Cheesy smile already!

Playdate with Max and Evan

Max (4) and Evan (almost 2), fawning over Mina:

Evan, grinning: Itsa baby.

Max, with a slight lisp: She's cute!

Manske: Aww, are you gonna give her a kiss?

Max: No.

Manske, surprised: Oh, are you smelling her?  Does she smell nice?  Does she smell like a baby?

Max:  No.  She smells like BEANS.

Here is Mina with Evan, the baby-snatcher.  He likes to put "Barn Kitty" in a headlock and carry her around the house, and would like to do the same with Mina.  We thought a little lap time would be a good compromise, but he got more than he bargained for when he found out that Mina has razor-sharp fingernails.  

Mina is 5 months old

It seems like Mina is growing up by the minute.  These days she is even grabbing her bottle with both chubby hands to feed herself.  She's also got us trained pretty good.  Eat, activity, sleep? Bedtime routine with the goal to be sleep by 7:30? Pah, that's funny.  Try, flash a sweet, doe-eyed look and she gets to wake us up (as many as 7 times!) every night and eat whenever she wants!

She gives us tons of gummy, beautiful smiles now.

 

Sitting up with support and liking it. 

She doesn't have too much inspiration when it comes to rolling, but she does pass this ball from one hand to another

Mina needs food THIS INSTANT.  Not last instant when mom tried to feed her, or two instants ago when dad tried, but THIS one.

And now a note from Mina herself: nn                                k,m'b  jiy877jih78u8uj,,78juu