5 Months- Miss Personality

That’s right… we the Mwango’s have created a beautiful, smart, amazing little monster. So much has happened this month, I hope I can remember it all. Also I might repeat things from last month but it is good to know she is still doing them.. right? LOL



* Her SMILE… it is always there, plastered on her face. I have found that we cannot go anywhere (and I mean ANYWHERE .. even in the women’s room) without someone saying how beautiful she is. Some days it is fun to take time out and admire my little angel with a total stranger and talk about how cute she is. Of course Malaika turns on the charm and flashes her dimples at the right moment (usually just as they are about to walk away )Then there is a whole new 10 minute conversation about who she gets those amazing dimples from. I proceed to smile and say “She gets them from her dad!” hehe


* She is so smart! She loves to drink from our cups. I have been giving her a little water in a cup and she grabs the cup and pulls it down to her mouth. She then tilts it so the water will come and then drinks the water! I am happy that she has caught on to this because I have heard it can be hard for babies to transition from bottle to cup.

* She can stand on her own for a few seconds without any help. I personally think she is going to walk instead of crawling. She doesn’t seem to show much interest in crawling when she is on her tummy. But if I stand her up she takes steps to get to things. She just needs to work on the whole balance issue. LOL


* She is sitting on her own, a little wobbly, but she gets so excited when she does it. She looks around to make sure you are looking at her and then flashes her huge smile.

* Holding her own bottles – THANK YOU LORD!!! I can now do the dishes while she eats in the afternoons! Hehe

* She can turn all the way around in her jumper and jumps in it now

* She is eating more solids- Green beans, sweet potatoes, bitter biscuits (for teething) and gerber toast. She is pretty interested in what we eat and is always trying to get it. She grabbed Edwins orange and shoved it in her mouth before we could catch her. She loved it and wanted more!


* She is still drinking 4 to 6 oz at a time.

* Sleeping schedule still varies. I think it is because she is teething. Her regular time to fall asleep is 9:00 pm and then she will wake up around 4:00 am to eat and then sleep until 9 or 10 in the morning.
Last week she was having a hard time at night and woke up almost every hour. She wouldn’t cry or anything by I could tell she was just uncomfortable.


*Drool MONSTER! I know there are some teeth just waiting to come out, but they have not made their Debut yet.

* She discovered her feet and loves to play with them. She likes to eat them!

* When she drinks her bottle she tugs on her hair. SOOO CUTE


*She rubs her eyes when she is tired. This is really interesting to me. There are so many things that just come natural to us. When she rubs her eyes I know she is getting sleepy.

* She is starting to mimic me. When I cough she coughs too. Then she looks at me and smiles. It cracks me up!

* She is wearing size 3 diapers and 3 to 12 month clothes now (depending on the brand) I even found a shirt the other day that is 3T and she is wearing it right now. I pretty much just buy what I think is cute and get a bigger size. She will eventually grow into it! The shirt she is wearing now is like a dress but it looks cute!

I love to watch her develop and change. It is so amazing how everyday they learn something new and they adapt. I am so in love with my little girl!!!!!