Oh Lucy! You are a gem! Even on your roughest days, you still manage to smile and melt my heart! You are, what we think, teething so bad right now. All you want to do is suck on your bottom lip or nurse. Your bottom gums seem puffy, but I cannot see any teeth at all. I hope if this is teething, that the teeth come through soon. I hate to see you hurting.  

 “Teething Stinks!” 

At five months: You LOVE to smile! People are always commenting on how happy you are and how much you smile. (So different from a couple months ago. 😂 We really had them fooled, huh!) You still LOVE Piano Guys Jurassic Park. I am thinking one day this will not be the case, and the novelty will wear off. But for now, it is still a pretty sure thing to use if you are crying in your car seat. I think your siblings are sick of it though. They have heard it a few hundred times. Now you will sometimes cry if the song ends. We have figured out how to put the disc player on repeat, just for you. Your favorite toy is your VTech Merry Go Round, and the kitchen sink. If you see either, your arms and legs get going and we have to stop and play. You are also in love with Khaliyah. What was a major dislike a few months ago is now a sweet bond between you and her. She definitely knows her licking limits now. You are beginning to clap, and can sit very well unassisted. You also love to roll all over the floor. You are beginning to really scoot, but you oftentimes end up somewhere you were not wanting to go. The coordination will come soon enough. You LOVE Mommy, and if anyone else is going to hold you, I usually cannot be in sight. You probably have the earliest separation anxiety of any Hardy kidlets. Some of that might be due to being uncomfortable too. Sleeping, well, you usually have 2 really good daytime naps. One about an hour after you wake up in the morning, and the other around 1:00. The rest of the day depends on the other kids’ schedules. Nighttime is a whole different ball game. Let’s just say sleep really is not happening much. I am so hoping this changes soon because Daddy  and I are getting pretty exhausted! You weigh 15lbs 3oz but I’m not sure how long you are. I’ll have to check when you are not napping. You still nurse every 2 hours, but sometimes it varies depending on your mood and activity. You can say Mama very well, but all other sounds have stopped for now. Teething changes all kinds of milestones. I love you so much! You are such an amazing little girl. I cannot wait to see and experience all the new things you’ll learn and do in the months ahead! Happy 5 months Lulu Pie! ☺️