This month went by SO FAST! Probably because about half of it was spent in Texas and the other half was spent in preparation for some form of travel! Traveling with you is no small feet. In fact, the day after we got back from our trip to Texas we packed you all back up and we went to a Leadership Retreat for the weekend. Even though we were only going to be gone for two nights you still required your OWN overnight bag, your bed and your play mat. Once again you found yourself sleeping in a walk in closet ( the PERFECT bedroom for a baby, by the way!) and being a very good little baby! I'm so proud at how well you've adjusted to your surroundings and I especially love how chill you are with people.
For instance, check out your body language in these pictures of you with your grandparents:
Not a worry in your little world.
And here's where I admit that I think its really cute. I mean, sure I see the future repercussions of this habit. a.k.a. your father and I can't actually TAKE AWAY your thumb like we could the pacifier. But you're just SO CUTE when you do it, and so grown up ( yes, I know how stupid that sounds) that you've finally stopped haphazardly sucking on your own fist and found ONE SPECIFIC FINGER....( only a mother would think that's a big deal. *sigh*) Anyway, I realize it'll be a problem later on if you persist in this habit, but at the same time it WOULD be kinda nice if you could suck your thumb at night instead of the pacifier and then I wouldn't have to get up and put it back in when it falls out. ( LAZY MOM ALERT!!!)
I also gave you your first hair cut this month. I know. You're only 5 months old!! But it was getting seriously long around your ears and since it sticks up all over your head as it is, you were looking more like a bedraggled little girl than a bedraggled little boy ( which is the look we're totally going for. haha) so I did some trimming. You can hardly tell a difference, your hair still sticks up just like your Papa's hair. Something I noticed over the holidays. Maybe you take after your Mommy's side of the family after all!
People continue to ask me if I make your hair do that and the answer is most assuredly a "No." In fact, I have tried to make it NOT stick up, and there is pretty much nothing I can do about it ( admittedly I haven't used any ACTUAL hair products in your hair because that is just WRONG to me. I mean, I don't use any hair products in MY hair, I'm not going to start with you when your only a few months old!) So, lucky for you the "fo-hawk" is still sort of in style.
And so, sweet boy, you have reached the ripe age of 5 months. You are currently sick with your first full blown cold. Courtesy of your Daddy. Having both of my Boys sick is NO FUN! But you've been quite the trooper and mostly just been a little less active then usual, here you are taking a "rest" from playing this morning:
You continue to be a great joy to your Father and I and we love every day with you. Thank you for a wonderful month!
Love, Mommy
