Guess Who's 5 Months Old?

Well, believe it or not, Alexander is 5 months old.

So here's the lowdown on what's changed with him: At his 4 month checkup he weighed in at a whopping 17 pounds and was 27 inches long. (The carseat goes up to 22 pounds or 30 inches!). He started pulling out his pacifier and is sometimes successful at getting it back in the way he took it out. Poor guy can get frustrated at times, but he's learning! Alex is now the master of grabbing two toys at once and trying to hang on to them with all his might. The challenge is when he attempts to put them both in his mouth at the same time. Ouch. He pretty much tries to grab anything that is within his reach, whether he can see it or not, and then proceed to stick it in his mouth. And he's absolutely still teething, although there are no actual teeth... Sometimes he tries to take a bite out of my arms when I'm changing his diaper. He stopped sucking his thumb a couple months ago and now just sucks and chews on his fists.

Alexander also tries to sit up and now whenever he's placed in his carseat, uses his arms to prop himself up so can sit up and look around. It's cute. He started splashing in the tub but I think finds more interest in looking around for something he can stick in his mouth. He's outgrown the swing but still digs the bouncer, which has these rings he loves to pull off and chew on.

I finally took him to get his first professional pictures taken and he was entertaining to watch because he practically refused to smile, which is uncharacteristic of him, because he was so intent on observing the photographer and what she was doing. He loves to just check things out.

Alexander has also discovered that he can make some very interesting noises and proceeds to share them with us regularly. Jeff's fondly begun calling him our little pterodactyl. If you hear him screech, you'll know what I mean!

Okay, so I have to include one funny story: On a very rainy day, I was in the car contemplating how to get him from there to home as quickly as possible. As I was packing and preparing our things, I heard what I thought was thunder, because it lasted 15 seconds or so. Oh how wrong I was! When I jumped out into the downpour to grab him, I was surprised to find that he was already wet! HA! I darted inside to discover "thunder" all over his back. As I attempted to pull off the tainted clothes without getting it all over him and myself, he thought this spectacle quite amusing and burst out LAUGHING at me, which of course got me laughing. Needless to say, he was a mess after it was all over and I called in a neighbor for reinforcements and he spent some much needed time in the tub.

For a link to the pictures, go to: http://jesusislord.albumpost.com/2008-02-19Alexanderis5monthsold.

love,
The Newmans

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