Jason: Five Months Old

 Can you believe it?!  Five months old today!  Jason has grown so much in the past month, but I'm starting to feel like I say that every month!  Jason is so much more aware of his surroundings and the people in his daily life.  He always has a big smile for Mommy, Daddy, Sissy, Geet, and Eminy (she has renamed herself) and Ms. Margaret and Mr. Bob (they watch him during the day).  But get him in a crowd and he clings to Mommy and watches from the sidelines.  He doesn't like to get passed around.  Jason has gotten very predictable on his sleeping schedule and routinely takes his two naps a day and goes to bed around 6:20 PM.  We can count on him to wake up once around 1:30 AM for a feeding then back to sleep til 6 AM.

 Jason likes:  bathtime; hanging with his peeps; "talking" to Ms. Margaret all morning;  feeding time; play mat; rolling over (he can do it from back to front now!); sitting in his Bumbo; sitting at the table with us at meal time
Jason dislikes:  being cold; being hungry; being ignored; when he has gas bubbles

 On the developmental front, Jason is taking the world by storm.  He will have full conversations with you, complete with facial expressions (raised eyebrows, smiles, frowns, grimaces), even though it sounds like a bunch of noises and groans to us.  He can sit up while being supported and rolls from his back to his front (finally figured out how to get that trapped arm out!).  He only takes a paci to fall asleep, then lets it fall out of his mouth and doesn't need it the rest of the night.  He has graduated to a big car seat (rear facing) for a couple of reasons:  Carrie wanted to use our infant carrier for Baby Boy Bogle and lugging around Jason's 20+ pound body and the weight of the car seat wasn't so convenient anymore.

 Coming Up:  starting cereal soon!  Jason obviously doesn't need it to help him sleep or gain weight, so we're holding off for now and letting Mommy Milk be his meal of choice.  We don't go back to the doctor until our 6th month visit.