Fab Five

Am I a cool cat, or what?

Little Bunny Foo Foo

What's up, Pup?

I love my jumperoo!!!

Peanut is five months old. Everyone told us that the first year would fly by, but we never imagined it would go this fast. He is almost halfway to his first birthday, and it feels like he was just born. Charlie is more of a little person every day. One of the biggest changes this past month has been in his coordination. He has gone from batting at toys to picking them up and being able to truly manipulate them. He is getting so close to being able to put his pacifier back into his mouth (a huge relief for mommy). He will work on it for quite a while before getting frustrated. A few times he has successfully popped it back in.

He loves to watch Samson and will lean forward to touch him. Samson doesn't really seem to notice Charlie, but I am sure that will all change once the little man is scooting around the house. Charlie wants everything that we have. He has started grabbing at the phone, remote, pen, keyboard, or anything else that he sees us touching. He is so curious and wants to explore everything. If he hears something, he will twist and bend to see where the sound is coming from. He loves to play, but his favorite thing is being held. He is a people person, and loves to be close to his daddy and me. His face lights up when he sees either one of us walk into the room. Let me tell you, that is the BEST feeling in the world!

A few months ago, I started worrying about Charlie's fussiness and lack of sleep. I brought it up to his doctor a number of times, but nothing really came of it. We tried medicine for reflux, but that didn't seem to make a difference. Once he cut his first two teeth, I thought that his mood and sleep might get better. When they didn't, I decided to go back to the doctor and plead our case. The doctor gave us a new prescription to help with his stomach last week. I am happy to report that since starting the meds he has been sleeping 10+ hours at night. We went from waking on an hourly basis to sleeping the entire night in one day! Not only that, but he is in much better spirits during the day. Needless to say, we are thrilled!

We have realized that Charlie is ticklish on his sides. Here is a video of the little guy having a good laugh.