Carmen - 5 months old!

My baby girl, Carmen, is 5 months old. At 5 months, she weighs a little over 16 pounds (at 4 months she was 15.5), which is about the same weight as Carmen's cousin Myca that is 3 months older (Carmen's a big girl!) At her 4 month check up, she was in the 98th % for height and 90th for weight.

She is still a very calm baby that loves just hanging out and observing the world around her. She has rolled over only a handful of times, but if put on her belly, she keeps her head very high and has signs of crawling as she tries to move her legs but can't figure out how to move her whole body with her.

She is still nursing but switches very well to the bottle while mommy is at work. I am working part time temporarily and cherishing every moment that I have with Carmen and Vince. Carmen goes to bed around 8pm and sleeps 8 hours until about 4am. That is a hundred times better than Vince, so I'm happy with it, even though it leaves me sleepy to wake up every night.

She laughs at silly faces and noises (daddy makes her laugh the loudest!). Loves her big brother Vince and is always watching him. She definitely prefers me, (who doesn't prefer mommy!), but she knows who her daddy, brother, grandparents, and extended family is... like her best friend, baby Myca. They all spend a great deal of time at grandma's hanging out.

What else... Carmen is a pacifier addict. She has one attached to her at all times. She makes shy faces when she sees someone new. She is a poor napper, but makes up for it at night. She has tried a few baby foods but still has the reaction of spitting it out so she's not ready yet for food, but will be soon!

We love our baby girl and glad she is part of our family with big brother Vince. Here are some recent pics of us!

Vince bounces on his ball while Carmen bounces in the entertainment center...

we almost got Carmen in the pic, she tends to eat whatever is under her during tummy time..

David loves doing this to the kids. But shows off for the camera doing double duty!

and finally, one with mommy!!! next time I'll wear makeup!

Cancun

In July (2011) we took a big week long family vacation to Cancun, Mexico for my cousin's wedding. My whole family went, including sisters & their families, as well as several extended family members. It was a great trip and we stayed at the Cancun Palace, a wonderful all inclusive resort.

View from our room... where we had room service breakfast on the patio almost every morning we were there... Vince got the hang of room service... he would tell us to call the man to bring us food!!

Baby Carmen was a little over 3.5 months old for this trip. She was a trooper and hung out at the pool with us...

(i'm pretty sure we spiked her hair on purpose :)

But her and big brother Vince took their share of naps by the pool!! In the picture below, Vince is asleep with David, Carmen next to them is also asleep, as is my niece Myca in the pink!

We did a fair share of hanging out at the pool... well, at the pool bar...

We did, however, do an excursion to the Mayan ruins in Tulum.

Vince came along but Carmen stayed back at the hotel with Grandma & Grandpa. Vince loved the iguanas, or Anacondas as he called them. He's very into Diego right now, so he was in to the jungle scene.

more pics of the ruins...

it was on a beautiful cliff that overlooked a beach..

Vince and his favorite cousins there...

Vince, aka "Chente!"

The actual wedding and rehearsal dinners were wonderful as well. Unfortunately it rained on the wedding day so it had to be moved indoors.. but that didn't stop the fireworks at the wedding!!!

More pics from the rehearsal/welcome dinner that was on a terrace...

Love how Carmen and Myca are looking at each other!

And some more misc pics...

At the pool bar...

Us at the wedding ceremony..

Selena and I parasailing in a bench with no seatbelt! She kept telling me that if we fell, the impact would kill us. Talk about a relaxing adventure!

and last but not least, Carmen with her Tia and Tio...

Very fun vacation. When we got home, we were ready to go right back. Until next year... Punta Cana??