Five months!

Our big, little boy is five months old today!!!

Again, I cannot believe five months have passed.  If I said that last month you were turning into a little boy, I really, really mean it this month.  You have started to laugh without coaxing now, and you  find it especially funny when I have my hair in a ponytail and it bounces towards you.  Your position of choice is standing on someone's lap, or being held in a sitting position.  Being held cradled is now only for nursing, although you now much prefer lying down to nurse.  Your "excited legs" come out whenever you get to lie on your back, and they really get going when you recognize someone.  You are becoming great at playing by yourself, but you always prefer someone to play with.  This week we tried you on a swing for the first time, and you loved it.  I can see many a park day in our future.

Your likes: Sophie the giraffe is still your number one friend, but Sophie the teething ring, and the Lifefactory teething rings are a close second.  You love being in the Ergo carrier, or in mommy's arms, so you can see everything. You could listen to as many books as we would be willing to read, and you really take the time to study the illustrations, as well as our mouths as we are reading the stories.

Your dislikes: You aren't great at putting yourself to sleep for naps these days, but you have nice, long naps if you are nursed or rocked to sleep at naptime.

Mommy and Daddy just can't believe how big you are getting, and we can't wait to see how much you will grow by the time you turn half a year next month!!! We love you Cillian.