Five Months

How has it already been five months? 

It's incredible how much you've changed this month. You've gotten to be so much fun! You take every opportunity to use your voice. You reach up your fist to study it and then scrunch your face and talk as if you're explaining it to us. You see this thing? I just woke up, and there it was. Here, taste it and let me know what you think.You squeal with joy and blow raspberries. You giggle over the smallest things. Do you know how hard I had to work to get that giggle out at first? And now, it's the song of our house. 

You've started to reach for things, including your father and I. You're so curious. You love finding things with your hands. I can't keep your fingernails short enough to keep you scratch-free.

You've also started rolling over. It's still so new to you that you don't quite get it, but every now and then, you roll and get so excited. Tummy time is more exciting. You get up so high on your little arms and bobble back and forth. You raise your little eyebrows, and your blue eyes survey the room. You scream a little when you get tired of it, though, and we're a little worried you might have my temper.

You want to sit all of the time even though you can't really balance yourself yet. I'll slowly let you go, and you lean so far forward that you almost fall on your face. You've sat by yourself for about five seconds before you started to tilt.You're no longer satisfied laying down for long and constantly try to raise yourself up. When we put you down at night, we hear you lift your feet and slam them back down until you're asleep.

When you start getting fussy, all we have to do is stand you up, and you're blowing raspberries again.  You've grown to love your bouncer, and just this week, you've found out that it's aptly named Your little legs get going, and when you spring up, you get the biggest smile on your face. 

This is also the age where most babies start sleeping through the night. Not you, my little renegade. You've gone from sleeping for ten hour chunks to waking up once or twice. Apparently, sleep regression is common, and we've added an additional nap as well as bumped up your bedtime by two hours. It's helped a bit (you were waking up three or four times), and I really can't complain. I'm starting to love cuddling with you in the late hours because I know it's not going to last. It's also helping me master the art of the French press. 

I've loved every day I've gotten to spend as your mom, but I really think we're in the fun stage now. I can't wait to see how much more you learn and grow this month, and I thank God every night that I'm there to witness it.

I love you more than you could ever know,

 Mom