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Your baby has developed alot during the past few months. Because she is now able to roll around and may be able to `wriggle` it is time to childproof your home if you have not already done it. It is important that you take the time to make sure all dangerous objects are out of reach for your baby. Baby gates can be installed at doorways that are dangerous for your baby to enter. All cabinets and drawers should have locks on them. If your baby is messing with something that he should not have, redirect him to another safe area or give him something that is appropriate for him to play with. Never spank his hands or yell at him- he does not know what he is doing at this point.

If your baby does not go to daycare, think about joining a playgroup. Not only is it good for him, it is also good for you! Playgroups usually have other moms and babies that you can and your child can relate to. Your baby will enjoy the company of the other babies and they all can learn from each other! Get to know the other moms in the group- they will be excellent sources of information and advice if it is ever needed.

At this point, your baby might start to develop fear around strangers. Let her get used to new people on her own timing and do not force her to be with someone she is aftaid of. She might also develop separation anxiety. This is normal and it is okay. When you leave your baby, tell her that you will be back and give her a quick hug and kiss. Never sneak out on her- this can cause your baby to lose trust in you.

Babies at this age like toys that make noise. Because some babies will begin to pull themselves up on their hands and knees, you should remove crib toys and mobiles from the bed. Your baby will become very interested in toys that she can bang together, suck on, chew on, put together and touch. Daily interaction with her with help her develop the most. Enjoy playing with your baby and praise her when she learns something new! Your baby has good aim when she reaches for something and everything she grabs still goes in her mouth! Challenge her memory with simple games of peek-a-boo and hiding/revealing objects. She will begin to understand that items still exist even though you can not see them.

At five months old, your baby loves to suck on his hands and possibly his feet. He likes when you read to him, talk to him, sing to him and hold him. He will watch your lips when you talk and try to imitate you. Give him a chance to do so. He understands his name and likes to listen to music. He babbles constantly and can say different sounds. Repeat the sounds back to him when he talks to you. Some five month old babies will be able to sit without support for a few moments and others my sit well already.

All babies are born with a particular type of temperament. Each baby is different and their likes and dislikes vary. Babies with challenging temperaments need their parents to be patient and calm. It is important that you understand what your baby likes and dislikes so that you know how to handle challenging situations.

Some babies are ready to take a cup at five months. If you are nursing, pump and put the breastmilk inside of her cup occasionally. It is still very important that you continue to nurse your baby often. When trying new foods, try one food for a week before introducing another one. This will eliminate the guess work if allergies develop.

Developmental Milestones 5 Months Old

Physical

• May sit with assistance
• Your baby will extend her arms and legs and arch her back when placed on her stomach
• Can lift head and shoulder when placed on his back
• Can bounce up and down if you hold her under the arms and let her balance her legs on your thighs
• Easily brings a toy to her mouth
• Shows more signs of being ready for solids
• Can spot small objects
• Holds heady steady when sitting upright
• Continues to perfect rolling over
• May be able to stand with support for brief periods of time

Intellectual

• Your baby has learned how to hold his own bottle-do not prop him though.
• Likes to blow raspberries
• Likes to make bubbles
• Adding sounds to her language collection
• Enjoys simple cause and effect games-she may drop objects to watch you pick them up
• Giggles and laughs more often
• Begins to distinguish softer colors
• Realizes where sounds come from and will turn towards a new sound
• Mimics sounds and gestures
• Babbles

Emotional

• Still enjoys cuddling at feedings
• Your baby likes to watch you talk
• Easily distractable
• Shows a stong attachment to main caregiver, parents and siblings
• Cries when you leave the room
• May give hugs and kisses
• Your baby will laugh at funny expressions

Age Appropriate Toys

• Exersaucers can be introduced
• Musical toys
• Cause and effect toys
• Books
• Teethers
• Balls
• Plastic keys
• Lighted toys
• Stuffed animals
• Continued play of play gyms and activity mats
• Rattles
• Toys to grasp on

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tandmplusbabymakes3 - 2.5 hours ago
hahah oh heaven you and me both lol i am actually llloking forward to being prego again so i can blame all the weight on the baby hahah

H34v3nLeigh - 3.4 hours ago
LOL baby bug i know what u mean...zero will power. Ive been going on a diet 'tommorow' for 4 years now LMAO

baby bug - 3.6 hours ago
Thanks Kate!! I am definitely more of a pants girl for sure!!

KateOhm - 3.7 hours ago
baby bug- I went to a wedding last month and I wore heals because they make you look taller and makes you stand up straighter so you don't get what I can 'lazy gut'...you know when you don't stand straight and it kind of budges out? And I wore nice black dress pants to flatter my chunky thighs and a simple top without a lot of design. Just an idea.

baby bug - 3.8 hours ago
H34... LOL!! I think I'll bypass the braces and go straight to getting my jaw wired shut!! Somedays I seriously think that is the only way I will lose weight, I have no willpower... food is constantly calling my name!!

baby bug - 3.9 hours ago
Wowzers... you guys have been super chatty lately!! I had a ton to read!! I took the kids to Heritage park yesterday ( it has rides, historical homes, picnic site...) and we ended up staying for 7 hours!! I was so exhausted when I got home. I love reading all the fashion talk...GWS, love all the pics, you have the coolest clothes!! I really need to step it up with my fashion, my husband always says I dress like a teenager still!! I used to only wear low ride jeans and have definitely found that wearing high rise ones now with this lovely gut of mine, is definitely much more flattering!! Right now I still don't know what to wear to cover and camouflage this fat belly of mine and make my arms look slimmer. I still feel so big and unattractive. I have a wedding to go to in a week and still don't have an outfit! Any suggestions??

H34v3nLeigh - 3.9 hours ago
lol mommy2five, i was just thinking maybe i need to get that thing in my mouth so i can lose some weight!. lol braces u say hmmmmmm

girlwitstyle - 4.5 hours ago
mommytofive, ouch! those braces sounded harsh! I was going to get a year with fixed and then one year invisaline. I just cannot afford it right now and then when I'm working, I don't want them because I have to make loads of big presentations and I feel the braces will be so hard to do that with (I already hate public speaking although have to do it a lot, and these will put me over the edge!)... I have no idea when I'll do it but I need to do it before I'm 40 (so 5 years!). I am worried my teeth will get problems because of the crowding. My bottom teeth are pretty crooked. Many people say it's part of my character though so I don't mind. Like my nose, I LOVE my nose...it's very striking and I read that many creative people have larger noses. I actually love my profile being taken in a picture rather than from the front. I also like my teeth to a certain extent but the two front ones are getting on my nerves as they keep moving (I can feel it when I wake up). So, I will need to harness them in! LOL

girlwitstyle - 4.6 hours ago
Enjoy the laundry! Dana, look at Madonna -she has a massive gap and she's one of the sexiest women out there (not my taste, but men love her! LOL)...and Lauren Hutton was a sex symbol with a huge gap. Honestly, you just need to have confidence and guys will fall over you (like your 'guy' friend)...and you BF will not know what hit him and be after you too! Look at all these ladies here who just had new hairdos. They all look fab...and maybe you just need a change to shake up the man a bit? Remember in Grease when Sandy went all sexy at the ending and Danny's tongue was hanging out? Okay - really cheesy analogy but a little bit of make up and a new look never hurt anyone. (even just for a night!) Your smile is great, you just need to have more confidence and I'm wondering if a little hairdo and new outfit will perk you up a bit. Please don't take it the wrong way! I'm not saying you look bad now, you look fine! Just you sound like you need a little confidence boost and a mini makeover always helps me! Maybe get a trim, some layers and some highlights...you will look a million dollars I swear... :-)

danamommy08 - 4.8 hours ago
Oh yea, oh yea, oh yea! Ben put Benjamin to sleep!

mommytofive - 4.9 hours ago
Yeah.. I have some laundry calling my name... I will chat with you all in the morning... Good night!

danamommy08 - 4.9 hours ago
That happened to my mom's teeth too. I hope Benjamin doesn't get my teeth genes, lol. OK ladies I'm going to head back upstairs and see what my boys are up to! Hopefully Ben put Benjamin to sleep.....g'night!

mommytofive - 5 hours ago
I am 29 and got braces when I was 24! I had to have a surgical expansion done on my upper jaw. they put four pins in my palate. Yeah it wasn't as fun as it sounds. I couldn't eat solids for six weeks.. and I know what you are thinking.. that is alot of jello to eat.. but guess what you have to chew jello.. I wasn't allowed to chew ANYTHING!!! I ate alot of broth! But the braces were on for 18 months and I wore the retainer for six months.. I do have straiter teeth now.. but once I stopped wearing the retainer.. my teeth moved. So if you get braces.. make sure you get the permant retainer. I wish I would have. i still love my teeth now.. but they were 100% straight now they are a little off.

danamommy08 - 5.1 hours ago
I think you have a great smile! My main thing is the gap, altho very small, between my two front teeth. Hopefully one of these days I'll be able to get braces. I still have baby teeth! My wisdom teeth never formed and apparently some adult teeth didn't either, lol.

mommytofive - 5.1 hours ago
Well said Girlwitstyle... I often shy away from the camera.. but what you just said really hit home! I think I will start staying in them..regardless of my hair, or dark circles!

girlwitstyle - 5.1 hours ago
Dana, you have a lovely smile! I hate my smile too...I actually have British teeth! They are very crooked. They looked pretty good until about 5 years ago and for some reason they started moving and now my front teeth stick out! I hate it! I was going to get braces last year but then I got pregnant and I couldn't deal with being pregnant and braces at the same time. Now it would be the perfect time to have gotten them, but it's so expensive (8k) and I don't have the money disposable now I'm not working. Basically, Dana, I really wouldn't worry about it. A smile is a beautiful thing and it doesn't matter how you look smiling, it's just great to have something to smile about and remember all these pictures with you and Benjamin will be lovely to look back on when he is older.

mommytofive - 5.1 hours ago
I wish I could escape the kids from time to time... Trenton has been fussy lately and wants to be held and nurses ALOT!!! So tonight I was soooo busy in the yard that I didn't make dinner.. I told hubby I was going to go out and get dinner and I wasn't taking the baby. Well... I ended up taking him. He screamed the whole time! I don't see what the differece is between him screaming at home or in the car? Either way he has to wait to eat. MEN... UUUGGGHHHH!

danamommy08 - 5.3 hours ago
We don't think your vain! I don't like having my picture taken much but that's mainly because I HATE my smile. Anyway, today was one of those days. Benjamin couldn't make up his mind what he wanted to do, so he just fussed ALL DAY LONG!!!! I'm not exaggerating, from the moment he woke up (7:30am) till now (12:17am). My bf just got home from work so I escaped downstairs, lol. Ah but tomorrow Benjamin is going to his grandma's for the night and I get to sleep in on Sunday!

mommytofive - 5.3 hours ago
I like your hair in the last pic! I too can stay up until three!! then get up at 7... not always.. but defintily on weekends! I will sleep hopefully until ten tomorrow!! Trenton willing !

mommytofive - 5.4 hours ago
I know!!! I miss her!!

girlwitstyle - 5.4 hours ago
wow- it's so quiet without Jody!

girlwitstyle - 5.5 hours ago
I promise no more pictures now!! I had a mad five minutes there.... LOL

girlwitstyle - 5.5 hours ago
You sound like me...I was just putting together a laundry pile just this minute! I am a real night owl! I get this huge energy surge around midnight and can stay up until 3am no problem! I find it hard to wind down and go to sleep...when I work full time it's so hard for me to go to bed and get up early.

Ladies, don't get me wrong about all these pics! I'm not super vain - BUT I LOVE MY PHOTO TAKEN! haha. I think it stems from being a child and my Dad always taking my photo. He was a photographer back then, and I grew up infront of the camera. And it's about styling the looks for me too. I love to go to a place, like the picture of me in that old water plant (the white dress and jeans picture) which is abandoned and I take outfits and stuff and I style it there...LOL I'm nutty like that. I like to blend with the environment! This is another look from the same place:

mommytofive - 5.6 hours ago
Well as weird as it sounds.. that is when I do most of my cleaning!! People always ask me why I stay up soooo late to clean.. my answer.. that is when I see the most progress.. there is no one following me around messing up what I just cleaned! I have even made beds while my kids were sleeping in them! I can run the vaccum in their rooms and they wouldn't wake.. they are used to it!! (well.. I don't have to do that anymore.. we have hard wood in the bedrooms).. but I like to clean at night... as long as I have enough energy!

girlwitstyle - 5.7 hours ago
Thanks...yes, he took all of these. Photography is both our hobbies....Riley didn't go in it was a little cold. But he loved it. I took some photos, which I'm about to go and develop in the bathtub now!!! We develop all our own film. We got in at about 10pm or so, so just got Riley to bed, ate a salad and now I'm ready to start my creative projects- ha it's midnight!

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