BOO! (video)

Sorry for the lateness in posting these: Anne's Gram Sheri sent a Halloween dress that was so cute, it's scary. See the witches? And their brooms? And their cauldrons? Gave us shivers! (Behind-the-scenes video from our photo shoot included.)

Anne is rollin', rollin', rollin' ...

Anne has started rolling from front to back and from her back to her side. Fun!

If her face looks a little rashy to you in this video, well, that's because it is. Her doctor thinks Anne may have an allergy to the rice cereal she has been enjoying so much since Thursday. We're skipping the cereal for a few days to see if that's it -- glad we went slowly and haven't introduced more foods yet! If the rash gets better, then we'll try oatmeal or barley.

Fun with rice cereal

Here are some pictures of our cereal-eating peanut to go with the video below.

"You were wondering if I might like some real food?" (video)

Anne's doctor said it's time to start solid food, so today was the day! Anne eagerly reached her head up and opened her mouth for rice cereal. She knew exactly where it should go ... she just wasn't sure what to do once it got there.

Anne at 5 months

Our peanut is almost six months old, so here is yet another picture just under the wire. She now weighs more than 13 pounds -- 10 pounds more than her birth weight!

Anne is growing and changing every day; her daddy went on his first out-of-town trip last week, and when he returned, she was much chattier (and also much more willing to be put down for naps; naps are still elusive sometimes, but getting longer).

What can Anne do as she nears the six-month mark?

Smile, laugh and giggle

Babble with lots of vowels and some consonants

Grasp toys and bring them to her mouth

Hold her feet (this is very new) and try to pull her socks off

Stand supported

Be pulled by her hands to sitting and then standing positions

Suck her thumb! (She's in the early stages)

Roll from her front to her back (but not consistently yet)

Roll from her back to her side (but not consistently yet)

Grandma makes me laugh ...

She loves the girorse