5 months!

So I've been terrible about posting lately, but with a job and a baby there just doesn't seem to be much time for anything else. I haven't even done his 4 month post, but I will try to get on that later. I can't believe my little boy is already 5 months old! He is getting so big and doing so much now. He is now 17 lbs 11 oz and 26.5" long. 95th percentile for both. He's going to be a big boy.

He is sleeping from 7:30 at night to around 6:45 every morning. Ever since the time change he hasn't been sleeping till 7 anymore. He wakes up occasionally in the night but if i put his pacifier in his mouth he falls straight back to sleep. He will go to sleep great: I usually read a book or 2, sing a few songs and rock him and then lay him down in his crib with his paci and his snuggle puppy and he goes straight to sleep. He has rolled over from his back to his front a few times now. He had done it by accident in his crib a month or 2 ago but it scared him and he started crying when it happened. He still doesn't roll from his front to back much, I think he decided that he's mastered that and it's time to move on to something else. He has started grabbing at things lately, and our plates of food are no longer safe if Carter is around! Everything he grabs goes straight to his mouth. He has also started grabbing his feet but hasn't gotten those to his mouth yet. Carter has been working on sitting up and has now been able to sit up for a few seconds unassisted as long as we get him "in position." he is a pretty easy going baby and will go happily to just about anyone. He has been developing a little attitude though and if he's doing something he doesn't like he will give a loud angry squeal. Yeah...kinda embarrassing in the middle of church!

We have been doing cereal since he turned 4 months but he's not a huge fan of it. After his 4 month appointment on Nov 22 we have started other foods. He has now had sweet potatoes, green beans, and apples. He seemed to like the apples the least but he may have just been getting full from the green beans I gave him first. I also let him try mashed potatoes at thanksgiving and some guacamole when we were out to eat one time. He is a good eater and always gets excited about his food. No matter how much I give him it never seems to be enough! He is getting to be such a big boy and can now hold his bottle by himself and even feed himself! I still like holding my little baby to feed him though.

We have just started taking him to class at church, and I am still going with him because there are so many babies in the class now that there never seem to be enough teachers! Carter has been doing great and will sit quietly and watch and listen to the teacher.

We love our little boy so much and can't believe how lucky we are to have him!