5 Months

The little lump is growing into an active, engaging little baby boy. I cannot believe how quickly and dramatically he changes - from his size to his abilities to his personality.

At 5 months there is no official weigh in with the Dr. but according to the Wii scale he's over 19lbs and my measuring tape logs 27.5in of baby. Simply put, he remains a big boy! At Christmas we visited with family and he is bigger than his 9mo old second cousin - both height and weight.

James is developing quite a personality, he likes naps, tearing apart things, sitting up and looking at the world, watching the dogs play, petting the dogs, and laughs whenever the dogs lick his feet. He also enjoys eating and grabbing at everything. He will look up at me while I'm drinking, fascinated by the disappearing liquid trick. He loves the "flying baby" game with Dad and toys, especially ones that he can manipulate to make noise/etc.

He is very close to sitting unassisted, and can for a few seconds at a time. He love to stand but needs us holding him for balance. He twists and turns and scoots and rolls all over as much as he can. James would love to crawl but hasn't got the whole system worked out yet. When on his belly he tries desperately but isn't quite strong/coordinated enough to get off the ground. We are going to have to baby proof the house soon!

I can't think of very many dislikes. He will play alone for a little while but generally doesn't like when we leave him alone in a room. He doesn't like laying down except to sleep/eat. And he gets mad if he's on his belly for too long. Also he seems to get annoyed when strangers are up in his face, especially if he's tired. Overall he is a happy little guy.