The Morgans: Five Months

Nathan, you are five months old!

It's as if in the past four weeks you have awakened and I can see the wheels turning in your head as you process your surroundings and your new abilities. Toys are more interesting and everything is a new discovery. You seemed to have grown up so much in such a short amount of time!

You are such a sweet boy and so happy (for the most part). You'll share a gummy smile with anyone that looks in your direction and we're able to get you chuckling more and more. But you also play coy and like to bury your head in my shoulder when people smile at you. It's very endearing! You've shown a bit of stranger anxiety already, though, and occasionally only your mama (and your ever present pacifier) can soothe you.

You continue to teeth like crazy, as evidenced by the constant line of drool hanging from your mouth and your soaked clothes. You'll chew on anything you can get your hands on, which includes a lot more these days as you're becoming an expert at holding and picking things up. No signs of those first pearly whites yet so we'll see how long they take to pop up.

You enjoy holding your toes and rocking back and forth. It makes diaper changes pretty challenging! You haven't fully rolled over on your own just yet but you're getting so close. We thought you were going to do it on your five-month birthday but those little arms couldn't quite get loose and you kept rolling back. It'll happen soon, I'm sure!

You're sitting up so much taller and stronger these days. In fact, you've started to like riding on my hips rather than up on my shoulder so you can see where we're going and what's happening in front of you. Ever the observer. You also love to stand and start to fuss if you sit for too long. You have strong little legs!

Our meals have gotten a bit challenging lately because you get very distracted - by sounds in the room, the patterns on your burp rags and clothes, and even your hands. You eat every three hours on average and when we can get a good session it's still about thirty minutes long. We're going to start solids in the next week, though, because I think you are ready!

You teased us with several nights of sleeping 9-10 hours but those are a distant memory as you've reverted back to waking a few times, even 4-6 times, each night. You don't nap very long, either. There is just too much going on that you don't want to miss out! I'm happy if I can get you to sleep for 45 minutes to an hour each nap, which happen about an hour and forty five minutes to two hours after you eat. You've fallen asleep during tummy time a few times now and those seem to be the best naps if I can catch it right at the precise time.

My heart grows more and more each month as we spend more time together. I am so blessed to be your mama and to have the privilege of raising you along side your dad. We love you so much little man!