5 Months

Last Tuesday, RL turned 5 months old! We all celebrated by unexpectedly sleeping in til after 8:15 that morning! (except T who had faithfully heeded his 6:00 alarm:) I was shocked when LL woke me up at 8:22...the other girls and RL were still sleeping, and he'd slept over 9 hours straight, a new record! That has not happened again since (not even close!), but even one night of sleep that good goes a loooong way these days!

Here's our little sleepyhead...


Snoozing with "Ralph".


We gave him rice cereal for the first time three days before his 5 month birthday. He was semi-interested and took a while to figure out how to swallow it, but a week and a half later he's on the way to being a great eater!


It doesn't hurt to have a cheering section for such events...


"Eating out" on the patio on his 5 month birthday




A little after dinner treat...he still loves chewing and mouthing things, but no teeth yet!


Concentrating hard in the exersaucer...


New food this week...peas. He is a fan!