5 Months

Every day I have moments of awe where I quietly marvel at my good fortune of having baby E in my life. Yep, this cynical girl does this every single day at least once. I can't believe that five months of this bliss have already passed. Wasn't it just yesterday that I had my heart stomped on by another baby making failure?

So, today we celebrate five months with baby E by of course taking his picture...

The best part about this picture is that you wouldn't even know that it was taken in between bouts of tears, crying, immense drool, and some good old snot flowing. Poor baby, mommy tortures you so.

This month has really been filled with a number of changes in him. It blows me away to see new things pop up each week.

Weight:  13 lb 9 oz which puts him in the 10th percentile
Height: 24 in which puts him in the 10th percentile
Head: 41 which puts him in the 3rd percentile

Food: Formula, usually 24 oz in 4 oz increments; and as of two days ago cereal!

Activities: Grabbing at toys, excessive drooling, putting toys in mouth, rolling from tummy to back, scooting in a circle by swinging legs

Mommy's favorite moment: the look on his face as he discovered his toes! "I have toes mommy!" Many minutes have been filled with this new play thing.

Adventures: went on his first plane rides to California, then Florida, and back to Alaska! He did a great job sucking on his binky during take off and landing which really kept his ear pressure okay. People remarked that they didn't even know there was a baby on the plane!

Sleep: in his crib with the swaddle gone! During vacation he decided to start sleeping for eight hours. EIGHT! Now, I think we're growing and waking up every four hours to eat. Hungry boy.

xoxo