As of March 15th, my little peanut has officially been living outside the womb for 5 months. And oh my goodness, is he getting used to life in this big ol' world! Boy, do I have myself a little character!!!
Here are some of Benjamin's many accomplishments in his 5th month of life:
* Ben can basically stand up on his own, with very little support from us! He just needs to practice his balancing act a little longer and he'll be running around before we know it! He's very strong for a wee guy.
* He has found his toes, and he likes how they taste! (Oh, and did I mention that his feet are huge? He wears 6-12 month socks yet he's not even in his 3-6 month clothes yet! Big foot! Hopefully that means tall boy???)
* He can roll over with ease from front to back, but prefers not to, as he doesn't like ending up on his tummy. When he turns back over to his backside he thrusts himself with one big JERK!
* He's starting to act a little coy around people! If you talk to him, he'll give you a big old smile and then cuddle up into Mom/Dad's neck! (I'm not going to lie... I love the cuddle!)
* He has mastered his sleep schedule (YAY!!) He goes down at 8:00 pm and wakes up about 7-8:00 am with only one short feeding in the night! The sleep training WORKS, I tell you!
* Even nap time is a breeze these days! He's such a cute boy! I pop in his pacifier, turn on his mobile, kiss him, and off he goes into dreamland.
* He's started eating a little rice cereal, though he's not completely dedicated to it. He can take it or leave it at this point, so I might hold off with the solids a little bit longer.
* He totally and completely LOVES his dad. Sometimes I worry he loves Joel even more than me. ;o)
* Oh, there's one more new thing he does...
... Ladies and gentlemen, I have one LOUD baby.
I'm going to have to get a video of him on this blog at some point, because it's just hilarious how he LOOOOVES to hear himself squeal. And boy, the higher the squeal, the better. He tests himself to see how high he can go. And how loud. It's deafening.
He squeals when he's excited. He squeals when he's bored. He squeals as a means of communication. He just loves it! The boy's got no shame. He's extraordinarily vocal. Mom and Dad are bleeding from the ears.
It's a good thing he's the darn CUTEST little baby you've ever met in your whole darn life!
