Austin: 5 months

Austin,

Last month, I mentioned you would be rolling over any day now, and sure enough you did! In fact, the day after I posted the last update, you were playing on the floor at Grandma and Grandpa's and one second you were happily playing on your tummy and the next second you were on your back laughing at yourself. Grandpa and I made a big deal out of it (Grandma and Abby were in the basement) and put you back on your tummy. You then repeated your new trick 3 times, but as soon as I broke out the camera, you stopped. The next day you rolled 2 more times, but then we couldn't get you to do it again. That is, until yesterday. Without any help, you decided you'd had enough of being on your tummy and pushed yourself over, again laughing. You've repeated your trick a few more times, so hopefully it will stick around this time. Then again, you really love tummy time, so who knows?

In fact, when you are playing on your belly, you've figured out how to move around in a circle to reach all the toys on your playmat. A few times, you even figured out how to scoot forward. This particular skill has so far been reserved for your sister. Your toys aren't enough to get you scooting, but if Abby is showing you a toy or reading you a book, you try your hardest to go to her. This isn't too surprising, seeing as you LOVE your big sister. You will follow her around the room with your eyes and just a look from Abby can get you giggling. Your relationship is one of the things that makes me so happy to see!

Your other new trick this month, is blowing raspberries. It's very messy, but you are so proud and think it's hilarious. A few times, you've stopped in the middle of a feeding to look at me and spit. After a big smile and a laugh, you finish eating. We have also woken up to this joyous sound in the middle of the night.

Speaking of the middle of the night, we've seen a lot more of each other in the wee hours than we used to. I would like that to stop please. I love seeing your smile, but I would also like some more sleep. We tried a little bit of rice cereal hoping to get you to sleep longer, but you weren't quite ready for it. In fact, it had the opposite effect and you were up every 1 1/2h for a few nights with an upset tummy. We'll revisit food next month.

Of course, the biggest event this month was your first trip to Disney World! We took you on the carousal, The Pirates of the Caribbean, Small World and the Animal Safari at Animal Kingdom. You slept through most of them, but really enjoyed them when you were awake. Your favorite part by far, was the light parade at the Magic Kingdom. You were almost asleep when it started and your eyes got huge as the first big float passed by. For the rest of the parade, you held my hand and sat wide eyed. Whenever there was a break in floats, you'd look up and me and then start waving and kicking when you saw the next one. Overall the trip was wonderful, and you handled everything really well.

While in Orlando, you also got to meet your Great-Aunt Linda and go swimming in her pool. You really loved both of these things!

Gone are the days of infancy, and here are the days of baby-hood. You're trying to sit on your own and are quickly moving through your developmental stages. I can't believe how quickly it's all going!

You are SO much fun!

Love,
Mommy

P.S.- Not only do you have my blue eyes, fair skin and light hair, but you also seem to have a lot of my personality traits. It's so neat to see my own self reflected in you.