5 Months Old!

I'm a few days late on Clay's 5 month post... but Sunday sweet Clay turned a big 5 months! Wow! I can't believe it's been 5 months already! I remember thinking when I was pregnant how much my life was going to change... not being able to get up and go when I wanted, making sure someone was fed, dressed, etc., never being able to sleep late AGAIN :)... and now that he's here and has been around for a whole 5 months, I can't imagine life without him! We've all just gotten in a good little routine around here. It's amazing how much your life changes, but you don't really even notice because it's the most amazing change!


I usually wait for his doctor's appointment for the weight check, but he doesn't have another appointment until his 6 month well check. I was curious, so I got on my Wii Fit board (which acts as a very accurate scale) and held onto him... it's as I expected... 19.7 lbs! I knew he must be pushing 20 and he didn't disappoint! He needs to slow it down a bit because he's going to start outgrowing a lot of his baby stuff... like his car seat which is only rated for 22 lbs!


So much has changed in the last month! He's now discovered his feet. He LOVES to play with his feet while I'm trying to change his diaper or change his clothes. He's also getting really close to crawling! He pushed up on all 4's last night and was rocking back and forth! He already scoots backwards all over the place. I'll put him down on a blanket on our rug and he'll be on the other side in no time! He LOVES Elmo... what is it with Elmo??? While I'm getting him ready for daycare I plop him in his jumperoo in front of Sesame Street (I know - bad me! I shouldn't be letting him watch TV) and I always know when Elmo comes on because he gets so excited! He also loves Monte. Whenever Monte is in the room he watches his every move. He wants to pet him so bad... but has to be supervised to do this because he is going through a hair pulling phase. We've added Sweet Peas to his menu the other night and he seems to like them. In a couple of days we'll get to add another food... I'm thinking Carrots or Bananas. We're still nursing and he's become a pro at it! He's pretty much given up the paci, but will take it if he's very cranky - mainly to play with it. He still prefers his thumb, which I'm kind of happy about since I don't have to worry about putting the paci in his mouth every time he spits it out. He loves to squeal and I think he does it just to hear himself.


Whew! That's enough for now! I can't wait to see what new things he learns this next month!