All about Rebecca

Can't believe Rebecca is almost 5 months old! I know all little girls are sweet, but she REALLY is! :) We are having a lot of fun with her and some of her new developments. I myself am a big fan of her sleeping through the night. That continues to go well, with a few hiccups every now and then. Naps are still hit or miss, but I know from having gone through this with Owen, that that's okay--it'll come with time.

Here she is with big brother. She LOVES him. It's like they have their own little language. Owen likes to come up to her really close and gently put his hands on her cheeks, framing her face. He squeals a little bit and they starts moving his hands around saying "tittle tittle" (tickle). He also HAS to give her "tisses" (kisses) before he goes anywhere or takes a nap or goes to bed. She usually sleeps later in the morning than he does and when I hear her, Owen is so excited to run into her room and yell Good Morning Betta! over and over again. She grins from ear to ear. He also talks to her as if she's going to respond. He likes to ask "Are you hundry Betta?...Betta, are YOU hundry?" and then he answers for her (I think depending on whether he's hungry or not). And if she's upset he gets in her face and says "It's otay Betta, it's otay".

Asleep in the bumbo chair (sorry about the rotation). We have some identical pictures of Owen. It's amazing that she would cry and wake herself up if we put her in her bed, but she's okay sleeping like this. Don't worry--I picked her up. Couldn't stand to leave her like that.
She's really enjoying some new toys--this is cousin Bailey's jumper. She sort of just spins around/pivots on which ever foot is hanging down furthest, but she seems to like it. Since the swing has gone bye-bye, this is the next best thing. That and the exersaucer--I had forgotten how annoying its music is!
Okay, this is a biggie. Rebecca had her first baby "meal" the other night. It was actually the Friday night we started her Ferber weekend. She seemed to like it and most of it went down the hatch. I know its time for us to start incorporating the cereal (and eventually veggies, etc.) into her diet, but I'm not excited about having to work that into our already hectic mealtimes...which means she's only had the one meal.

Sitting up with some bumbo assistance.
Tummy time. She seems to have a higher tolerance for this than Owen did. And she is SOOOOOO close to rolling over. She lays on her side and arches her back to reach stuff...it'll just take a little twist and voila! She actually did it once, but I'm pretty sure it was an accident.
We joined Nana and Owen at a Gymboree free play one afternoon. We mostly watched, but did enjoy a little time in the tunnel.
Can you see the little fuzzy hairs coming in? I can't wait to see what her hair looks like? Right now, it looks exactly like Owen's did at this age, except her baby mullet in the back is a little darker.