I'm sure most of you realize that Vanessa is 5 months now. Frankly, I can't believe it. I know I'm repeating myself, but she's changing way too fast! She weighs exactly 15 pounds now. I'm not sure how long she is since it's a little more difficult to take that measurement without the handy tool from her doctor's office, and I never think to try at the appropriate time. In previous months I've tried using a canvas measuring tape while her daddy holds her, and I've also tried putting her down on the back of contact paper to use its inch-square grid. Both ways tend to work. Anyway, she's a very healthy and happy baby. She sits up well with support and is working really hard on trying to sit up without -- she can do it for short moments. At times she puts her arms up when you go to pick her up. She knows her name. She has tons of favorite songs and books. As you can see from the picture, she’s very opinionated. :) We keep thinking she's working on a tooth but nothing's popped up. Her hair is beginning to grow back in. The texture is fine and it appears to be red, but I'm sure we'll get a better idea in the next few months . . . We still can't determine if her hair will be curly, since it took a while for her mommy's curls to show when she was a baby. She loves her daddy and mommy's extreme goofiness. She has a new sound that I swear she got from her daddy -- she squawks. (You just have to hear to understand. Maybe I can post video sometime . . .) She's such a blessing and we can't be more thankful for her.
