Can I just start by saying this is such an awesome stage for babies!?
Hands down, this month has been the most fun for me to watch Jay
learn and grow. He is so interested in everything and loves
to take everything in. I can almost see his little
brain growing as the days go on.
He loves to grab at everything. Cups and bottles are some of his
favorites to get his hands (and mouth) on. He's been eying our
remote for a few weeks now like its a piece of steak, but i've
watched too many news stories about how the remote is like a
toilet seat when it comes to germs, so we try to keep that at a distance.
He's also become a lot more vocal. Lots of grunts and this weird
high pitched squeal that almost sounds like a baby dinosaur.
We think its hilarious!
He can roll over from his stomach to his back, but its
only when he's feeling like it... most of the time he would rather
just stay on his tummy and look around. He is a little
jumper and bouncer and loves to stand up and sit up to play now.
He *almost* can sit by himself which is awesome and a little
sad for me at the same time. Where is my little baby going!!??!?
Jay is starting to recognize familiar faces and just ADORES his daddy.
It's the sweetest thing I've ever seen. He lights up when Scottie
gets home from work. It's hard to say who is happier
to see the other.
I just love watching the two of them interact. Jay already has so many
of Scottie's traits, I know they will be such great buddies when he gets older.
Speaking of buddies- Jay and Hagen are starting to grow quite the bromance.
Jay loves to pet his head and pat Hagen.
I cannot wait to watch the two of them together in a few months.
Remember when I said how blessed we feel to have a healthy baby?
Ahhhh, life.
Jay was not sleeping well about a week ago and started to get a hoarse voice.
At first I figured he was going through the "4 Month Sleep Regression"
where babies commonly go through a few weeks of bad sleep,
but his hoarse voice wasn't going away.
I took him into the doctor even though he was still acting just
as happy as normal and he didn't have a fever.
Sure enough, he had an ear infection. Poor guy.
He's on amoxicillin for 10 days and hopefully that will clear it up.
Nevertheless, I still feel blessed that this is all we have
been dealt (knock on wood, life).
Jay's naps have started to become more predictable and lasting longer.
We're down to three naps a day that last a little over an hour each.
That's all great and a huge improvement from last month,
but we're still in the stroller and I still have to work
to keep him asleep for that long.
I've decided to wait until 6 months and then we will have
a rough week of sleep training in his crib and
**hopefully**
things will get much better after that. We will see though.
This baby likes to keep me on my toes.
Bath time is one of Jay's favorites and we are getting
real close to moving him to the bathtub because he is
starting to get to be too big for that infant tub.
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| What a life... bath and some football. What more could a guy want?? |
Jay took his longest trip to date this month all the way up to
Savannah, GA (5.5 Hours). I was so nervous that after
about 3 hours he was just going to cry the rest of the way, but he
did remarkably well! I wish I could say we went all
that way for another reason, but my grandmother passed away so
off to Georgia we went. She was very sick and bedridden for a
long time, so I was happy that the Lord took her and she was able
to be with my grandfather again. Ever since he died six years ago she
hasn't been the same. I must say, there is something terribly sad,
but terribly beautiful about losing such a long and true love.
She walked around like a lost soul because half of her was gone.
I'm so happy to know they are both complete again.
I could go on and on about how in love they were
with each other and how inspiring their love was to
me, but I'll just leave it at that =). I have so many amazing
memories as a kid coming up to Savannah to visit my
grandparents and this trip also forced me to say good-bye
to their neighborhood that I loved visiting so much.
It was a sad, but necessary trip.
Having Jay there definitely helped everyone deal with the loss, though.
One life ends and another begins. God knew what he was doing when he created us.
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| This was the only pic I took of Jay all dressed up.. the days were a little hectic, but how CUTE is he!? |
Speaking of... Jay also had a really important day this month when he was Baptized.
It was a really special day for the whole family
and we were so happy to have everyone with us to witness his sacrament of Baptism.
What a blessing Jay has been to our lives. I always thought my life was happy and full,
and it was but not to this extent. Daily, I wake up feeling
like my heart is so full.
It's the best feeling in the world!
Happy 5 months to our sweet, smart, easy-going little buddy. We love you!
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| Uhh, side note- these pics are getting difficult in his chair. ha ha |
