09.09.09 - 5 Months!

charlie is 5 months today - time is flying by. he is such a joy and is loving life. he is sitting up on his own now and able to roll from his back to his front alone. to encourage him to roll over more i have taunted him with toys, blocks, me, etc and he barely makes an effort. if i get lily to lay near him then he instantly tries to make an attempt to roll over - too cute. i am not sure she thinks it is that great, but she puts up with it.

i am amazed at how his communication has transformed over these past few weeks. he is making a ton of different sounds and definitely has a "i am not liking this current situation" sound, which he uses liberally. when we bring out food - his arms start flapping and he smiles (except when he finds out it is peas or beans!). when we stand him up to let him "walk" - he starts squealing. when he sees lily - he starts squealing. when i lay him on the bed and bounce the bed and tickle him - he starts giggling and laughing. when charlie and i sing our daddy is walking through the door fight song "let's get fired up, we are fired up" - he starts squealing, smiling and is the happiest he has been all day to see daddy.

here are some pics from the last month.

he receives more of these than i want to know each day from lily

he is obsessed with our watches!

auntie suzanne came to visit.

we were letting him practice standing on his own :)

it didn't go so well - don't worry - i caught him.

i love this picture. man he is getting chubby from the supplemental 3 solid meals a day!
this picture is from earlier in the month and he is definitely skinnier.

charlie is into having his fingers in his own mouth all of the time. so i couldn't believe when he was hanging out with his bud addison and had addison sucking/chewing on his fingers too! too funny.
just some guy time.