The DeLorme Family: Graceyn at 5 Months Old

This picture does an excellent job of capturing our girl's sweet personality

Our sweet, sweet little girl turned 5 months old this week! I just can't believe she has already been here five whole months. She is truly such a sweet and incredible little girl. We all just love her to pieces. She is such a happy girl and always just smiling away. I think since she is the youngest, she is very laid back and does a great job of just going with the flow. The only time we see her upset is when she is tired or hungry.
Graceyn seemed to do a lot of growing up this past month. She has become so mobile! She loves to lay on her stomach and move around. She manages to move different directions and I'm always amazed by how much she can move. Ashlyn is working very hard on encouraging her to crawl by placing her favorite toys just out of her reach so she will grab them. She's getting pretty good at it. She rolls both ways now and is just a little rolling machine. That girl sure loves to roll! She also loves her toys. She's at the age and stage where everything goes into her mouth immediately. She has also become so good at grabbing things. I often have her on my lap when I'm eating and I have to make sure everything is pushed far away or she will grab it.
Graceyn is growing like a champ. She won't be officially weighed until her appointment next month, but I know she is growing like a weed. She just loves to eat and eats like its her job. She is showing some signs of being ready for solids, but we won't start those for another month at least. I'm sure she will be a great eater with solids too!
   Sleep is still touch and go with Gracie. She naps like a champ. She takes two good naps at home in her crib each day. She goes down so easily. She will usually sleep for 1-2 hours. Her night sleep is still a little touch and go. On Saturday night, she went down around 8:30 and didn't wake up until 4:30. I even woke up at 1:30 in a panic because she hadn't woken up. Last night, she went down at 7:00 and was up at 11:30, 1:30, 4:30, 6:30. Boy am I tired today! She is just not a consistent sleeper at all. I know that she will become more consistent with time.
   Gracie is drooling like crazy, but still she has no teeth. I keep feeling every day to see if a new tooth has popped up. Still no teeth yet. She loves to chew on things, so I'm thinking it will be soon. I am really hoping teething doesn't bother her much like Ashlyn.
   Some of Graceyn's favorite things this month are: being sung to (especially "You Are My Sunshine"), reading books, her sister and brother talking and playing with her, her jumper, her swing, laying on the floor to play, any and all toys, reaching and grabbing for things, taking baths.
Graceyn's dislikes this month: being tired, being hungry, when she is first strapped in her car seat, her sister being gone all day at school (the way Gracie looks and smiles at Ashlyn truly warms my heart).
    We just love our baby girl to pieces and thank God every day for blessing us with her. I took her usual monthly photo shoot. They are becoming more challenging because she just wants to play with the props.