Milk, cereal, and TOE jams!

Instead of sucking on her thumbs, Sadie now prefers to suck on her big toes!  She finds the left biggie to be especially delicious!  Hopefully she'll break this habit before she starts walking around....otherwise, who knows what will end up in her mouth.

Check out that flexibility!

Mum mum time!

After nearly 6 months of collecting dust, Sadie's high chair is now in use!   Our little baby is becoming such a big-girl already.....so unbelievable how fast she is growing up!

Introducing Solids

Sadie is just about 5 & 1/2 months old now, so we decided to introduce her to rice cereal (by 6 months, supplementation is necessary as breast milk no longer provides all the iron that babies need).  It seemed she was ready for it, and as the video shows, she was very eager to eat from the spoon....daddy called her a "natural."  Overall, it was a success!....(although just a few tablespoons of milk takes forever to spoon feed!!!)

After a few days of cereal in the evening, I've noticed it does a great job at keeping Sadie's tummy full at night!  I'm crossing my fingers and hoping that she is done for good with the 2 nighttime feedings, and down to just 1 feeding between 2-3am.  :)

Flying High

Sadie has now mastered the "airplane" move, and as she got cheers and claps from mommy and daddy, she started to do it over and over again for about 30 minutes straight.....what a ham!  She worked up a pretty good sweat, and the bib below her was thoroughly soaked with drool afterwards.  She even challenges Daddy to see who can stay up longer....look at the concentration and determination on her face!

Addendum: You would think that after all that exercise, going to bed tonight would have been a breeze, but for some reason, tonight, as well as last night have been nightmarish putting this girl to sleep.  We're thinking that teething discomfort is the culprit, but not too sure yet.

Addendum to the addendum: Poor girl had a cold, which is why she was so fussy...she couldn't breathe through her nose!  Maybe not teething quite yet.  Another note to add is that the day after these videos were taken, she mastered rolling over from her back to her tummy (does not yet roll the other way though)!  YAY for Sadie!  Guess we better start childproofing the house soon!

Showing off her Jeggings!

Action shots of Sadie modeling her jeggings (stretchy leggings that look like jeans)!  Thinking of sending the last picture in to Calvin Klein to see if they want to hire Sadie as their billboard model, LOL!

5 Months Old ALREADY

No exciting news or anything, just some new pics :)  I'm so happy to have a new i-phone that takes great pictures, because every moment is a potential Kodak moment!

At 5 months old....Sadie:

- likes having books read to her...she really liked "Little Quack's Opposities," so daddy bought her the whole series of Little Quack books

- still loves to go to Kahala Mall

- goes to sleep between 7:00-7:30, and still wakes up 2 times per night (12am and 4am)

- chuckles when you scare her

- screams and squeals while she plays in her gym

- likes to look in the mirror, and at the slideshow of pictures on the computer

- can use her hands and fingers well to grab toys, her washcloth that she plays with, your hair, and the collar of your shirt or your chain if you're holding her!

Happy Girl's Day

A few days early, but the family decided to celebrate Girl's Day with Sadie today.  Mommy had her last day at Kaiser Waipio, so she missed out on all the fun, but was so happy to hear that everyone had a great time.  Everyone came over for a Japanese bento lunch, and Sadie was thrilled when she saw her Girl's Day present from Aunty Diane, Aunty Joy, and Aunty Tricia (who Sadie met for the very first time today, and absolutely LOVES!)....hint hint....come visit more often ;)

The Japanese doll, "Misaki" meaning "beautiful bloom" is carrying a "tsuru" (crane) which brings happiness and good luck.  She was specially chosen by Aunty Diane, who spent hours at Shirokiya, analyzing and then finally selecting the perfect doll for Sadie.  (She even had the workers there bring out more dolls from storage so she had more to choose from!)  From the expression on Sadie's face....I think you can tell that Misaki IS the perfect one for her!  Thank you Aunties, for your thoughtful gift!

So Thrilled!

Who's hiding behind me?

The Family