Five Months Old

Okay sweetie, you are actually almost six months old but you need this five month post anyway. What a big month for you, there are so many things that you can now do! Hum, I've been reading too many of your books. So here is a list of all the wonderful things that happened during your fifth month.

1. You now like to suck on your toes
2. You squeal with absolute delight when I strip you down to get you ready for your bath
3. You have totally discovered Kaya (our cat) and laugh when she jumps up on the bed next to you
4. You love to play peek-a-boo with Mommy and Daddy. The best part of this game is how cute you look when you are stretching over to try and find us :) 5. You now have tried three different kinds of veggies and three different kinds of rice cereal. You like sweet potatoes but still won't eat carrots or squash. As for the cereal, it depends on your mood, sometimes plain, with banana or mixed fruit. 6. You now like to stick your tongue out and bite it (actually gum it). At first I wasn't sure what you were doing but now it is just adorable. It is almost like you are thinking about something and just concentrating on it so intensely!
7. You like to smack really loudly. It is just the funniest thing for the house to be all quiet and then out of no where you start smacking!
8. You love to grab Mommy and Daddy's face and pull it into yours for a big wet kiss. At least we think you are trying to kiss us. Either way, you constantly want our face to be close to yours. Such a snuggler!
9. You now give us hugs. You wrap your arms around our necks and snuggle your face in our shoulder. So sweet, you just melt my heart!
10. You are not quite a morning person. When I get you up to get you dressed, you rub your eyes and bury your face in my neck. You do not want to get up, unless its for food!
11. Your laugh has changed from the little giggle to a loud chuckle. You are so super ticklish that when we "razz" on your belly you laugh so loudly!
12. Finally, you can hold your own bottle and when your binkie falls out of your mouth (and you know where it is) you put it back in all by yourself.
It has been a busy month for you my love. You spiked your first fever so we took you to the doctor to find out you had a cold. Okay, we can handle that. Well, it wouldn't go away so a few days later you had a much higher fever so it was off to the doctor once more! Now we found out both of your ears were infected. I was so sad to hear that you had been in pain. I never would have known it because you didn't cry or pull at your ears. So we thanked the doctor and got you your antibiotic. It just so happens that was the day we left for San Angelo for Thanksgiving with the Poe family. The doctor said it was okay to travel so off we went. It was the first time you stayed in a hotel room. It was nice and we actually put you in bed with us for some extra cuddling. Thanksgiving was great but way too fast. You were mesmerized by Mimi's incredibly large television. You quite enjoyed watching the UT game that night. So after we got home we had a normal week but then you had yet another fever. Off to the doctor to discover your ear infection was still there. New antibiotic this time. Nana and PawPaw had to come and take care of you until you were cleared for daycare. So here we are, at the end of your fifth month. I have thoroughly enjoyed watching you grow this month. You are almost at the 14 lb mark my tiny boy! Off we go, time for Christmas, I can't wait to see what your sixth month will bring!