5 months old...

I simply cannot believe how fast the time is going. Most days (and occasionally a night or two) feel like an eternity until bedtime, but when I look back im shocked at how quickly time flys by and how fast he changes.

At 5 months..

* Hes finding his voice. LOVES to make as much noise as possible, and makes it his mission to get the attention of the entire room everywhere we go.

* He has learned how to laugh. His little giggle melt my heart.

* Can say Yum ( and says it after every bite which cracks me up!)

*Hes ok with other people holding him, but will scan the room until he finds me ( im usually not far away) and then flash that huge smile once his eyes lock with mine. Love that!

* Sleeping has its ups and downs, but he goes to bed every night at 7:30, which gives mommy a good amount of "me time" so I cant complain to much. On average he usually doesnt wake up until between 5 and 7. We just started a new routine with giving him a bottle before, and then just rocking to sleep. So far so good.

*Hes still taking 2 or 3 naps a day, for those as long as I catch onto his cues before he gets to tired, I can lay him down and he will go to sleep on his own.

* Blankie still has to go with us at all times. He kneads it between his hands to go to sleep, and without it NO sleep is happening.

*He can sit up completely unsupported, but most of the time is usually to lazy. Hed rather be standing or laying down. He is content flat on his back, which means he has no desire to roll from back to belly, no matter how much I try.

* He loves food. If there was a word that meant more than love..id use that. He will eat anything and everything, except for chicken ( which makes me laugh since everyone knows that my most favorite food, im sure in time though he will come around). All the normal baby foods he eats, but some he cant have because they hurt his little belly. Just recently we started with meats, so far turkey and beef got a YUM out of him, so he must like them.

* His hands and feet are better than any other toy ive spent money on at the moment. He stares,pulls, holds on to, and slobbers all over them.

*Loves his jumperoo. He will get himself going so fast that he cant keep up, so he will put his legs up until it finally stops on its own.

* I would say hes maybe a month or maybe two away from crawling, maybe even less. He can get up on his arms, and get up on his legs, he now just has to figure out how to do both at the same time and then he will be off. For now he just scoots himself around to whatever he wants on the floor.

* Hes SUCH a happy baby. His little smile lights up the room. He does everything he can to try to get a smile out of me. I get told all the time how hes the happiest baby they have ever seen. That makes me feel good, and like I must be doing something right :)