5 Months

OK, just stop it. 5 months, really?!

New this month:

·         When you sneeze, you smile, every time, without fail. You love to sneeze!

·         You are finally diggin’ your jumper. Those chunky little legs of yours finally got the memo- you can jump up and down!

·         Speaking of getting the memo- your hand-eye coordination is beginning to come together. You seem relieved that finally, you can grab those toys you’ve been eyeing, and move them directly to your mouth. Woohoo!

·         You are scooting. Every morning I wake up and find you in a different corner of the crib.

·         You’re eyeing our food. You know something good is going on, and you want in.

·         You love bedtime. You get cranky around 8 every night without fail. We take you upstairs, and as soon as you know it’s bath time, you’re all smiles. You get a bottle, we snuggle, and then you put yourself right to sleep in your crib.

·         You struggle to sleep during the day. You fight it, and when you do fall asleep it’s for short amounts of time, then you wake up cranky.  (If I could, I would take your naps for you… but I can’t.  For everyone’s sanity, take your naps bud!)

·         You’re making new faces and sounds every day, and it’s so.much.fun.

You're a pretty cool kid, and we’re so lucky you’re ours. You continue to amaze us day in, day out. We wouldn’t have it any other way!

 

(this is the standard 'fighting sleep' look)