5 months

Clara is 5 months, officially yesterday!

She has mastered the art of transferring objects from one hand to
another.  She is almost ready to sit up, she will support herself with
her arm to stay up, or sometimes she just tips over, poor thing, still
getting the balance thing figured out.  She can kinda walk, if she is
supported underneath her arms she can take small steps forward.  She
needs a lot more entertainment than before, she gets bored quickly.
If she is in a fussy mood, she can be calmed down by sitting on the
porch, she likes to stare at the birds and flowers.  She is becoming
increasing shy, if she is around anyone other than myself, Jason, or
my parents, she becomes very quiet and hides her face in my shoulder.
When she's around people she knows, she likes to laugh and squeal.
She now sleeps through the night (ever since 4.5 months old), anywhere
from 10 to 13 hours.  She typically only naps twice a day (the length
depends, sometimes only 30 minutes, sometimes 3 hours).

She is very interested in food, but we're waiting til she is 6 months
old before starting her on rice cereal.  In the meanwhile, she loves
putting anything she can into her mouth!  Her favorite is her blanket,
she'll shove a whole corner into her mouth.  (So I guess even though
she's not been into pacifiers she's found other things to pacify
herself with).