5 months

Ian got to celebrate his 5-month mark doing a lot of this on an airplane:

 

He proved to be a good little traveler and I enjoyed the snuggle time I got with him! On his 5-month birthday he got to meet lots of family whom he hadn't met before, so that was fun.

Ian is doing so well. He is pretty much sleeping through the night. Right now he's usually down around 8 PM and then wakes up around 6 AM. I would prefer for him to sleep later, but since he's sleeping through the night I am not going to complain! I know for some of you this is quite a common thing at 5 months, but we don't have that great of a track record with our previous children... So, we are loving Ian and his sleep habits. He's still taking 3 naps a day and usually only lasts about 2 hours before he's ready for a nap or to go to bed at night.

Ian loves the bumbo. I've never bought one, but I have a sweet friend who is letting me borrow one. He is trying to master sitting up as well, but we aren't quite there yet... He is pretty tricky with all his digits. He uses his toes just like fingers sometimes. It's really fun to watch him play with toys on the floor with all four appendages. He still enjoys his swing, bouncy chair, and play set that he can lay under.

 

Ian is our first baby who actually does well in his car seat. Sometimes it seems like he spends hours in it while we run errands and he usually doesn't complain. We have a pretty long road trip scheduled for the end of the summer and we are hoping the road trip doesn't ruin his tolerance of the car seat. We shall see...

This little guy is still quite a chatter. Sometimes he surprises us with the sounds he makes. I think he's actually trying to talk to us and make us understand something. If I would allow this boy to watch TV, he would. He loves watching the TV screen. If it's on and he's facing it, he zones in. It's kind of an interesting thing... For the most part I try to distract him into doing something else, he doesn't need to become a couch potato quite yet! 

We are certainly loving each and every day with this little guy. He's learning and growing each day. It seems like he's getting too big too fast. We are trying to enjoy it all!