Happy Five Months!

Here are some fun new things about our five month old doodlebug:)


Alina loves toys more and more. These are two of my stuffed animals that are on the bed in her nursery. She was really looking at the duck the other day (from my grandmother in Romania) and so I let her play on the bed with it and Snuggles (the dog I got my first Christmas in the U.S. in 1987). Isn't her smile wonderful? She loves the camera!

Alina is also learning to use a sippy cup. After she eats rice cereal I give her the sippy cup with some water in it. If I help her hold it up, she sometimes gets water out of it, but usually just holds and plays with it.


Here's her new favorite sleeping position, she loves to cover her face with her hand. The good news is, she takes her thumb out once she falls alseep. Even after several snaps, Alina kept on sleeping until I pull the shade up in her room. She's such a good sleeper!



The other night she decided, forget the sippy cup, lets move on to the straw. She really enjoyed "chewing?" "sucking?" on the straw and almost got herself some Dr. Pepper, we are not ready for that!

Alina is growing so fast and every new stage seems more fun than the last. I love her smile and laughs. She is so much fun to play with and enjoys being held by anyone. The time just seems to be going much too fast!