Claire celebrates her 5 month birthday at the National Zoo

On July 26, we celebrated Claire's 5 month birthday with a trip to the National Zoo along with Grandma and Baba. Claire was mainly interested in her bottle and the cat naps she took, but we all had a blast! I think our favorite part was watching the orangutans climb on these ropes high above our heads. Seeing the lions and gorillas was pretty cool too. The most fun was getting to spend the day with my parents.

Some stats about Claire at 5 mos:

Weight: 19lbs 16oz (on August 2)
Sleeping: She takes 3-4 naps a day-1st one is about 1 1/2 hours after she wakes up for an hour. The next two are typically about 30 minutes long and the last one around 4pm is typically one to two hours long.   She sleeps 12 hours at night and that time ranges from when we put her to bed. Traveling made it difficult to stick to 7pm, so if she goes to bed at 8:30pm, she'll sleep until 8:30am. I LOVE IT!
Eating:  She drinks about 38 ounces of formula a day and is eating some rice cereal with either carrots or sweet potatoes once a day.
Illness: She got her first ear infection diagonsed on August 2 (which is how I know how much she weighs). She had no signs at all, just that she had a runny nose for 2 weeks, so I figured something was up. But she was hardly fussy and kept eating and sleeping like a champ.

Tricks: She loves to roll from her back to her stomach all day long. She'll play on her belly for a few minutes before she yells to be turned over.  We've been practicing with the tripod sit, but she's pretty wobbly still. She likes the playgym some, but still loves her swing the most. Unfortunately I think she's about at the weight limit for that. She pulls on everything and has quite the grip. I have lots of missing hair and have stopped wearing dangly earrings and necklaces.
Diapers: Size 3
Clothes: Size 12 months, some 18 mos
Shoes: Size 6-12 month Robeez, only kind I can get to fit onto her little feet
Demeanor: Happiest, calmest, easiest baby EVER