5 months!!!!

McKinley is 5 months old!! I'd say it seems like yesterday he was teeny tiny and we were just bringing him home, but in truth it feels like a long time ago. I look back at pictures even now and can't believe when he was that small. He's just a big boy! At his 4 month check up we were told he was 17 lbs 4 ozs and 25 1/2 inches long!! Basically he's the average size of a 7/8 month old. I wouldn't trade him for anything. He makes the world such a brighter place!!

10 things I love about my 5 month old little boy:
1. He's mine!!!
2. Rocking him to sleep, and just when I think he's asleep he turns his head to look at me and just grins from ear to ear, then closes his eyes and drifts back off to sleep.
3. When he stops crying at the sound of my voice most of the time. He enjoys me singing to him to for some weird reason.
4. The michelen man thighs! The only time in one's life when rolls are adorable!!
5. His chubby cheeks, oh so kissable.
6. I love his kisses!! He wide mouth kisses my cheek and slobbers away!!
7. I love the loud crying noises he makes in his crib, when he's flipped over from his tummy to his back, then smiles really big when he see's you come in. He's got the grin like I fooled you into coming and getting me!!
8. I love waking up hearing him cooing and talking with his daddy in the monitor!!
9. I love when he squeezes my neck so tight in a hug.
10. I love listening to him coo and talk.

He is trying food now. He does great with rice cereal. So far he loves applesauce, carrots and green beans too!! He is a hot natured baby much like his dad. We have found if it's warm somewhere and he's a bit cranky if we just take his pants off and leave him in a onesie, he loves it. We get some of his biggest smiles when he's getting undressed or bathing. Speaking of baths, he loves them. We moved him from a baby tub to just laying in the tub which he likes much better. He is wearing some 3-6 month items but we have found he is too long for others. He really wears anything from 3-6 months to 12 months. Actually the 12 month are onesies and they are big on him but comfy!! He rolls over from back to tummy and tummy to back. Really, he flips from his tummy to his back most of the time! He loves soft cloth type toys at the moment. We believe he is teething and might have a tooth that is just breaking through. We feel a little prick every now and again when he's chewing on our fingers. He gave up his pacifier for his fingers and we catch him sucking on his thumb occasionally. He mostly chews on them. We found out from his Aunt Bec that he really likes watching the Little Einstein dvds. We keep saying we're going to pick some up for him but just haven't gotten around to it. He has found his laugh. Daddy gets him to laugh pretty easily, I have to work at it a bit. His laugh is definitely in the developmental stages!

I could go on and on about him. He is the light of my day and takes my breath away all the time. God has truly blessed me!!

He is a true blessing in every way!!