5 months!

Here's our happy baby another month later!  Look at those hands!!  Papa Fred says Nicholas has his Daddy's smile and hands.  He is so right! (Btw--that outfit is 9 month size!)

Nicholas is such a good baby.  He is so flexible and portable---not like he has a choice---but I'm sure that comes with the territory of being the second child.

Nicholas is going to sleep between 7:30-8:30 and waking once in the middle of the night (somewhere between 1 and 4) and then again between 6-7.  He will mostly go back to sleep until 7:30 or 8 (depending on how the night went).  He is taking NO naps when Mikey is around---he doesn't want to miss ANYTHING!  On the days when Mikey goes to Eva's, Nicholas sleeps A LOT.  It is really unbelievable!  He is not yet on any kind of napping schedule (or falling asleep on his own) but that is something I hope to work on this month.

A big milestone for Nicholas is that he started eating food this month.  So far he has eaten oatmeal, avacado (not a fan) and zucchini.  He eats one of these items now every day---typically in the afternoon sometime.  It helps if he eats when we eat.  For the most part, he LOVES it.  He helps me bring the spoon to his mouth and grunts when I take it away to get more.  I need to purchase a high chair for Nicholas.  I can see him spending a lot of time in it.  Mikey isn't ready to give up his chair yet (to pass it on to his little brother) and our other seating options aren't ideal--the Bumbo seat (he doesn't seem very comfortable in it) and the infant seat (too reclined).  That will be another project that I work on this month.

Nicholas is inconsistently rolling from his belly to his back and that's about it on the motor front.  He loves grabbing his toys and bringing them to his mouth.  He can push up on his forearms and spend a lot of time on his tummy when distracted (he spends at least 40 minutes of our time at Baby Group on his belly!).  He loves when we sing to him as well.  He has a tendency to put his blanket in his mouth, if it is nearby.  I'm wondering if we will have another "lovey" boy on our hands.....

Each month passes faster and faster.  I can't believe he is 5 months already.  I am trying to take in everything I can since the days are passing too quickly and I don't want to forget a thing!