Five Months!

So your five month birthday was this past Friday... It truly seems like just yesterday we found out we were pregnant. I was terrified! Then we heard your heartbeat... Holy cow! There's a baby in there! It was a whirlwind and now you're here... Dive months old...and the BEST thing that's ever happened to me. I can not even explain the love I have for you! enough being sappy... Sorry little man :)

You have gone back to being the perfect baby... We realized that the rice cereal was upsetting your belly. We were giving it to right before bedtime but we moved it earlier - 6 or 630 - and you have been much happier! We put you to sleep about 830 or 9 and for SIX nights in a row now, you have slept all night long... In your own crib!!!! You usually end up on your belly but you sleep so perfectly! There's been a couple times where you've fussed for a few seconds but you usually stop right away and put yourself right back to sleep. Mama and daddy are REALLY happy about that because we were getting pretty exhausted. You usually wake up about 5:30 in the morning which is the perfect time for you to eat and for me to get ready for work. Your daddy is still taking you to daycare on his way to work... He actually had to have a little talk with her this morning. She took you out to the pool Friday...but kept you in the shade... But our pale little baby got sun burnt! Friday night we saw it and was LIVID! We put aloe vera on you all weekend so you're fine...but Lance still told her to not take you again. It's way too hot out for you to just sit out there...especially without sunscreen! She feels horrible and said she will never do that again... She is a really good daycare lady, I just do not think she thought that our very well. Boy was your Auntie and your Ma and Poppy furious when they saw you too! Ha! Poor Nancy almost got their wraths as well! :)

We have taken you out in our pool a couple times...I still can not really tell what you think about the water. You splash around and kick your feet but you do not really smile too much so it is hard telling. You do try to drink the water though... You splash and then suck your hands as fast as you can. You are so fast when you do it and also very spastic! Ha! :) You are all covered from the sun though; we have you in a 12 month swim shirt because of your chunky little belly, trunks, and a big floppy hat as well! Then you float in a raft with a cover! That bad sun is not going to get you!

Mama was out shopping the other day and your daddy called to tell me that you just got a bath. He said that you were playing in your exersaucer and he saw that you were stomping your feet around - after looking a little closer, he realized what you were stomping around in! You had a diaper blow out and it had ran down your leg and you were having fun stepping in it! He said it was EVERYWHERE! You are so hard to change these days too because you kick, roll, buck up, twist, turn, etc. he said you were getting it all over the place, all over you, and all over him! He finally gave up and just put you in the bath tub! Haha. You are such a power pooper...I can not even count how many times a week we have to SHOUT your clothing because you have gone through your diaper and stained your outfit. Our little pooper!

We took you to see the Ear Nose and Throat doctor this past week... Your pediatrician was worried about your snoring so they referred us. Dr. Barnes (ENT) said that he thinks it is just because you have smaller nostrils but gave us a nose spray to use at night's. We will follow up in eight weeks to see if it's gotten any better. I think you're just fine, but Dr Parr just wanted to make sure.

You roll all over the place! You have two teeth and the way you chew on those hands and drool, I think more are on their way! You are so strong and can bear a lot of weight...Ma says she has never seen a baby as strong as you! When you're on your belly, you pull yourself up on your knees - I bet you're crawling soon! You are so intrigued with the dogs! You just laugh, smile, scream, and holler at them all the time. You laugh out loud all the time...you get to cracking up and your laugh is contagious... We start cracking up too!!! You love to watch baseball...oh great! Another sports nut! My personal favorite milestone...YOU SAY MAMA!!!!! I'm not sure if you really know what you're saying, but when you're sad, you saw Mamamamama. Your daddy finally admitted to me he hears you say it! That just makes me smile so big! Mama! :) Ma says you have a love affair with your daddy and I... You just stare at us and smile all the time! You're our world and I guess we are yours too! :)

Your Ma has been feeling better! In fact, she has spent a lot of time being able to hold and cuddle you. We go to Ma and Poppy's house a lot! Mama is very close with them so I usually do not go too many days without seeing them! She has her chemo again tomorrow... We just continue to pray that this is working! In my heart, I feel so positive about this treatment. I honestly feel that we will have her around for a while! Wahoooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!