Sylvia is 5 months old!

Sylvia Rose is 5 months old today!

She is absolutely a delight! Of course she has her cranky days and fussy times, but who doesn't? She spends most of her waking time reaching for her feet, gnawing on her hands, playing with her toys, and smiling at her parents.

At about 14 pounds, 2 ounces she is very close to doubling her birth weight.

She's mysteriously stopped rolling over from her tummy, but she sometimes seems to be considering taking it up again. She has started occasionally rolling from her back to her side, but then she thinks better of it. A few times when she's been laying on her back, she has wiggled in such a way that she ends up rotating herself in circles, like the hands of a clock.

No teeth have emerged, but we suspect that they're working their way through.

She's started eating "solid" food in the last few weeks -- first bananas, and now apples. In both cases, it's actually the fruit blended with milk. She seems to have taken an eager interest in eating from a spoon:

We're in the midst of Sylvia's first holiday season...

I'll try to give a more in-depth treatment soon! Stay tuned!