5 Months

Now that Henry is already 6 months old I will finally blog about his 5 month milestones.  He turned 5 months on September 10th and we had just moved to Twin Falls about a week before.  So of course my brain can barely remember anything new and exciting my child did from August 10-September 10 because those few weeks were crazy.  

Let's start with pictures....

Finally starts to like tummy time and holds his head up like a champ. He also started rolling.  He would roll from his back to his belly and then get stuck.  He would eventually get mad and cry so I would have to roll him over.  

He did a lot of this.  Toes, fingers, and toys go straight into his mouth

 On his 5 month mark we gave him solids for the first time.  He had oatmeal cereal.  It is so funny to watch him try new foods and figure out what I just put in his mouth.  

first bite

"hmmm I'm not so sure about this"

"okay, give me another bite so I can really know if I like it or not"

"He likes it, Hey Mikey!"

He LOVES bath time.  I think he could kick around in the water for hours.  He even tries to drink the water sometimes.  

My baby is a genius... he is doing the sign for Love.  Or is that "rock on"?  Either way, he is smart.

• He didn't have a Dr. appointment so I have no idea his weight or height.  But he seemed to grow that month!  He finally fit into his 3-6 month shorts and he was in 3-6 month onesies/rompers/pajamas.  He was in size 2 diapers.
• He started to roll onto his tummy but wouldn't roll from tummy to back.  Although he didn't mind being on his tummy at least for a little while.  
• Started solids and had baby oatmeal cereal.
• He got his first tooth that popped out around 5 1/2 months.  I was hoping he wouldn't get teeth this early, but with all of his drool that past few months, I had a feeling it was coming.  He has one tooth on the bottom, and the little one next to it is coming in now.  Surprisingly he hasn't been super grumpy.  I almost didn't realize he was teething.  Although now I look back and think "oh that's probably why he wasn't napping very well" or "oh that's probably why he didn't want to nurse that long".  I hope the whole teething process continues to go this smooth.  
• Since he started rolling a lot more he would do this thing where he would roll onto his belly when he was asleep, then he would wake up crying because he was on his belly.  I would go in and roll him back.  Then a couple hours later, same thing. It got old real fast.  Although sometimes I went in when he was supposed to be napping and I would just laugh at the positions he would get himself into.  He still gets all turned around in the crib.  
• He started sleeping in his own room in his big boy crib once we moved up here to Idaho.  Before he was sleeping in our room in his cradle, and he was definitely getting too big for it.  He loves his crib and when he wakes up, he just lays in their and talks to himself and squeals.  
• This past month he has just grown up so much.  He seems so much stronger and more active.  His hair has also become even more fluffy than it was when he was born.  I need to do a picture timeline of his hair.  I will name it "the evolution of Henry's hair".  It really is pretty sweet.  
• He is still a sweet smiley baby and is rarely grumpy.  I mean he has his moments when he is super tired and won't sleep and therefore can't eat because he is too tired and just arches his back and screams at me.  But other than that he is a sweetheart.  I hope he never changes.