognizes Penny, our puppy, smiles at her and likes to pet her (read: grab at chunks of her fur without letting go.)
• Squeals, screams, razzes, and says lots of "ah-goo's" and "ah-yee's" - her vocabulary of sounds is constantly growing.
• She can sit up for moments at a time, unsupported, but then likes to reach down and try to eat her feet. She ends up in a ball shape.  
• Baby girl wakes up chatting in the night and occasionally in the mornings. 
• She and Mama now have a game that we play together where I kiss her on her chin and then she blows raspberries on my face. She loves it and starts giggling almost instantly!
• She loves to laugh! (When she's not crying because of the pain of teething, of course.) 
• She is fascinated by food (!) and watches us eat with intense focus. Bubs is going to be a great [solid] food eater, I can tell. 

I could go on, but I don't want to overwhelm you with the things-parents-love-about-their-kids-that-others-might-not-care-as-much-about. Lately, I've been obsessed with reading all things Molly Wizenberg (creator of the blog Orangette, arguably one of the best blogs in the world), and am so inspired by her writing. I want to write like that. Share my heart and share my stories, as if we're sitting across from one another at the dining room table. 

I look forward to sharing more on that in future posts, and also updating you on baby girl's newest developments. She is such a joy!

Here is a link to a video of Ken making her laugh: Bubs Laughing

xoxo

P.S. Here are a couple photos of Bubs' new baby bibs. Bibs are all the rage in our house right now, especially since baby girl is teething like crazy. She helped pick these out at the resale store yesterday. Note: If anyone is reading this and has extra bibs to spare and would like to send them our way, yes, I would love that! We can never have enough. ;)