Milestones: 5 Months Old

This pic is a little blurry, but it captures perfectly his big cheezy smile!

This little bundle of joy is 5 months old! He has been so much fun and is constantly smiling this huge open mouthed smile! We have started working on sleeping in his crib now because he has almost grown out of his bassinet (sad) and now that he has learned how to roll over, he thinks he needs to do it all the time! That calls for a bed with more moving room. It's kinda scary though because every time I go into his room to check on him, I never know what position he will be in or where exactly he will be! One night I could hear him crying but I couldn't find him and it turned out that he had pushed himself clear down to the bottom of the crib and was underneath the blankets! Last night I woke up to him crying and found him stuck in between the mattress and the bumper with his arm hanging out from underneath the bumper. Don't ask me how he did this because It seems impossible but this child has a very strong will so I'm not surprised. Since he was a newborn he has been able to do anything he put his mind to. That includes staying up all day without a nap until Mom got home from work because he couldn't figure out where I had gone, or rocking himself back and forth for hours until he finally figured out how to roll over!

Austi's face when he finally rolled over! He seemed so surprised!

Someone's going to be crawling soon!

Every time we turn around his has rolled from his back onto his stomach. Now he just needs to learn how to roll back over onto his back because once he gets onto his stomach he doesn't know what to do so he starts fussing until we roll him onto his back again. But you can bet that once we do that, he will be back onto his stomach in less than a minute!

His "come and roll me back over" face

 

He is also very strong and when I stand him up and hold his hands, he can walk! But my Mom warned me to not let him walk until he crawls first because it supposedly can cause developmental issues so I have stopped doing that.

 

I was so worried to not have him by my side at night but this separate bedroom thing has turned out to be a blessing in disguise. He actually takes naps now! I don't know why but now that he has his own room he actually sleeps, and we are talking for hours! Hallelujah! He also sleeps all throughout the night and only wakes up once at 4am to eat and then is up and ready to play by 7am.

 

He is a huge Momma's boy and is content to let people hold him as long as I am in his line of vision.

The "I want my Momma" gesture that I am constantly getting nowadays.

He says Ma-ma a lot, but we're not sure if he actually knows what it means, or if it's just one of the many sounds he knows how to make. Once when Josh was holding him and Austin was getting fussy and wanting me, we swore we heard him say, "I want my Mama!" It came out so clearly and we both stared at each other like, did that just happen?!

 

He is also a huge fan of his Daddy. Josh can be such a dork sometimes but Austin loves it. They play and exchange baby-talk constantly and it makes me so happy to watch and see them connect on their own "special" level. Josh keeps saying he can't wait for Austin to grow up so they can go play! That's code for I really want my football buddy to actually be able to throw a football.  

Two of a kind!

Cheering on the 49'ers

Wrestling in the living room

 

He is the best thing to wake up to in the morning because he is so happy! He gets so excited when he sees you coming for him and you can't help but laugh!

Baby boy in his jammies

He loves his toys and has to be constantly surrounded by them. I hope he likes the ones we got him for Christmas! They might be a little old for him but I can already see him getting bored with the ones he has.

playing with his little puppy while holding his keys around his wrist. Silly boy tries to hold onto all his toys at once if he can manage it.

Austin has also become extremely grabby. If he sees it, he wants it! This makes it difficult when you are holding him and trying to simultaneously get things done because he will try and grab onto everything you are holding/working with. I love how interested he has become with his surroundings and how exciting it is to him to explore new things.

 

My favorite Momma/Austi moments at 5 months is when I am feeding him and he plays with my hair (a new discovery) and traces my face with his finger. It is the sweetest thing and it makes me feel so loved and at peace.

 

I also find it totally adorable that he sucks his thumb now and puts his pointer finger up around his nose while he does it. He has always been a fist sucker, or just shoves his whole hand in his mouth until he makes himself gag. But now that he is getting better at using his hands, he is finding his thumb to be a really tasty snack.

 

I also think he is starting the process of teething. He gets cranky at times and you can't figure out what's going on. Plus he is constantly drooling to the point of getting his shirts and blankets soaking wet.