5 Months!

Our sweet Ben is five months old, one of my favorite ages.  We are so in love with our precious third child. I just am in awe of this little gift from God and what pure sweetness he is. He is such a joy to our family, and the older two just couldn't adore him more. It is so much fun to watch James dote on him.  He is always eager to hold him, runs to give him anything he needs or he thinks he may want, and is very good at making him happy!  Jack is really starting to grow into big-brotherhood. He is starting to move from loving on him so much that he was too rough to running to get him toys, singing to him, and laying by him just to be with him (and not pestering him while doing it). I'm so proud of him!!

Ben's personality is really coming out! He is such a happy, happy baby. He coos squeals a lot, and loudly. He smiles very easily, and even when he's not smiling his big smile, he has a pleasant look on his face. Just recently, he has been screaming with excitement when I try to make him laugh. He looooves his daddy and gives him the sweetest smiles when he comes home from work or hasn't seen him in a while. He also cuddles more with him than anybody. He will still go to anyone, although he has had a few episodes of separation anxiety, where he lost it with other people until I got back to  him. Mainly because he was hungry. :) He is such a big boy. He's thick, solid, and strong. He weighs 21 lbs and continues to eat every 2-3 hours. He is a good eater, although he's starting to get distracted by his big brothers. We are in a bad habit of nursing to sleep, but I'm not too worried about it. He's not a good napper (I'm sure due to the fact that he's a third child and not on a schedule), but he sleeps from 8ish to 6ish most nights. He still dislikes the car, but has gotten so much better about this. He can get distracted by toys or James from behind him now. His teething was rough. He woke up one or two times a night for a about a week with each tooth. He seems to have a very happy-go-lucky, content, and easy-going disposition. He is excited by new faces and places and very interactive with people.

We spent every day last week up at school while I volunteered for Grandparents Week, and he stayed happily in my baby-wrap, loving all the action. He was the star of the show, and the cafeteria ladies referred to him as "our baby". :)

He loves the exersaucer, being outside, laying on his back, and going on walks, but most of the time, he just wants to be held. Who can blame him, though!

A few firsts:
rolled over front to back- 8/27
First tooth-9/3
Second tooth-9/13