Gunner Blake- 5 months (Did I really just say that?)

Gunner Blake,

You are 5 months old!!!

The time is just flying by.

 You always hear it goes by faster when the 2nd baby comes along. Whoever said that was right!

You are definitely our "Mr. Personality!"

You just LOVE to smile, smile, smile.

Here is a little bit of what you've been up to the past month!

• You are wearing a size 3 diaper.
• You are wearing some 6 month clothing but mostly 6-9 months or 9 months.
• At your well visit last Thursday you weighed a whopping 17 pounds! You are definitely a chunk. But still behind on big brother's weight when he was your age. Not by much though. You might catch up soon!
• You are eating 5-6 ounces every 3-4 hours. Before bed time you will eat up to 8 ounces with cereal. I have started you on one fruit a day (usually in the morning). We have introduced vegetables but you do NOT like them. Dr. C said he'd like you to be eating baby food 3 times a day by the time you're 6 months old. I think I'm fixing to start making your baby food fresh just to see if you like that better. (I'll do a post on this later)
• You are FINALLY only waking up once throughout the night to eat. YAY! The bad news is, you're still a pretty horrible sleeper. :-/ We're working on it. You're also STILL in mommy and daddy's bed. Mommy plans on trying to wean you to your crib soon! (Wish me luck ;))
• You are very hot natured. I worry so much at night trying to figure out if you're comfortable or not. If I put a blanket over you, you sweat so much and don't sleep as good. If I let you keep it off, you feel ice cold... but most of the time you're sleeping so good. I just worry about you getting sick from being ice cold. Hopefully I can getit figured out soon!
• You found your toes a few weeks ago and you LOVE them. You are always touching them. It's actually SO cute.

• You have also started this awful habit of putting your hands in your mouth. I can't seem to keep them out of your mouth and I absolutely cannot stand it!!! Only because I know how dirty they can be. And how much germs they can carry. When I was taking your "5 month" photo session last night I could barely keep them out of your mouth. About 90% of the pictures I took, you had a hand in your mouth.

• Still only rolling from belly to back.
• You've recently started grabbing for things. You get so excited when you're laying on your play mat and you see those toys dangling down in your face. You try so hard to grab them.
• You've been starting to pull yourself up into sitting position. I have a feeling you'll be sitting up on your own within the next month.
• You're STILL loving Big Brother. You are SO amazed with him. When your eyes find him, they don't leave him. You get so tickled with him. He probably makes you chuckle harder than anyone. I can't wait to see you two interact one day! That day will be here before we know it.

• You are recovering this week from being sick the last 3 weeks. Poor bud, you've been through it. You've had pink eye in both eyes, double ear infection and the croup. SO glad you're finally starting to feel better again. Hope you stay healthy for a long while. Hate seeing either of my babies sick.

Another month has come and gone and you have left us feeling even more blessed than the last 4 months that have gone by. Mommy & Daddy love you more than you'll ever know (and brother too)!!!!

Happy 5 months sweet baby! :)