Well Noah has grown by leaps and bounds this month! He gained two pounds and grew an inch and a half! At his 5 month appointment he was 16 lb. 4 oz and 27 inches long!! He is in the 90th percentile for height and the 55 percentile for weight! Just like his daddy! I can't get over how long he is. His little personality has become a contagious joy to be around and he is always happy unless hungry or tired of course. I love hearing his giggle when he wakes up in the morning :) His new discovery is that his feet can actually make it in to his mouth so that has been his new position when laying down and its ssssooo funny! Sometimes he growls at his feet like he is attacking them or something and then laughs at himself :). He loves loves loves being held which I am hoping isn't becoming a problem for my sister who is chasing around 2 other little ones while watching Noah. Being the only baby at our house he is spoiled in that regard, especially on the weekends, but he is quickly brought back to reality on Monday mornings haha! The best seat in the house now is his bouncing swing that hangs in the doorway so I am sure my sister will be taking full advantage of that thing! The joy on his face when he jumps in it is priceless!! The mirror is a great entertainer in our house as well as Noah will just stare at his reflection and talk to himself...love how his face lights up when he sees me come in to the mirror too (melts this momma's heart!)
It has been so much fun introducing new fruits and veggies to him! He has tried apples, pears, bananas, apricots, plums, yellow squash, and carrots. He isn't too much of a fan of carrots but all the other stuff he has gobbled right up! I mix some fruit in with the carrots though and he never knows haha! This week we are trying Butternut squash!! Bananas and plums are his all time favorite. This boy LOVES to eat!!
He has become so engaged with everything now a days and grabs anything he can get his hands on and straight in to his mouth! Unfortunately his favorite thing to grab is my hair! Ouch! Even if I have it up he still manages to get a hand full! He has mastered rolling from tummy to back and has almost gotten the rolling over from back to tummy so it won't be too long before he is rolling all over the place. Reading his Jesus storybook Bible with Daddy is one of his favorite things to do as he gets really excited when he sees all the bright pictures! He has also had some firsts this month which sadly I didn't get to be there for (wrecks my heart every time I miss the "firsts") but he had so much fun doing it! He went to the pool a couple times and got in the water for the first time! Hoping to be able to take him for my first time this weekend!
I have had some proud mommy moments this past week! I used to rock him to sleep every night because 1. I love it and 2. That's our little time together but this has developed some bad habits of wanting to be held throughout the night so I stopped rocking him to bed :(. Sad day for me but I am super proud of him because he has adjusted to the change very well. Now I feed him and lay him down awake and he puts himself to sleep in about 10 minutes after talking to himself for a bit hehe. I feel like he is growing up so so fast! I know he is only 5 months but when he started to put himself to sleep it gave me that inner feeling of what it will be like when he doesn't need me at all to put him to bed...I embrace every moment I can with him cause people are right when they say it happens in a blink of an eye! I love this little boy to no end and can't imagine life without him! He is one of my greatest gifts in life and I feel so blessed to be his momma!
Started off sitting up and watch how he slowly starts to sink down ;) such a wiggly little guy! I couldn't get him to sit still haha!
A little lower...
A little lower...
And....we're done! :)
At the pool with Laura the babysitter
At the pool with my sister Katie!
Worn out from his first time playing in the pool!
Reading time with Daddy!
Reading with his cousin David! They are buddies!
He sleeps now with his butt up in the air and his ankles crossed! The cutest part is watching him get situated when he does this!
Loves those feet!
Chilling in his bouncy swing watching Praise Baby while mommy makes his baby food! (Ha! Don't judge that I am letting my 5 month old watch TV ;)- this is literally the first time I have let him do this!)
Making homemade baby food!
