five months old

i'm a little behind posting these photos...it's been a busy stretch and we are all trying to recover from dada's trip to nicaragua and aunt katie's fun-filled visit to san diego.

miss hellie cat turned five months this week and boy is time flying. she started eating rice cereal a few days ago and i completely forgot what it was like to begin the process of teaching a little one how to eat. thea gets a big kick out of the faces hellie makes and the way she half-eats and half-spits out her food.

helen laughs all the time and we often hear her chuckling, "ha. ha ha. ha," to herself which is a crowd favorite. other firsts this month include drinking water from a glass, formula [boo hoo], moving into size three diapers [mostly because she had lost circulation in her thighs with the smaller ones] and sitting up. she only remains upright for 15 seconds or so but i was kind of amazed the first time she did it. i didn't think she had it in her yet. [again, credit goes to her thighs which create an extremely wide and sturdy base.]

she is such a joy to have around, always smiling always cheerful and happy to see us. she greets me with the biggest grin when she wakes up or when i arrive home from work. she stares intently at zack until he makes eye contact with her so she can smile at him too. she's quiet but infectious and magnetic - at least i think so - but she is my kid after all.

i want to eat her up i'm so in love with her.