5 months

5 months?! All of a sudden our newborn peanut is a 5 month old! People aren't kidding when they tell you that time with a baby goes fast. However, I feel beyond blessed to share my time with the sweetest little man in the world. Dax has had some big milestones and changes over this past month...

Every day it is getting more and more fun to play with Dax. He loves interacting with people and enjoys playing games with us. His favorites are pat-a-cake and this little piggy. He is also starting to enjoy peek-a-boo, though I don't think he completely understands object permanence quite yet.

At 4 months he was starting to show interest in toys, but now he reaches out for anything that is near him. He prefers things that he can easily hold onto and EVERYTHING finds it's way into his mouth. While last month the pediatrician said he was not teething, I think he has to be now... he will chew on anything and drools even more than he did before. We shall see.

His revelation that toys are fun has also made tummy time increasingly more bearable. He will hold his big head up like a champ, observing all of the toys in front of him. He has also started reaching toward them and is becoming playful while he is on his tummy. He even pushes up on his arms occasionally so it is clear that he is getting stronger every day. Although he gets tired of it somewhat quickly, we are thrilled to be over the hump of it being torture for him.

Dax is a roller now! Several weeks ago he rolled from his tummy onto his back one time. A week or so later he did it one more time. Slow learner I guess ;) This week, though, he started to do it consistently and even showed Daddy his new trick after work! Check him out:

He still prefers to be upright; being carried around to see the world or working out his strong legs by standing with minimal support. He is still not quite big enough for his jumper, but we put a pillow and then our wii balance board underneath to prop him up so he could use it. He was content at first, but has now learned to bounce more and seems to love it.

Another new place that Dax has discovered he likes is his high chair. We started by putting him in it to play while we ate dinner. Then this week we started to give him rice cereal! It was a big change for the little guy, but he transitioned really well. He ate it easily from the beginning, though he did need to figure out what to do with his tongue. His second day trying it brought on some really funny faces, but he continued to eat well. Hopefully he will do just as well with every new food we introduce.

His high chair is so fun!

First time trying cereal

Less sure the second time :)

So, our big boy is getting more social, pushes up on his arms, rolls over, eats solids, continues to work his vocal cords and finds new sounds to try all the time. While it seems impossible, we think he also continues to get cuter each day.