5 months

My little guy is getting too darn big!

Mastered skills:

• distinguish between bold colors
• play with hands and feet

I think we've got the playing with hands and feet thing down pretty well here! As far as the colors I think he can tell the bold colors - he in particular likes to watch football or baseball with Daddy and I think that is partly because of the bright green grass (or turf) and sometimes brightly colored uniforms.

Emerging skills:

• Recognizes own name
• Turns towards new sounds
• Rolls over in both directions

We recognize our name and turn towards new sounds about half the time. The other half he is too busy with his feet or toy to pay attention. He has yet to roll from back to belly but rolls to his side all the time. He just has no interest in rolling onto his belly because he would much rather be on his back. He came very very close to doing it today though.... until another little girl gave his keys he was reaching for to him while we were watching Abby in ballet. When he is on his tummy he almost always rolls to him back.

Advanced skills:

• Can sit momentarily without support
• Mouths objects
• separation anxiety may begin

Micah can sit for a second before starting to fall over. He can even tripod sit for a couple seconds before he'll try to fold himself in half. As far as mouthing objects - that's about all we do around here - toys, fingers, blankets, Horton, french fry, whatever he can get his little bitty hands on goes right to his mouth. No signs of separation anxiety yet and let's hope it stays that way!

There happens to be a tag on the boppy pillow that says not for sleeping. I certainly would never not follow those instructions just so Micah would sleep longer.
Nope! Not me!
I also certainly wouldn't have left my bed unmade either. Nope not me!
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My very own swing

I think two towels would work better than one. I don't have a scarf to hold him hostage with but maybe I should find one to help him sit up a little better. That said he seemed to enjoy it!

Supervising the swing set building with Grandma

good morning

Micah was up early this morning (6 am - instead of his usual 7 am) so he and I sat and watched the news while he munched on his fingers and talked to me - after he had some swing time. The only time he likes the swing is first thing in the morning and he'll swing for up to 30-45 minutes while I either doze/try to wake up/or get ready for the day ahead.

Okay mama I'm sleepy again!

Trying to get Abby's french fry

Which she started by trying to give it to him.

Do you think he thinks he's ready for some solid foods?

Blue puppy for breakfast

Zoo

We went to the zoo on Friday and Micah actually was awake for quite a bit of this outing compared to the last time we went to the zoo.

Enjoying the waterbed in the tot spot!

No doubt his feet are his favorite thing even if you didn't believe me when I said it before huh?

Raspberries

Micah started blowing some raspberries this evening. So cute! Unfortunately the videos I took of him doing have the sound all fuzzy :(

So instead you'll have to deal with some cute pictures of him with his teddy bear. Abby thought he would like his teddy. He was content with his feet though and showed very little interest in the teddy.

I think the camera must add 10 lbs though because I swear he doesn't look that chunky to me as he looks in those pictures!

Go Rangers!

We had a great time at the Rangers games with our family!

Feet!

Micah sure does love his feet!

Talking to daddy

Bath time!

Gotta love that chub!

Got feet?

I do!

4 month appointment

Every thing went well.

14 lbs 12 oz - he's slowed down in his growing and settled back closer to the 50th percentile instead of 70th but the pedi was happy with his growth pattern

24 1/4 inches (I think) also 50th percentile

4 months

Hard to believe it's already been 4 months with this little guy. Where has my itty bitty baby gone? We go for his 4 month appointment on the 8th. He's my happy baby - he rarely gets in a fussy state for no reason. If he's fussy it's because he's bored, hungry or tired and when that need is met he returns to being my smiley baby again.

When we first got back from Paris he hated the car-seat but thankfully after a couple days of having to hear his heart breaking cries he decided the car-seat was okay - especially if he has Horton to chew on and now only cries 10% of the time (and if you hit a red light at the wrong time.)

At 4 months most babies should be able to:

• Smile, laugh
• Can bear weight on legs
• Coos when you talk to him

Micah can and does do all of them. It sometimes takes some work to get a good laugh out of him but he'll do it and it's getting to where it doesn't take too much effort anymore - especially if you tickle him or poke him. Gigi got his first real laugh out of him on August 5th while we were in London by poking him (well that I heard - Beau swears he had done it for him before we left for Paris) He loves to stand and especially loves to talk. He will just talk and coo away to anyone who will listen. He talked almost the whole Bibleland meeting I had a week ago and almost every time I pick him up from the gym nursery they comment on how happy he is and how much he loves to talk.

Emerging skills (half of all babies can do these)

• Can grasp a toy
• Rolls over, from tummy to back

Micah has gotten pretty darn good at grabbing onto the dragonfly that is on his playmat to bring it to his mouth and he loves to grab onto his Horton blanket and bring it to his mouth to chew on it. (Speaking of the Horton blanket I may have to be ordering another one as a back up as he seems to really like it and I'd hate to have him become attached to it and then not have a back up if it gets lost/left behind) He also is getting good at rolling over onto his back from his tummy and has woken him self up doing this (yes yes I'm a non-rule following mommy and let him sleep on his tummy for naps during the day because generally he'll sleep longer this way) He can roll from his back to his side but doesn't roll all the way to his stomach yet - maybe because he just prefers to lay on his back. He can wiggle himself around pretty well and when on his tummy he can put his legs up underneath him and scoot himself a little ways before he'll get tired and roll to his back.

Advanced Skills:

• Imitates sounds: "baba," "dada"
• Cuts first tooth

• May be ready for solid foods

Not sure how cutting teeth are really a skill here but I'm thinking as best I can tell that there is a little speck on his bottom gum where the left bottom tooth may be appearing soon but then again it may not. He also loves to chew on my fingers which can be a developmental thing (mouthing objects) or could be teething - the verdict is still out on this one. He sometimes seems to imitate sounds but other times he just coos away but he's probably not far off. As far as the solid foods go he meets some of the criteria - depending on where you find your criteria however we will be waiting until at least 6 months before introducing solids. It's not nutritionally needed as breast milk should be his primary nutrition until he reaches a year, plus it's messy. I'll again be making his food as I did Abby's and we might try some baby lead eating as well and not do as much of the mushy stuff.

Sibling Rivalry

Starting early....

So Micah was sitting in the Bumbo on the coffee table and Daddy had a mostly empty cup (plastic) of water on the table that I thought I had moved out of his reach. However Micah managed to turn himself to that side (to watch football like Daddy) and grab onto the cup, spilling it off the coffee table on Abby - who then got very upset that her clothes were all wet. Micah however was all smiles.

Oye

Tasty horton

Micah loves to eat his Horton blanket!

But my fingers still win

This exercauser is interesting

Rolling over

After weeks of making it onto his side with regularity (both ways from his tummy and his back) he has made it all the way from his tummy to his back today!

Uh oh! My itty bitty is getting to big! Better get to baby proofing as he'll be moving all over soon! He can already wiggle himself all over and off his play mat.

Playtime

I've gotten really good at finding and grabbing onto my toy!

Sleeping

So before we left for our vacation Micah was very possibly going through a growth spurt - or maybe he's just like his daddy - and wanted to eat several times throughout the night. While we were away he slept wonderfully - waking once to eat towards the morning. Now that we are back he's seems to be back to his old habits... and added a new one (as did Abby) of waking at 5:45 in the morning.

Now I just need to figure out what the secret was that got him to sleep so well at Gigi and Pops house. Maybe the fresh air all day while we were out walking around? (We haven't been outside much since we've been home - it's too dang hot especially after being away!) The different bed maybe? Abby always slept well in that bed as well. I hope it's not that Gigi and Pops live to far away to go trade mattresses with. Or maybe we've just hit another growth spurt?

Whatever it is I hope both little ones can adjust back quickly to our old wake up time and no more of this 5:45 stuff. Both kids are dragging before we even eat dinner with this early of a wake up time.

More pictures from our last week in Paris coming soon. After the house is back in order and as Micah doesn't like his swing much anymore that make take a little while.

Versailles

Talking to Gigi while waiting for fireworks. 

Disney!!!

Micah slept through a lot of Disney but he did wake up and enjoy It's A Small World, the train ride and Buzz Lightyear. He was a great baby and got to ride everything except Dumbo - and he counts as a person (not that he's not a person but he doesn't take up much space) on the rides so I couldn't have sat with Gigi and Abby if there are only 3 to a row.

New swimsuit

Paris style!

Yes that's a itty bitty speedo. They happen to be required at all pools for sanitary reasons. 

Jardin du Luxembourg

How Micah sees Paris or rather sleeps through Paris.
Borrowing Abby's stroller while she plays at the park.

Happy Micah 

I've found my fingers and they're yummy!

Gigi messed with my hair

Chambourd

The sun was in our eyes!

For reference Micah was 12 lbs 7 oz at his 2 month appointment while Abby was 12 lbs 12 oz at her 3 month appointment. 

(She was 7 lbs at birth and Micah was 6 lbs 9 oz) 

He's a little chub! 

Sweet sleepy baby