5 Months

Peter Elias is a big 5 month old today. To celebrate, he scooted himself on his back in a complete circle in less than 25 seconds. He just started trying to reach over his body in an attempt to roll last week. He does however sit unassisted for 15-20 seconds until he gets too distracted by the exciting things that are constantly going on around him.

He still "talks" constantly - and by talks, I mean yells. His brother an sister have taken to calling him "Boo Boo" - condolences in the form or rice cereal covered spoons or binkies are accepted. His sleeping regressed the last month until he began eating actual food. Now, we are getting up 1 or 2 times a night. Better, but still more than we were two months ago . . .

Peter Elias is jovial and constantly smiling his big old unabashed grin. He loves my female friends with big, dark eyes and stares and coos at them adoringly. He loves his exersaucer still, and can be seen letting go to try and balance standing up on his own. He now looks over the edge when a toy is dropped. Walking (assisted, of course) across a room is a delight!

This sweet baby awakens cooing and smiling, so I love to walk in and visit with him before he gets up. Myna usually beats me to it during the day though. She takes the time to converse with him, and he loves listening to her. He loves playing with Milo and seems very interested in Milo's vehicles. The future looks bright for Milo's playtime.

We are grateful for our easy-going, happy and important baby - what a sweet part of our family.