PAST 5 MONTHS, ON TO 6!

So Connor is 5 months going on 6 months in just a few days. So he is progressing wonderfully. And we are loving him more every day! I weighed him and measured him last week and he was 19 lbs-ish and 26 inches-ish. 

This was taken on Connor's 5 months birthday!

 What’s Connor doing at 5 MONTHS?

He is doing these things all the time:

He can hold his head steady.

He can sit up with a little support. 

He can grasp toys.

He squeals with delight, and laughs.

He spontaneously smiles.

He turns towards the source of a sound or voice.

Baby gets attention by babbling.

He makes different sounds for different needs

He is doing these things most of the time:

He can recognize his own name, we notice he turns his head when you call him or talk about him with others.

He shows a strong attachment to Mommy and Daddy by raising his arms when he wants to be picked up and by crying when we leave the room. 

He is able to reach accurately for an object.

He mimics some sounds and gestures.

He can sit upright with no support, for several minutes.

He can roll over from side to side or from belly to back.

He is doing these things sometimes:

He'll reach for a block (or another object) on a table if you hold him close to it, and once he's got one, he may just go after a second. 

Hecan raise his chest with arm support while lying on his stomach.

He pays attention to very small objects.

He just started rolling from back to belly, so he can fully roll!

Connor Likes:

 May creep or "commando" -- crawl a few feet when on tummy.

Enjoys changing body position and moving.

Leans head forward to grab toes when lying on back.

Enjoys grabbing another person's hair, glasses or necklace and enjoys grabbing her own feet to suck on her toes.

When Mommy and Daddy sing to him.

When Mommy and Daddy are silly!

He’s fascinated by other babies and little kids.

His Thumb! His most recent discovery. He tries so hard to suck on his thumb whenever it gets close, he likes sucking on his toes too if they get near.

Playing in his playpen with all his toys!

He started eating rice cereal and he loves it!

Connor Dislikes:

Wearing pants. He gets all excited when we take them off.

Getting too hot or sweaty =Cranky!

When we start to play and have fun and then we have to stop all of a sudden.

When people get too close.

Formula and Rice Cereal. He likes it with water and breast milk though.

Mommy’s Favorites about Connor:

He hates the hiccups, like me!

I LOVE that when he wants to be held now he will turn towards me and put his arms out and snuggle. So when he gets bored of playing in front of me or sitting on my lap, I get a little snuggle. Love it!

His favorite thing to suck on is my clothes. He will dig his head into my shirt and pull at it and suck on it, sometimes instead of nursing.

When Connor smiles and laughs and stares up at me while he is eating, it melts my heart!

Daddy’s Favorites about Connor:

He doesn’t mind when water or baby soap gets in his eyes at bath time.

Connor now enjoys being thrown in the air (not too high or he’ll get scared), but when Daddy does it just right Connor gets wide happy full faced grins!

Playing peek-a-boo! Daddy gets a blanket and sits Connor on the bed and then he will cover Connor and hide. Then Connor will pull the blanket off and look for Daddy. Sometimes Daddy scares Connor because he is too quick and he is surprised. But he always gives Daddy these squeaky laughs (and nervous laughs when he’s scared). Connor loves the game and cries when playtime is over. 

He can laugh! It is rare. But sometimes Shea can get a good little giggle at of him, with all his wild faces and games! 

Connor loves  being independent and sitting up all by himself.

Connor is enjoying time much more now. In small doses of course.

Daddy makes funny faces in lots of pictures because he is trying to get Connor to smile with funny noises.

 *All the pictures in this post were taken a week after he turned 5 Months.