luke, You are 5 months old!

I am 4 days late on this post, but better late than never right?

Luke,

You are 5 months old today (8/17/11)! I can't believe how much you are growing and changing!

Here is what you are up to:

~I am guessing you weigh about 18ish pounds! You weighed 17.3 pounds last month so I am just guessing you are in the 18 pound range now!

~ You are so tall!! I think I wrote in your last post that the doctor thinks you are going to be so tall! I don't doubt it. Everything I buy you that is supposed to be pants on you come up to your calf! It makes me laugh. I call them your capris. Dad doesn't like that term :)

~You are rolling like a mad man! I set you down and off you go! still only towards the left side, but you got it down my love!

~You started on rice cereal at 4 months and you weren't too sure about it at first, but then you started to really like it. I just switched you to oatmeal and you LOVE it!! You look so big in your high chair!

~You are such a happy baby! You really only cry when you are hungry, tired or don't feel well!

~You are teething like crazy! You drool all day long, your hands are in your mouth constantly and you love chewing on wet wash cloths. I keep hearing about this Sophie the Giraffe toy to get you for teething, so I may need to invest in that! You poor thing have been teething for months now! But no teeth yet!

~You are starting to sit up a little bit and it only lasts a few seconds before you fall forward or to the sides. You are so strong though! You will sit up soon and in your own time!

~You are still spending your days with Daddy and then with Auntie Britt and Stella! I am so blessed that you are taken such good care of while I am at work! Daddy adores the time with you and you love going over to Britt and Stella's twice a week!

~You still are not a very good napper! You sleep for only about 30min-45 min every 2 hours or so! You are our little cat napper!

~You are sleeping pretty well at night! You go to bed between 8 and 8:30 and then sleep until about 2. I usually feed you then and you go right back to sleep! but then you are up again at about 4:45 and then fall back asleep until 8am ish!

~You "talk" so much! I Love hearing your sweet little babbles!

~Your eyes are getting darker and darker and your hair is coming in a little lighter!

~You are an official tummy sleeper. You sleep your best on your tummy and we have come to terms that you are just fine sleeping that way!

~ Sadly, breast feeding you is coming to an end. Mommy only gets one break a day at school and that is not enough to keep my suppy going for you. I am very sad about this and have cried many tears over it, but you are healthy and happy and being on formula is not that the worse thing in the world. I will just miss the bonding time with you that only you and I shared...ahh tears are flowing as I am writing this! 5 months was a good run, and am glad I could do it for that long!

~You love to grab faces when people are holding you! It is so cute! It is like you are trying to get as close as you can and take everything in!

Well sweet pea, It has been such an amazing 5 months with you. Daddy and I can't imagine life without you, and feel so blessed by you. I can't even begin to explain the love I have for you. Thank you for being such a sweet boy. I adore you!

Love,

Mama