Five Months

So the past 2 months have gone much faster than John's first 3 months. I think it has to do with sleep and him not screaming. Now he just growls when provoked. What does it take to provoke a 5 month old? Attempt to feed him when he doesn't want to be fed. That is how I know when to stop feeding him oatmeal - he growls at me. I was having a hard time with John's sleep schedule, or I should say the lack of sleep he was getting at night. Then I stuffed the poor kid full and he suddenly started sleeping at night. He went from doing 5 hours to 7-9 hours at night. I am in love with baby oatmeal. Emma didn't sleep any different at night when we started her on solids. John must have been one hungry muchacho. But now he is a stuffed goose.

I think he weighs about 19 pounds. At his 4 month check up he was 17.5 pounds and 26 inches. He is sitting up some what but still not interested in rolling over. He can do it, but doesn't do it consistently. Mostly he wants to lay on his back and play with his toes. His ultimate joy comes from people. He loves to watch Emma jump off the mailbox. (The mailbox is a gymnastics mat in the shape of a traditional mailbox.) He also loves to watch her dance and jump on the trampoline. Pretty much he is one social kid. Toys-shemois, he wants to see faces up close and personal.

Emma has been doing better with her language. She is asking questions that indicate that she is processing information. She is fascinated with traffic lights. If I stop at a red arrow for a left turn and the other lanes have a green light she wants to know why I have stopped and she will explain that we can go because it is a green light. She still loves dancing and jumping on the trampoline and swimming. She also loves to help with John - buttoning up his onsies, getting his medication out of the fridge, and picking out his clothes. I can tell that will probably be a life long job for her to serve as fashion consultant for him.