5 Months

Henry is five months old today!  And boy have we had a lot of firsts this month - our first trip to the mountains, our first stroll in our big boy stroller, our first taste of solids, and our first time sleeping through the night (twice now!!).  Here are a few more things about Henry:

He wants to put EVERYTHING in his mouth.  If its not a paci, a toy, blanket, his shirt, his hands or my shoulder, then he is probably sleeping.  It doesn't matter how big it is either - Henry will try to chew on it.  This is pretty much how we play everyday:

Nap time.  Henry can be such a great napper.  However, this was when we swaddled him and plopped him in his swing.  He could sleep for hours if I'd let him.  But starting this week, I've been putting Henry down for naps in his crib.  He will fall asleep after a few moments of fussing.  Unfortunately, these naps do not last long - usually about 30-40 minutes.  I am hoping that Henry will start stretching them out soon.  I miss those long naps already!

 

That was a GREAT nap!

Bedtime.  Thank goodness for the book Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child.  Henry has become such a rock star this month when it comes to nighttime sleeping.  At the beginning of the month, he was still waking up every couple of hours.  Ryan or I would stumble, sleepy-eyed into his room and try to get him back to sleep (and try really hard not to resort to putting him in his swing).  Lately, Henry has really gotten the hang of this whole sleeping in the crib idea.  For the past few weeks, Henry has gone stretches of 8-10 hours, and has even slept through the night twice now!  Love it!

 

Tummy time and rolling over. Henry has gotten much better about tummy time. He might even enjoy it sometimes. Henry isn't anxious to roll over any time soon, however. And why should he when Mommy and Daddy will take him anywhere he wants to go? I have a feeling it will be a while before we have a little mover on our hands.

Talking.  Henry has become such a little chatterbox - and a very loud one at that.  We have some serious, and not so serious, conversations daily.  We don't know what each other is saying (yet), but we enjoy our chats.

Silly Henry.  We love seeing Henry's personality come out more and more each day.  He is such a funny little man.  He makes me laugh and do silly things all the time.  He is all smiles and squeaky noises.  We are just crazy over the little guy he is becoming.



Baby Pumpkin with a baby  pumpkin

 

Big boy stroller!