5 Months Old

Time is flying again, I can't believe that Tyler is already 5 months old, and yet it feels like he's been in our family forever.  I can not express what a content baby he is.  I say it every month, but it can not be coming across as strongly as it should be.  He is so content, it is unbelievable!  The latest proof of this is my new realization that he is perfectly happy to be put into his crib WIDE awake, and he just coos at his mobile for a few minutes and drifts to sleep.  I have been able to do this at what I considered to be a good nap time during the weekend (when I wanted to take my shower) and also several evenings when I've been exhausted but he's still been wide awake.  It has been mentioned by several family members that you can forget Tyler is even in the room, and that if a parent were ever going to leave their child somewhere on accident, Tyler would be the child it would be possible to do that to!

Tyler is very engaged with us now.  He loves to be upright and looking around the room, but he has that baby habit of looking at everything and everyone except the person who is actually holding him.  If he's in his excersaucer or swing, you will suddenly realize that he is staring at you intently; I think he's wondering, "why aren't you looking at me?"  As soon as your eyes meet he rewards with you a huge grin!  With all of his quiet, contentedness, he does let you know if there's something he needs.  He fusses if he's been in one place for too long, if he needs a diaper, or if he's hungry.  But he just fusses, he gives ample time to react to his need before crying.  Tyler still wakes up once a night to eat, and that he is more vocal about, he doesn't let mommy wake up a little before coming to get him!  I am hopeful that he will start sleeping straight through soon, but he is a big boy, so I don't know what it will take to get him to stay full through the night.  Mom took him to the doctor for me yesterday because of a lingering night cough, and we found out that he is now 18 lbs 2 oz, that's over a pound bigger then his 4 month check up, which we went to a week late... so he grew that much in just 3 weeks!

Since my last update post he started eating rice cereal, at 4.5 months old...

Developed a fondness for his toes...

and he is a champ at tummy time now too!

We are all getting anxious for him to start rolling over, especially Timmy.  I looked up from the dishes one evening to find Timmy rolling Tyler from his back to his stomach repeatedly!  He was doing it very gently, I think he must have been watching how we do it, but I still intervened on Tyler's behalf.

I am just feeling overwhelmingly blessed these days, Tyler's contentedness seems to be contagious!