she's turning into such a little person - full of personality, expression, and love. i watch her take in the world around her... and i hold her tight..close to me, and i try to hold on to these fleeting moments. the most amazing times are when we look into each other's eyes - and time stands still - i've never had such a connection before, and it takes my breath away. this little being - that febri and i created - our love child.. she's growing up before our very eyes.
at 5 months luna can do lots of things:
*she can sit unaided! - though she usually topples over after a bit.... sometimes she catches herself with her hands... sometimes she face-plants ... she's learning :)
*luna has mastered her grasp - and she uses it for everything - including mama's hair and skin (ouch!)... and, she holds on tight to toys....until we're out in the rain, where she will surely let go :) ~ i'm learning
*she's showing a preference for certain music - a lot she is indifferent to, but certain songs she loves - and she shows us with a big smile... to other songs she promptly pouts and cries to let us know they are NOT her favorites.
*luna is not yet doing the "belly crawl", but she excels at doing 360s when placed on her tummy. it helps that she has a colorful activity mat to hold her interest .... (thanks uncle michael!) she is now more regularly rolling belly to back, and back to belly.
*she has begun thumb sucking ... this is new. up until now she has been a knuckle sucker, but it looks as though she is now preferring her thumb.
*luna is teething - big time. poor baby! i'm waiting to see the first pearly white, but i know it may be some time. we got luna an amber and hazelwood necklace from this website.. it's still too early to tell if it's easing her symptoms, but it sure is pretty on her sweet little neck :) !
luna's favorite things:
*going for neighborhood walks and visiting the neighbor's chickens.
*still LOVES taking baths
*"bubuy bulan" is her favorite song ... it's a sudanese song that papa sings to her...
"aku seorang kapiten" (an indonesian song) is a close second
she also thoroughly enjoys both "twinkle, twinkle little star" and "the itsy bitsy spider" - but i think mostly for the hand motions that i perform with them.
*luna has grown attached to her cloudb gentle giraffe... puts her right to sleep - and she's so cute snuggled up against it.
*luna enjoys stroller time (we finally got our dream ride - the 2010 uppababy vista), but still prefers being worn on mama or papa. we still use the wraps - but we've also started using a beco - and baby, mama, and papa are happy!
our tiny little baby is turning into a little person...changing every day.
here are some recent closeups:
She is so beautiful! My 4 1/2 month old still hasn't reached some of Luna's accomplishments...but I think he's workin' on 'em. ;) We also have an uppa baby vista (2008) that we love in addition to all our babywearing devices. Have fun celebrating tomorrow! :)
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ReplyDeleteLuna is beautiful and precious! I love your description: "the mossy lushness of Portland all around." It makes me miss my home town even more desperately! Can't wait for my visit with Bianca in August.
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