5 Months old!

Michael turned 5 months on Tuesday, the 27th! He keeps growing.. and growing... and growing! He was 18 lbs 13 oz, wearing 9-12 month clothing!!

-Michael LOVES his toes... he is all about his toe-touches! They don't quite make it to his mouth yet though :)

-He is all about his Gerber Applesause! Bananas to come this weekend!

-He is sleeping through the night! Well, 75% of the time... no complaints here!

-He girrgles! He also loves his ""rasberries and "motorboat" sounds. :)

-He likes, not loves yet, his Baby Einstein jumperoo! It grows on him more each day. We can tell though it is already helping with his leg strength!

-He absolutely LOVES his friends at daycare! Apparently he causes cat fights amongst the ladies! His g/f Brooklyn does not approve of Michael conversing with other girls. No joke!! But Mommy is still his #1 woman.

-He is all about shaking his booty, whether we tell him or he just hears a song he likes!! He will plant his feet on the floor and lift his butt and shake, shake, shake!

-Nemo! He hearts Nemo. Enough said :)

-He is rolling over more! From his tummy to his back :)

-Michael prefers to sit up over laying down! He is able to sit with minimal help.

-Michael is just fascinated with his surroundings. He enjoys new places, new things and meeting new people.

Mommy and Daddy's top 5 things about Michael!

1. After his morning bottle, the smile that you give us! So content and thankful! (Only bottle that we get this specific look)
2. His adult manarisms. This includes him putting his hands behind his head while relaxing as well as crossing his feet.
3. The constant rotating of his feet... he twrills them all the time.
4. He is just so easily amused! Love watching him watch himself on video. He won't stop giggling/smiling!
5. We love to watch lil man sleep! He is our little angel!

You've Been Holding Out on Me!!!

So, after some success with the rice cereal over the past 3 or so weeks, Kim and I decided it was time to add some flavor into the lil dude's diet! We introduced apples to Michael last night. Of course, after almost 5 months of bland formula and even more bland rice cereal, we weren't sure how he would like some flavor... Our question was quickly answered.

Kim picked Michael up early from daycare the other day and he was feeling warm...a 102 temp! So, after some Tylenol and a couple of conversations with the doctor, we took lil dude in. He has the start of an ear infection, this time in his right ear. He is doing fine though, still his normal happy self (as you can see from the video). We can't believe that he is only a couple of days away from being 5 months old (blog soon to come)! oh, by the way... 18lbs 13oz... Not kidding about the "eating us out of house and home..." I think he'll be ready to pitch for me by districts!

Love to you all!!!

Kim, Mike, and Michael

Ah, forget it! Where's my thumb???

Chatting With Mommy

CEREAL!!!!

For a few weeks, Michael has been very interested in watching Mommy and Daddy eat! He opens his mouth at the right time and giggles with anticipation as we raise our food to our mouths. At his 4 month check-up, we got the okay to get started on some yummy rice cereal!

We decided to do our once a day feeding between his 4:30ish bottle and his night-night bottle. When it is bottle time, Michael WANTS his baba and wouldn't want to mess with the spoon just yet. The first couple of nights, the lil dude wasn't too terribly interested. I think that we waited to closely to bottle time. But, the third night was a great success! Although he made nasty faces, he took the cereal and swallowed quite well. It has still been hit or miss, but Michael is doing all the right things as he gets used to moving the food to the back of his mouth and swallowing. He is growing up WAY too quickly!!!