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five months

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dearest cecilia, as i write this at ten p.m., you're snoozing in your swing with your pacifier and your silky owl lovey. you'll sleep for another hour and a half or so until i'm ready for bed, and then you'll nurse one last time before settling in for the night in the co-sleeper. a few times this month, you've actually dropped that last feeding and slept in your bed from 8:30 pm on til morning. but most of the time you eat 5-7 times per day (you still drink 4 four-ounce bottles while you're at daycare).  you just started wearing 6-month clothes this week. i just love the rolls on your little thighs (and i tell you so on a daily basis).  your pediatrician gave us the go-ahead to start solid food anytime after you turned four months, and i think we'll have you try out some vegetable purees within the next few weeks. you crane your head to watch us while we eat, and you're sitting like a champ with some support (both of which are signs of readi