5 Months

Peter has turned out to be quite the mellow and happy little guy--which I never thought I would say! He loves to snuggle and will just rest his head on your cheek when you hold him. He gives open-mouth slobbery kisses that are just the best thing in the world! He sucks ravenously on anything he can get a hold of. He is rolling a lot and scooting forward (mostly in his crib when he is trying to fall asleep).

He is sleeping so much better! Although he still wakes up 2-4 times throughout the night, he will eat and fall right back to sleep which is a huge improvement! He naps great at home in his crib but sadly isn't great at on the go napping. But hey, I'll take what I can get!

He loves his sister Afton and laughs the hardest at her. Afton is great at helping to entertain him or sing to him when he gets sad and I am busy making dinner or something. He loves when she talks to him and plays with him.

He copies spitting sound when you do it to him and is finding his voice! He likes to test out little screams (happy screams).  He recognizes pat-a-cake as "his song" and gets so happy if you sing it even across the room without playing with him.

He seems interested in food and stares longingly at us when we eat in front of him. But we have tried solids and he does not like it. He gags and pulls away. He has tried oatmeal, banana, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, and avocado.

He has a long torso. Most things that fit him length-wise drown his frame. He was small at his 4 month appointment in weight but average in height so we are working to chunk him up a bit ;)

Out of the Mouth of Babes

Afton has been saying the funniest things lately and I just had to document them so I don't forget how funny she is at this stage!

"Mom, did you know I want to go on a mission?" (I think we were singing a primary song called We'll Bring the World His Truth)

Whenever Pete and I are talking and she wants us to play she says "Mom, Dad, stop talking." 

Looks at herself in the mirror after getting ready, "I look so pretty."

I have called Afton "Goose" since she was a baby--it just kinda stuck. So she comes up to Peter and says "Hi, Goose!"

"I can't believe this!" or "you gotta be kidding me" in whispered, exasperated tones to herself.
This one is old so I may have already mentioned it but occasionally (she is usually very helpful) when I ask her to do something she will say "I wish I could, Mom."

When she sees me working out: "Are you sweaty?" 

The first time she noticed me sweating and asked if I was sweaty she followed it with "Dad gets sweaty when he mows the lawn sometimes."

Hears me breathing heavy while jogging and asks "Are you tired, Mom?" After I respond yes she says (while riding in the stroller) "I'm tired, too."

She does a little swivel of her legs and hips while whispering "sweater" when we put on certain button-up jammies with a sweater-type shirt.

"Oh man" over and over and over.

"Hey baby, can you put your listening ears on?" She picked that one up from preschool.

"This yogurt is like rum punch!" (Loves that part on Mary Poppins)

I ask her if she is done going potty because she is just sitting there and she responds, "I'm just hanging out."

"Don't worry, Mom. Don't worry." When we were looking to find something.