Halloween Costume...

Brandon and I are trying to figure out what will be C's first Halloween costume.  Any thoughts?

Happy Half Birthday to C!

Weight: 18.5 lbs
Length:  27 inches

Nap time: C is on a three and a half hour schedule and naps three times a day for 45 minute to 1.5 hour stretches, depending on the nap. Though because of teething (albeit not active teething) some naps are rougher than others.

Bedtime: Baby boy still sleeps 10-11 hour stretches, but has started to sleep in to 7:30.  We're not sure if it's a growth spurt or a new talent.

Food: He loves orange foods!  Carrots, sweet potatoes, peaches, and nectarines (with banana).  He also likes peas and avocado.  I've been making some of his food and he seems to like the pears and peaches I've made, though not so much with the peas...looks like we'll be turning to Gerber for those.

Nursing: C is still nursing and is on a three and a half hour schedule.

Skills:  Little dude has begun scooting and can roll over like it's nothing.  Some new skills are that he can now sit-up mostly on his own (with the help of his boppy pillow), can hold and bring a sippy cup to his mouth and can rake at toys he wants to play with and bring them to him.  Mommy and Daddy are working with his grasping skills by putting small baby food items in front of him.

Language: C loves to tell us stories.  He has also repeated several "words" like nigh-ye-eye, dahga, and eh.  We're still trying to figure out what those could mean but it's fun to hear!

Fun Facts: Our son is still in size 3 diapers and wears 6 month, 6-9 month and 6-12 month clothes (depending on the brand).  We've recently packed away lots of his jammies and outfits he no longer fits into and it makes us nostalgic to think of him when he wore those clothes only 6 months ago.  He is in the 95th percentile for his length (he's longer than 95 percent of other boys in his age group) and in the 75th percentile for his weight.  If he keeps at this rate, mom and dad will have to stock up on food from Sam's on a weekly basis!  Recently I gave little man his first hair cut.  It was beginning to get in his eyes so I just took about 1/2 and inch off the top.  

 

At the beginning of August the three of us took a trip to California to house hunt for our eventual move.  I'm not going to lie and tell you I wasn't a little nervous to take a 5 month old on an airplane.  Memories of children and babies crying for an entire flight plagued me and I was scared C would be "that" child.  But we were so proud of C when he did amazing on all the flights!  He was happy the whole time and flirted with all the stewardesses and ladies who passed by.  Everyone commented on how happy and good he was.  Mom and Dad couldn't have been prouder.  He even adjusted pretty well to the time changes to Pacific time then back to Eastern.  

Last weekend we took little man on his first beach trip.  He was awe struck and enjoyed squishing the wet sand in his toes and watching the water lap at his feet.  We can honestly say he will have touched both coasts of the US!