Dallin- 5 Months

Sweet baby Dallin is 5 months old. He is SUCH a different baby then he was a month ago. He is wide awake, very aware, and becoming very much his own person. He did go to the doctor, so I have some "official" stats to share.

He weighs 16lbs 9.5oz, which is perfectly normal, 50%
He is 26.5" long, 75%

Other "unofficial" facts and stats about him:

He is a great napper. A short nap in the morning around 10, a longer nap after lunch, and then another nap at Grammye's while I teach piano.

He is reconsidering the whole "food" thing. We tried to give it to him right at 4 months and he was not into it at all. Gagging, terrible faces, lots of spitting- it just wasn't working out. Now at 5 months, he is able to get in 2-4 bites each time and enjoys it, so some major maturity is shining through :)

He loves his jumper. He will stay in that thing as long as I need him to (like right now while I upload pictures and write a blog post). The sun on it frustrates him, just like it did Evan. I'm considering writing a review for that thing "WARNING: Sun may cause your babies first case of stress." He also likes to sit in his bumbo and the high chair and still likes laying on the floor and playing with his play mat.

He rolls over, gets up in the little army crawl position, squirms backward, grabs everything, and is just all around a busy boy. Much more curious than his older brother was at this point. He loves to babble/yell; Evan always says "what is he saying, mommy?" And he is very hands on- like his hands have to be on anything he sees i.e. hair, necklaces, clothing, toys, drinks, keys, books... you get the picture.

He is still oh so smiley! He is easy to get to laugh and if you smile at him, expect a smile back. He is almost never fussy- even in the car lately! We still have our car moments but we can definitely make it to Grammye's without a fuss (it's 3 minutes away).

He loves: Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (song), for Evan to get in his bed and play with him after a nap, Mommy, Grammye, Daddy (in that order), toys, the Nativity book, drooling, the lights from his sound machine, and just life in general.

He is cuddly but very playful. He is loud but can be so sweet and still. He is busy but can be trusted to play on his own for a while. He is cute and cute and cute! We love him to pieces. He is just an awesome little baby.