And Time Goes On - 5 Months!

Time keeps passing way too quickly. Josh is already 5 months! This past month, he has started growing into his "bigger baby" personality and habits. I think Josh is starting to understand better what's going on around him and show his preferences.

His favorite things are his family. Mom and Dad and Owen all get great smiles, grins, and squeals of delight. He certainly knows us, and I think he now knows Nana, Papa, and Grandma very well (big thanks for all the grandparent help we've gotten this past month). Josh has had some "mommy moments," but for the most part is still pretty content with anyone that is speaking kindly and holding with loving arms.

This month, Josh has:

...discovered the mesmerizing power of the television...

... learned to balance in the sitting position for seconds at a time...

... tried and rejected rice cereal, and instead decided that he'd rather just nurse way more frequently than his mom would prefer...

... found his hands and is figuring out how to make them move the way he wants to. Right now, that means mostly directly into his mouth, resulting in red, wrinkled fingers and drool, drool, drool...

... smoothly transitioned to new reflux medication. He doesn't seem to be having the tummy discomfort, but the baby spit-up is frequent and plentiful...

... embraced the after dinner acrobatics. His skills so far involve slow backwards flips, light tosses, and superman moves...
...decided that sleeping long stretches at night is totally overrated. We were attributing the hourly wake-ups to Josh being sick last week, but now he is perfectly healthy and still making sure to get us out of bed 5-6-8 times a night. Mom and Dad are struggling with the sleep deprivation, but Josh is surviving just fine because he's managed to settle into a predictable napping routine. This month, we're moving the baby sleeper out of our room and praying that convinces Josh that sleeping is a virtue...

... continued to charm us day in and day out.