5 Months Old!

Dear Henry,

Today you are five months old!

You are changing at warp speed these days--just today we were thinking back to Christmas and realizing how much you have changed even since then. Every day is something new.

Here are a few of the things we want to remember about you at this stage:

• You are trying so very hard to roll from your back to your belly. It frustrates you, but you keep trying, and any day now you'll do it!
• A couple of times you've been able to sit for a few seconds unassisted.
• You have FINALLY started napping in your crib. Sometimes it's for 30 mins, sometimes an hour, but whatever it is we'll take it! This is a monumental achievement for you and we worked very hard to get here.
• Instead of nursing or being rocked to sleep, we now put you down to bed awake and you go to sleep on your own.
• You now have your very own "chair" at the table. You love your highchair and being able to join mom and dad for mealtime.
• You recently got sick for the first time. :( We took you to the doctor and you were diagnosed with RSV. Although you were very sick you were such a little trooper and maintained your good nature. We are glad that's over!
• You had your first--and second!--snowstorms. The second one was a good one, but, unfortunately, you were still not fully recovered from being sick so you didn't get to check out the snow in person.
• Your new favorite thing to do is to touch our faces...sometimes not so gently.
• Sophie is still your favorite toy...you love to chew her legs and nose.
• You are getting more active by the day. You've really learned to love your toys and you love to play interactively with us, but you also love to play independently and can do so for 15-20 mins.

It's so hard to believe that soon you will have been with us for six months. Our lives have changed so much since you arrived and just when we think we've all settled into a new routine, you go and change on us! But we're learning to adjust quickly and to be flexible. We're also learning to enjoy the simple things in life. You may be little, but you're teaching us a lot.

We can't wait to see what the next month brings!

All our love,

Mom & Dad