5 Months!

5 Months of Spence. Almost half a year. Time is flying now. I have to admit those first few weeks months were looong. They were tough. Luckily, I can say without a doubt that this month was the best month yet.

Favorite part of this month: The laughs. He thinks I'm the funniest person on earth and the laughs come so easily. A touch of the nose, a rub of the belly, telling a story, singing a song, just looking at him - he cracks up. It feels great to see him react so happily to my every move. He's oozing personality now. And, he's definitely a momma's boy and I'm just fine with that.

Milestones this month:

• Rolling over from back to front
• (Almost) his first tooth (there's still some time yet)
• Real laughter
• Riding on the swings at the playground

Tough stuff this month: The teething is not easy for any of us. The Baby Orajel seems to be helping now though. Sleep could be better, but we've kind of gotten into a non-routine routine. We still have no idea what time bedtime will be on any particular night, but once we're in bed things are pretty routine (meaning we wake up every 3 hours to eat then pass out again). Oh, and poor daddy is now sleeping on the couch while we spread out in the bed.

Things we're looking forward to next month:

• Experimenting with food
• Sitting up without lots of props
• The Easter Bunny
• The Half-Year Celebration Extravaganza (if I get around to planning it!)

Comments

[b]

Yay! Happy 5 months, Spencer!

[Abby]

Oh, he's adora-bubble!!

I hear ya on the sofa thing. Except it's me on the sofa, Sarah in her pack-n-play in the living room, Lily in her crib in her room, and Daddy in the bed in our bedroom.

(That's it. We just need to buy a mansion to accommodate our NEEDZ; that's all there is to it.)