Claire is 5 months old!

Our little (big) Claire Bear is 5 months old today.
Isn't she the cutest?

I thought Kate was an easy baby....Claire is even easier!

She is SO happy & smiley all the time.

We took Claire wine tasting with us on Saturday for Beck's birthday because we were going to be gone most of the day & evening and it would be easier for me to feed her if she was with us. We were gone from 1pm-9pm and Claire was an angel! She didn't cry the whole time & loved being passed around & held by all of Beck's friends.

This has been a fun month for Claire, she really is probably one of the happiest babies that I have ever known. Her smiles just melt my heart.

Her sleeping has gotten a little bit better this month and the past few weeks she has been going into her crib between 7-8 at night & only wakes up 1-2 times at night. I feed her for less than 5 minutes & she falls asleep again. Most mornings, she is still asleep when I leave for work. Her naps aren't consistent at all and I have noticed that she has been taking a lot of cat naps during the day & that the 45 minute intruder keeps waking her up. The 45 minute intruder is when they wake up 45 minutes after they go down for a nap. This happened with Kate around 4-6 months also.
Claire is learning new things each day & within the past few days has rolled from front to back & discovered her feet! She arches her back to escape her Bumbo seat. I think she wants to sit on her own, but she still falls flat on her face when we try that.
I love this stage she is in & it is so fun to see her discover new things. But it also means my baby girl is growing up too fast {sigh}.

And, here are the comparison pictures with Kate & Claire: