Life with this little guy has been a blast. He's growing and changing every day, and certainly keeping his mommy on her toes. He is now 5 months old and it's fun (and scary) to see his personality coming out. It's interesting to see the combination of traits he gets from both mom and dad. Although he's growing and changing there are some things that stay consistent. He's still pretty much sleeping through the night (except for once a night he gets hungry so we give him a bottle and he goes right back to sleep) and mommy is feeling pretty spoiled by that. We've started solids, kind of. Every time he gets oatmeal he will take three spoonfuls, basically spit it out, and refuse any more.
He still loves jumping, and jumping, and jumping some more. He has yet to fall asleep in it. every time he starts to doze off, his legs twitch and he starts jumping again.
All those reading times are starting to pay off. He's started actually focusing on the book and gets excited for certain pictures.
He still loves to fall asleep on daddy, not mommy. But mommy is still amazing at getting him to go to sleep in his crib.
He's getting a lot better at tummy time. The other day he actually spent a full 45 min doing tummy time.
Something new is he now loves looking out the windows and being outside. Unfortunately it's been raining so much lately that we haven't gotten many chances to go outside. He's also fascinated by Poodee. Every time she growls at something outside he just stares at her with huge eyes. Not sure if Poodee really likes James or not. She is constantly giving him kisses, but that could be because he constantly has either milk or food on his face.
He's discovered mirrors and is terribly entertained by that other baby and the silly faces he makes.
I love that I can give him his basket of toys and he can pick out what ever he wants and drop it on the floor around him.
He also hangs out on the counter while mommy does the dishes. He's entranced by the soap suds and running water. Plus if mommy is singing to him he gives me this cute face.
Also we had some family come into town and stay with us in August. Here he is with Great Grandma Orth. I wish I had more pictures of that visit, but unfortunately I had to work.
I love this picture of him with his cousin Macie. He's so excited to see another little person.
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Yep, life with this little guy is the best!
