Five Months Old!

Dear Ethan,

You are five months old and you sure are cute!

You are loving life and we are loving our lives with you in it!

You are a joy to be around and are almost always this happy!

Here is what you have been up to:

-Size 3-6 month clothes
-Size 3 diapers
-You are eating one meal a day.  Right now it tends to be around breakfast.  You are loving rice cereal mixed with any fruits and we have tried bananas, apples, pears and peaches.  I tried giving you an evening meal the other day, which I think you are ready to eat.  However, you were not a fan of squash!  We are going to try sweet potatoes next.
- You are eating 6 oz. bottles about four times a day and once at night.
- You are still a pretty inconsistent napper . We go back and forth from your crib to the swing and some weeks you do great taking 2+ hour naps a few times a day and then other weeks you will only sleep for  45 minutes at a time.
- You are sleeping in your bed at night and doing wonderfully.  You still get up once usually between 12 and 3 and then sleep until about 6 or 6:30 in the morning.  Bedtime is around 7 in the evening.
- You just rolled over from your back to your tummy!  You love to lay on your back and grab your toes and sing.
- You are very vocal!  You have taken to chatting quite loudly most of the time you are awake and usually lull yourself to sleep with these little chants as well as wake up to them.
- We got out the exersaucer and put it in the playroom and you are loving it!  At first you just stared at the toys like, "what are these things?" and now you are starting to grab them and try to put them in your mouth.
- You love your playmat and the walker, but no longer have an interest in the bouncy seat.  You like to be sitting up and looking around at the world and I have even noticed you trying to pull yourself into a sitting position when I set you down in a chair.
- You love to be outside and take walks in the stroller.  That is always a pleaser.
- You are also a pleasant car rider now... LOVE!

Life has been very busy lately.  There is very little down time, but I wouldn't trade it for the world.  You are such a good and sweet baby and we love you so much!

You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

~Psalm 16:11