Your baby is on the brink of so many new milestones at five months old, which may mark the dividing line between a baby who is stationary and one who is on the move! Rolling, babbling, grasping and giggling, your five-month-old can do it all. And if you?re lucky, they?re also getting the hang of that sleeping thing.
5-month-old development & milestones 
Starting to talk

While baby has been gabbing for a few months now, it?s now starting to sound almost like talking, with a few two-syllable ?words? thrown in for good measure. You may start to hear a ?ba-ba? or ?da-da? among the babble, but don?t get too excited yet?it?ll still be a few months until baby starts assigning words to people, and these are just the easiest sounds to make at this point. Tripod sit and rolling both ways
Your baby probably still needs pillows or a Boppy to hold them up in a seated position. Some will have mastered the tripod sit, with one arm planted between their legs to give them something to lean on, and others will have managed to sit up unsupported, but most will still topple over in a moment of distraction. Having learned to roll from their tummy to back, some babies are now flipping the other way, from back to tummy, which opens the door to rolling-baby mobility. Your baby is now at risk of falling off beds and change tables and rolling from one room to another if they are determined enough, which means your full attention is required you?re your baby isn?t strapped in securely. If you?...