19 Weeks

Holy crap, we blinked and Val is somehow getting close to 5 months old. She's getting more and more funny, laughing a big belly laugh like a little mini-adult would instead of her squeal.

Major developments include:

• Sitting up unassisted for long periods of time and reaching for stuff just outside her grasp.
• Pulling herself to a standing position with only the barest of help.
• Rolling over, then back, then back again with ease.
• Sleeping mostly through the night, most nights. It's awesome, just awesome.
• Love, love, loving to jump in her Jumperoo while watching Sesame Street.
• Smiling with her whole body when she sees Andrea or my bad self.

I went back to work this week, and that part sucks. I'm doing my best to not think about the wee baby girl who owns my heart while I'm here. But it's hard not to.

We also finally make it back to the circa-1960's kiddie zoo, this time with Andrea in tow. While we were there, we saw an ass.