5 months old!

So many changes start once your baby reaches 3 months. In the last two months, Inga started laughing (first laugh at 3 1/2 months when I was playing "patty-cake" with her feet), discovered her hands and feet, learned how to grasp objects and play with toys, settled into a predictable routine, and became mobile even though she hasn't yet crawled.

This girl is strong! She has a solid core and way better abs than I do. (Which isn't saying much after 3 children...) She's rolling and belly-scooting around in her crib and on our bed. I actually bought crib bumpers at a thrift store today because she was rolling over forcefully into the crib rails and then crying because it hurt. She loves to stand and will do so for long stretches of time, often just holding on to one of my fingers.

I won't say Inga is a "good baby," but she is remarkably chill and easy-going. Honestly, I can't imagine an easier third baby. She rarely fusses and is almost always content. She takes short naps in the morning and early evening and a long nap after lunch. She goes to bed around 8-9 pm and wakes up usually twice to nurse before she's up around 8 am for the morning. Not bad at all! She definitely likes to snooze and sleep in in the mornings, like her sister and unlike her brother.

I think Inga looks remarkably like Zari. Except Inga is definitely chubbier around the chin and neck! Sometimes I look at Zari's baby pictures and honestly almost think it's Inga. Here are some when Zari was around 5 months old:

 

 

Here is Inga at 5 months:

Now for some comparison pictures...Dio around 5 months. He definitely has the "Dio" stamp to him even back then.

Inga as a newborn and at 4 & 5 months:

1 week old

4 months old

5 months old

2 weeks old

4 months old

5 months old

And for those of you wondering what Inga's middle name is...