Liesl's FIVE MONTHS old!

This girl. I tell you what.

She is SO loved.

 And no number of pictures will ever be enough. ;)

 Her smile stretches across her entire face. And we just melt.

Jim just left for the hardware store and snuck into our bedroom (where she still sleeps in the bassinet) to grab something. When he came out he was grinning from ear to ear and gushing (as much as Jim can gush) about how sweet she is snuggled in her bed.

Owen squeals and shrieks every time he's near her, saying "Leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesl!!!! And I actually have to ask him to be a little quieter because I am worried about her ears (and the rest of ours, too). Ha!

Ian loves to check in with her and hold her. He sings, "I lalalalalalalalalalalala- I love you," as it goes on one of our song CDs that he listens to at night.

This month has been a big one for Liesl! She had her first solid food- avocado and sweet potato! Both made her face wrinkle up-- she's not to sure. That's okay, right now it's not meant to be her main source of food. Papa wants her to be exposed to foods to avoid food allergies, so that's all we're doing right now :)

She loves to jump in the jumper! And the boys like to cheer her on. Her face gets quite animated and excited and she jumps and jumps.

Liesl is more willing to sit in the stroller. Until now she always wanted to be held or worn, rather than sit in the stroller. Or, we'd have her in the carseat attachment and she was okay with that because she could see us. Now, she's more willing to ride int he stroller and watch the world around her. Most of the time she's in the stroller, it when the boys are biking on the street nearby and so there's plenty of action!!

She had her first bad cold and it's been so hard to hear her cough and struggle with congestion. Although her mood is still content and happy most of the time, her sleep definitely was interrupted. Sigh!! She's still a pretty good sleeper, but not making it through the night anymore. Who knows if it's entirely related to the cold or just the fact that she's growing.

Even when she has a little coughing fit during the night, she starts chatting to herself right after, most contentedly. It makes Jim and I giggle even in the very wee hours.

Liesl is quite chatty and talkative! Oh, how fun it would be to know what she's thinking and saying. She babbles on and on.








Oh, darling girl... We are smitten!

Happy 5 Months, Liesl Gale!

You love cuddling, smiling, listening to us sing to you, watching us, rolling over, and are questioning our desire to offer you solids :)