Another Month...

Yesterday marked Mina's 5-month birthday, and what a month it has been. At the beginning of month five, Mina got round two of vaccinations (not fun) and then had a visit from Grandma and Grandpa (very fun). She celebrated her first 4th of July this month (and Canada Day) and helped Daddy celebrate his first Father's Day. It has been a month of many firsts, in fact. Here are some of Mina's new favorite activities.

• Sitting in her high chair and eating solid food! She just has a small portion each day and her favorite so far seems to be Spinach and Rutababga (Surprise)
• Rolling off the activity mat and onto the carpet as soon as our backs are turned (Don't blink, don't even blink!)
• Pulling on Mommy's hair and Daddy's mustache
• "Reading" soft books
• Chewing and/or sucking on everything, especially sunglasses and magazines
• Trying to use Daddy's computer
• Sitting up without help for a couple seconds then diving to the side or front
• Laughing for no reason

It is so exciting to see how much Mina grows in just a month. It is another exciting month ahead, too. A week from now, Mina will experience her first plane trip. While we are in Florida Mina will go to a wedding, Disney World, and the beach. She will also meet a lot of new people. I hope it all goes well. I really like Mina at five months. She is unbelievably cute, so much fun and not quite as dependent on me as she started out.