Brad had to work during the evening, but he made me a delicious breakfast. And my parents came over for dinner and cake. Brad is going to take me out to dinner on another night. We were going to go tomorrow night but have to wait and see if the snow in the forecast actually happens.
Clara of course did not know it was my birthday, but I felt like I was getting extra affection from her all day. I was actually thinking this to myself when she had her worst diaper accident to date that got all over my jeans, her clothes (new, of course) and the chair that we were sitting in. Happy Birthday to me! I don't even know how it got some of the places it got. Thank goodness for OxiClean.
In addition to my birthday, Clara turned 5 months old on Monday. She is growing up so fast! Highlights from the past month include:
Rolling over. This isn't really new, but she now does it all the time. It won't be too long before she's mobile, which is both exciting and scary for me. I know that it's going to be so much more tiring when she can move and get into things. It's nice to be able to put her down and know that she will be there when I get back. We still need to baby-proof parts of our house.
Laughing. She doesn't do it a whole lot, but it is definitely happening more often than last month. The thing that never fails to make her laugh is this clapping song that I sing to her. I move her hands in a clapping motion while I do it.
Loving songs and stories. She has always enjoyed these, but now she really gets into them. For about the last month, I have been taking her to a Baby Story Time at our library. It's only about 30 minutes and they do songs and short interactive books. Clara absolutely loves it. She smiles and focuses on the librarian the entire time. She also loves watching the other babies, especially the ones that can crawl.
I love watching her little personality develop! She is the best gift that I've ever received.
Ah, the joys of motherhood.
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