Today I have a 5 month old.

I can almost feel my heart shiver inside my chest as my eyes fill up  with tears when I think about how fast these five months have gone  by....the phrase "They grow up so fast"absolutely terrifies me! *sigh*

Seeing Sofia grow and discover this world with such  enthusiasm brings an indescribable amount of joy into my heart. Seeing  her smile at everything and everyone brings me hope for a better world  for my daughter and her future.

Looking through pictures, I can't  believe it's the same baby I left the hospital with. She's an incredibly  well behaved and happy baby. She has been since day one. And I'm not  just saying it because she's my daughter. She's sleeping through the night, morning AND early afternoon!!! Yep, she sleeps 11-13 hours STRAIGHT! I put her down to bed at 11-11:30pm  and wakes up between 11-12:30 the next day. She falls asleep all on her  own and cries when I try to keep her in my arms or bed because I want  her to sleep with me. She loves her crib and I'd like to think that she'll stay this small forever just so she can sleep in it all of her  life. *crosses fingers*

She's  more alert and curious about  her surroundings. She's drooling like crazy (she's probably teething but  I'm oblivious to the fact that this precious toothless smile will  someday have teeth).

She loves her toys, mostly her rattles. She'd rather chew on her blankies and plush toys than plastic teething toys. Oh, and she nibbles on her two little fingers all day long.

Her  hair is now long enough to do piggy tails.

 She finally found her  feet,which has made diaper changing much more complicated, yet seeing  her chew on her little tootsies is priceless. She's outgrown her 6 month  clothes and although 9 month clothes are still a little too big, I know that  like the rest of her clothes, she'll wear them once and by the time they  make it throughout the wash, folded and back to her dresser, she'll  already have outgrown them. She can roll over to her side. Im patiently waiting for the day  she rolls over all the way. She loves her baths and giggles  cracks up every time I change her clothes and diapers. It's the sweetest sound to  my ears.

I wish there was something bad I had to say about her so I could give her grief about it when she's older.
I  guess the only thing is that i wish she wasn't growing up so fast so I  wouldn't I feel like I'm always in a hurry to get to know my baby.