5 months

Well, my attempt to take a few pictures of Lexi at 5 months old didn't quite go as planned.  If there's one thing I've learned in my 23 months of being a parent, it's that most of the time, things won't go as planned.

We started off pretty well, and Lexi was kind enough to let me capture a few of her super cute faces...

And she also let me capture a few of her super silly faces...

Then decided she wanted to hold the sticker...

Which was fine, despite her occasional issue maintaining her balance...

Then it was my turn again to decide where we put the sticker, and Lexi humored me through a few more pictures by giving me a few more cute looks...

She fell over another time or two...

And then this happened...

And then what was once one sticker quickly became three stickers...

And then whatever remained of the sticker was rapidly swooped up and removed from the room entirely.

Nevertheless, the show must go on.  So we ended our make-shift photoshoot without the sticker, which - as you can tell by the look on her face - was just fine by Lexi.  =)

Quick 5 month facts about Lexi:
*She is right at 15 lbs and wearing 6-9month clothes
*She can momentarily sit up on her own without help (emphasis on the "momentarily").
*She is still a super calm and relaxed kiddo, and tough enough to take a beating from her big brother without getting too fussy.
*She loves to sing and talk
*Favorite songs are "You are my Sunshine" and "Twinkle, Twinkle"
*She will smile at anyone who is willing to stop and chat with her for a minute
*Current dreams and aspirations are: To someday be able to take a bite of Levi's banana, AND to someday very soon have her bed moved out of mom and dad's room and into her own.  She's still working on consistently sleeping through the night, and once she can do that she gets to claim her own room!  You can do it, Lexi, we know you can!