Annika's 5th month was filled with many firsts, some good and some not, but mostly good :) There haven't been a whole lot of changes since her last blog update a couple of weeks ago. I was late in doing the 4 month check-in, so her height and weight aren't very different. Here's what she experienced for the first time this last month:
*Visiting the Olympic National Park and the Pacific Ocean.
*Going to the doctor because of an illness and not a well-baby check. I hadn't brought her to the "sick child" area of our pediatrician's office and now I appreciate even more that there are separate spaces. Annika had a watery, goopy eye and we found out it was conjunctivitis. The good news was that it was only in one eye and I hadn't caught it from her. This was my first time taking a sick day to be with her. She's better now but we've had some struggles getting the ointment into her eye. Someone suggested swaddling her and that has been a great trick. Also, she stays much more calm if I sing one of her favorite songs.
*Annika was caught sucking on her big toe during a diaper change :) She's discovered her feet and loves to get her toes up to her mouth.
*One evening when I went to check on her, I saw that she had found the pacifier in her crib and put it in her own mouth.
*Saw a belly-dancing performance! I think she liked the music. We saw my former dance teacher perform at the Seattle Center last Sunday. It's something that I miss and hope to get back into sometime soon.
*Started using the Ergo again, without the infant insert, and it's been great! I also tried out a new wrap with the Moby and Annika enjoyed getting a ride around the house for a while.
*Annika is having a great time exploring the toys on the exersaucer.
*Sat in a big high chair and enjoyed an outside swing on one of our few sunny spring days.
*Last but not least, completed a 5k in the BOB.
After I took this picture, I put a pillow under her feet and now she can move around to see the different toys.
On our way to the belly dancing performance.
This expression was quickly followed by an attempt to get the camera into her mouth :)
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