Five Months Old!!!

Our little doodlebug is five months old!!! Nate is growing before our very eyes into a very bright, curious little guy. It is amazing to watch how quickly he is developing each day. He is in such a fun stage and we are always laughing at the sounds and giggles he makes.

Fun things Nate is doing:

- He is rolling from back to tummy and tummy to back.

- Sleeping 12 hours consistently through the night!!

- He has tried sweet potatoes, carrots, pears, bananas, avocados, and sweet peas and loves them all. He hasn't met a food he doesn't like (and it shows!)

- He is somewhere between 17 1/2 - 18 pounds and I love every single pudgy little roll.

- He is very good at reaching and grabbing things and putting them in his mouth.

- He cackles so hard when Ben is playing with him and tickling his tummy.

(I've been trying to post videos but my computer won't let me.)

- He babbles, babbles, babbles all the time.

- He is tripod sitting and sitting unsupported for short periods.

- He is very snuggly and loves to hug and kiss (very slobbery kisses of course!)

- H still only takes catnaps during the day.

- He LOVES Murphy!! He loves to pet him and pull his ears and Murphy is very gentle with him.
I think they are going to be big buds!!

Five month chair pic

Does this guy love the camera or what?!

Busy, Busy Life!!

Life has just been flying by lately! Work is keeping me so busy that I don't have time to sit down and breathe at night. Nate is growing up so fast and doing so many new things. Nothing terribly exciting has happened lately. We are just enjoying being at home and spending time together on the weekends.

Nate has his first cold right now, so he has not slept well at night for the past week. Since my last post, we have started baby food!! I am making all of my own baby food and Nate has loved everything he has tried so far. I have made sweet potatoes, carrots, peaches, pears, squash, and sweet peas. He has tried oatmeal cereal (he is getting tired of that), bananas, avocados, sweet potatoes, and sweet peas. I am so glad he does not seem to be a picky eater, and I hope this trend continues. I weighed him on my scale the other day and he was a whopping 17.8 pounds!!

He is rolling over well now, mainly from back to tummy, and sometimes from tummy to back. He pushes up very well on his hands and elbows and has good head control. He can even sit on his own for a few seconds, until he realizes he is doing it! Ben caught him sitting straight up in his bouncy seat today! I think he is going to be such a strong little boy. He is such a talker and loves to hear himself squeal like a girl. He tries to get his squeals so high-pitched sometimes that nothing but air comes out of his mouth! He only takes about two thirty-minute naps a day but never seems tired until about 7:00 in the evening. I don't know how the little guy does it! I've never known a baby who didn't take naps. A longer break every now and then sure would be nice!!

Exploring his new toy

My first time in my high chair and having fun!

BB says I look like my mom in this picture...

and this one...

and I agree :)  (this is me!)

Eating bananas for the first time - YUM!!!

Trying a little tripod sitting

I LOVE my toes!!!!

Impressive, huh?