5 Months

Here are a few things we have noticed about Grayson this month:

• He learned how to burp on his own.  I still try to burp him after he eats but now he can freely burp while playing and not cry for help when an air bubble is stuck.  He must be loving this new skill because the kid burps frequently.
• He can roll to both his right and his left now.
• A couple of weeks ago he started moving his mouth like he was talking but no sounds were coming out.  We figured it was his way of trying to figure out how to put the two together but it was pretty funny watching him make these "fish" faces.
• He figured out his schnoolie (a.k.a. pacifier).  We'll put it in his mouth and he will take it out, hold it in his hands, then pop it back in.  We can even set it on his chest and he'll pop it in his mouth or play around with it.  
• Grayson got his exersaucer and began playing in it.  He really seems to love touching all of the toys and hearing the sounds.  His feet barely touch the ground but he can stand on his tippy toes.  It is really helpful to have something we can let him play in while we make/eat dinner.  
• He finally discovered his feet!  Every now and then I catch him grabbing at his toes or playing with his feet when he's sitting up in the boppy or getting his diaper changed.  
• I believe teething is officially underway.  Grayson has been much fussier than usual the last couple of days which is very uncharacteristic of him.  This past weekend he had a fever which I can only assume was teething related because a trip to Acute Kids on Sunday proved he was not suffering from any other ailments.  
• He loves bath time.  This kid seems to get energized when I put him in the bath now (video below).  
• He is in size 2 diapers but we are about to move to size 3.
• He is still in 6 month clothes but close to wearing 9 months.
• He is eating 5 times a day and sleeping about 9-10 hours at night.  We are starting to introduce him to formula since he's never had any.  I'm mixing it with my breastmilk when I send it to daycare so he can slowly get used to the taste.  The weaning process has began since work is starting to get busy for me and I don't have as much time to pump anymore.  I have a few hundred ounces of breastmilk frozen so he should get it in his system until he's almost 7 months old.  My goal was to get him to 6 months so I can't complain!

Here are a couple of other photos from his 5 month photo shoot:

I think he has a sly smile in this photo.

Look at those chunky thighs!

Here is a video of Gray in the bath tub last night.  I think he's going to love swimming so I can't wait to get him to the pool this summer!  And yes, there is water all over the floor in our bathroom.

One thing I didn't post about a couple of weeks ago was a spontaneous trip Shane and I took to the tattoo parlor when he was on spring break.  If you know me, you know I love my tattoos!  Throughout the pregnancy, and after Gray was born, we both decided we would get a tattoo in honor of Grayson.  I had decided after he was born that I wanted the date tattooed on my wrist below my other tattoo I have in honor of my Aunt Donna.  Since he was born on her birthday, I had 10.28 tattooed in roman numerals.  

Shane loves the book "Guess How Much I Love You" and wanted to get Gray's footprints with a quote from the book "...right up to the moon - and back" tattooed on his left chest.

Shane's tattoo turned out really great!  Those were Grayson's footprints from the hospital the day he was born and the tattoo artist, Josh, captured them perfectly.  

We're looking forward to Gray's first Easter this weekend!  I ordered him a cute little basket off Etsy (my second obsession next to Pinterest).  My family is going to my brother's house for lunch and having an Easter egg hunt for the boys.  I'll be sure to post pictures from all the festivities!