Carter: 5 months

Carter,

You have decided that you are no longer a baby this month. You have done way too many things, and I just want you to slow down!

I think you are weighing in between 16.5-17 lbs these days. You are wearing almost all 6-9 month clothing with a few 3-6 month things here and there. You still have no teeth, but by the way you drool, you would think they'd be here any day now. This month, you started to eat rice cereal so you have that at dinner and then 5 bottles throughout the day. You tolerate cereal. You are not overly excited about it, but you eat it. You stare at our food and reach out for it anytime you are within arms reach so I think you somehow know that there's more to life!!! You still don't sleep through the night, and I'm getting down right exhausted. On most days, you take 3 naps - two little ones (morning and evening) along with a long afternoon nap usually at the same time as Jack! We've been putting you to bed between 8:30-9, you wake between 3-4, and then up in the morning between 7:30-8 usually so we finally have some sort of routine.

This month, you have decided that you are big. First, you sat up alone on Jan. 1. That was HUGE. You still are not completely stable, but each day you get better and better. After that, you learned to roll from your back to your tummy, and you also learned how to blow raspberries. If we put you on your back, you are almost immediately on your tummy. You also can inch. If there is something you want, you grunt, squirm, stick your bottom in the air, and inch toward it. I can leave the room briefly and come back to find you in an opposite direction and inches forward. I sometimes wish I had camera on you at all times to see how you do it.

You are beginning to love toys. I put you on a mat and you reach for them, "press" the buttons, and stick them in your mouth. You absolutely adore your brother. Anytime that you look at him, you smile or laugh. It melts my heart. You are pretty ticklish all over, and I can get you laughing pretty well.

Cart Tart - You keep my on my toes. You are such a  happy boy, and your smile is contagious. I love you so much and know God will do great things with you.

 

I loved you yesterday, I love you today, and I will love you tomorrow,

Mommy