Laugh Attack!

Catch!

Mira is starting to play more and hold on to toys.

She is quite fond of this beach ball and almost seems to 

understand the concept of catch (or fetch, as the case my be!).

Story Time

Baking Christmas Cookies at Kindergarten

We're gearing up for Christmas here in Königstein.

Mira and I helped Rana's class bake cookies this week.

Rana and Luise worked diligently, rolling out the 

dough, cutting out the cookies, and then decorating 

them with layers (!) of frosting and sprinkles!

Good work, girls!

Mira's Finding Her Voice

Mira is babbling and "singing" and finding her voice.

She often wakes up in the early morning hours and babbles 

and sings in her crib, often lulling herself back to sleep.

She loves chewing on Baba's fingers

and making all sorts of noices.

She's also starting to clearly say "da-da-da," 

"ba-ba-ba," and even "blah-blah-blah." 

We've also heard more "s" sounds lately.

Wonder when she'll add "ma-ma-ma" to her repertoire?

Rocking and Rolling!

While she's managed to roll over in both directions 

on a few isolated occasions over the last few weeks, 

it seems like Mira has figured out how to roll from 

her tummy to her back (somewhat) intentionally now.

 Big smiles!

Mira rolling over!

Mira is 5 Months Old!

Mira is very social and craves interaction - 

and she beams when she catches our attention.

At 5 months, she is starting to outgrow her bouncy seat,

mostly because she's getting more and more active

and starting to bounce herself right out of the chair!

She has a grand time doing so, though!