What I Love About You ~ 5 Months

I Love. . .

• how you "hug" my neck and squeeze tight when I hug you


• your mouth opened wide on my cheek as if you are kissing me and the slobbers that follow


• how you snuggle me


• how you are moving more, rolling over both ways now and pushing yourself up


• how big you are ~ you are growing so fast that people think you are months older than you are


• that you are outgrowing your 6-9 month clothes already


• that I am loving you right where you are at because you are growing so fast


• how you pull on your socks (and pull them off)


• how you giggle when I wash your hands with a wash cloth (I do this on the changing table before I change your diaper)


• how you kick your feet on the changing table (you like your diaper changed)


• and how you kick like crazy in the tub


• playing peek-a-boo with your clothes when I change you


• your smiles and giggles


• feeling your warm cheeks against mine


• how excited you get when you see me, followed by your bashfulness


• the curly do on the top of your head


• feeding you your first foods {no reason to delay and you are more than ready and willing}


• that at 5 months you are 17 pounds

Photos from the last month, mostly in order ~

He still sucks on his fingers, but it is sporadic. The other day, he fell asleep sucking two fingers, but that was a first. 

Bo had a fever for 2 days this month. I thought he might be teething, but no teeth yet. 

The boys thought it was funny that you were sucking in your bottom lip and wanted me to photograph it ~ you would stop to smile as soon as I held up the camera so it took a few times to get this shot and you are just starting to smile in it. =)

I've just started feeding Bo solids this past week. I've given him apple sauce, rice cereal, pureed bananas and carrot, and a small bit of avocado so far. He was more than ready. His face would light up and he would get excited whenever we ate or drank in front of him. I started giving him sips of water from a glass and that was it. . . he wanted more. 

I've been signing with Bo. So far, I am signing his name, milk (when I breast feed), water, drink, eat, apples, juice, bananas, carrots, favorite, more, all done, love you and diaper (when I change him).   

5 months. 

I love this boy.