Andrew @ 5 months

At 5 months, Andrew is developing quite a personality. He has certain "looks" that always make me laugh. Like when he's eating if someone sneezes or makes a loud noise, he'll look up at me as if to say, "Excuuuse me? You dare interuppt my meal??" He is very much into his toys and concentrates on things very hard. As I write this, he is incredibly focused on kicking hard enough to get his socks off. He also feels he must communicate by screaming. At the top of his lungs. Apparently that is how he hears US talking??

Every so often, starting the last day of November, he has slept through the night. By that I mean from about 8 until 4 or 5 am. It's still not every night-- some nights he'll only make it until 3, some he'll get up at 1. But he had a week-long stretch where he slept all night. So I know he can do it. I tried letting him cry it out-- I know he doesn't need t0 eat in the middle of the night-- but when he cries, he CRIES-- as if someone is in his bed trying to strangle him! So it's easier just to get up and feed him and then he goes right back to sleep. I can tolerate 15 minutes, as opposed to an hour of crying.

His daytime schedule is also starting to take place. Although many days we're out and about so he sleeps while we're on the go, when we're at home, he will take a short nap in the morning, then a longer, sometimes 2 hour nap in the afternoon (some days at the same time as Leah, oh, bliss!), and then another short nap at some point in the evening.

He has been doing pretty good with solids. He doesn't seem to like the plain cereal so much, so I moved quickly to sweet potatoes, then carrots and bananas. He still doesn't open his mouth well and he's still getting the hang of where to put his tongue, but he does seem to really like the tastes, especially the carrots. Lately he's been wanting to nurse every 2 or 2 1/2 hours-- perhaps a growth spurt?

He rolls over all the time, but it seems as if he can only go from his back to his tummy. I usually find him on his tummy in his crib in the mornings even though I laid him down on his back. I'm not sure he can turn back over but he doesn't seem to mind being on his tummy.

He's getting to that really fun stage I remember with Leah, where's he's not quite mobile, but still pretty interactive. He giggles and smiles and flirts with anyone who talks to him. He always has a big grin for me as soon as I get him up in the morning. And even though he's not always very cuddly, he still loves to be sung to and rocked at night before bed-- a stage I know doesn't last long!