5 Month Old C

My little man is 5 months old! It is amazing how quickly time flies. This month has been especially busy with Jut's dad passing away on March 1 and being gone for a week and then trying to catch up upon returning home, but I think we are getting back into the routine of life.

C dropped his evening nap (mostly) this month. He generally only takes two naps per day now unless we are gone in the evening and he can't manage to stay awake any longer. He is still massively fighting going to sleep most days but I'm working on it. Night sleeping is going better. He generally gets up at midnight, 3ish and around 6. It is still tiring but not nearly as bad as last month.

Mobility has been acquired! C can roll across the floor. I will leave him on a blanket and go do something and when I return, he is on the other side of the room. He can rotate himself also...so he changes direction on me too.

Grasping objects is another new skill for the month. He can pick things up! He loves to chew on his hands but he also can now pick up some objects and sometimes find the way to his mouth. Chew, chew, chew...that is what he likes to do!

C loves blowing raspberries! When he is happy, he is always making bubbles. Even if he's not having an excessively drooly day, he still needs to wear a bib because of all the slobber from his bubbles. E does not like all his 'baby slobber'.

C is talking more and making more noises. He is beginng to 'converse' with me more and more. He'll say something and I'll reply and then he'll answer and so on. It is great. He loves X and will laugh and laugh at him. Baby laughter is so precious. I love hearing it! He's also ticklish in his ribs and neck and we can usually really get him going if we tickle him.

C got to meet lots of new relatives this month. He met some that I was meeting for the first time at Mike's funeral. He also met the extended Flegel family at G'pa Flegel's 97th birthday party. There were lots of new faces for him to quickly forget this month. :)