Five Months Old!

Believe it or not, Luke is five months old today!!

Right now he's a big fan of playing with his feet, grabbing things and putting them in his mouth, and squealing. He's so close to rolling over - he almost got it today. He just can't quite figure out what to do with his arms when he tries to roll onto his tummy......

As I mentioned in one of my last posts, he's gotten really good at playing in his Exersaucer. You can definitely tell that his back is getting stronger. He loves to stand up and have you hold his arms. I'm hoping that soon he'll be able to sit up on his own.

Drew and I tried to weigh him on our bathroom scale, and we got about 13lb. 4oz.. I'm sure that's not exactly right, but I imagine it's close. He was 12lb. 1oz. at his 4 month visit, so he's gained about a pound. We take him in for his 6 month check up on September 20th.

We've decided that once he can sit up on his own, we're going to start giving him solid foods (the doctor said to start at five or six months). I'm looking forward to seeing how he likes it! He's been eyeing up our food when Drew and I eat, so I'm hoping that he'll really be into it when we start.

Here's his 5 month picture:

8-20-11
Five months old

It's a bit blurry, but it was our favorite of all of the pictures I took. His happy personality shows in this photo, whereas he didn't really want to smile in any of the other ones.

Here are the four previous months:

7-20-11
Four months old

6-20-11
Three months old

5-20-11
Two months old

4-20-11
One month old

Thursday Night Dinner

Tonight we went to Grandma and Grandad's house for dinner, as we do every Thursday night. Tonight was special as it was the first time all of the kids were there! (Hannah/Drew, Jon/Lindsay, Phil/Audrie) Unforunately, Dad was working, so he couldn't join us. Hopefully next week it'll be a full house.

Fun in the Exersaucer

Luke has finally begun to realize how fun his Exersaucer can be! We first tried putting him in it about a month ago, and he really didn't like it. He wasn't very steady, and would sort of wobble back and forth in the seat, so we would stuff blankets all around him. Even though Drew and I thought all of the toys looked like great fun, Luke seemed to be quite overwhelmed. Needless to say, he didn't enjoy it at all.

However, now when we put him in it, he really seems to enjoy it!! Over the past few weeks, he's gotten so good at "standing" on our laps, and I think that's really improved how well he can hold himself up in the Exersaucer. He has much more control now, and is actually interested in the toys. Well, at least one of the toys! Here are a few pictures......

Catching Up....

It's been a fun past few days!

On Wednesday evening we went to Drew's parents' for dinner. Luke had a great time hanging out with Marmee and Grampy.....

On Thursday evening we went to Uncle Phil's soccer game at LCBC. We had a nice time hanging out in the grass and watching the game (they won the championship!)

Luke's been doing well sitting in his high chair, so I thought I'd try adding the tray......but it's still a bit big.

Tomorrow is Grampy's birthday, so we celebrated today by having a delicious lunch with the family. Here are some photos from hanging out in the front yard....

Playing on the floor, etc.

Luke is getting so close to rolling over! He can now move from his back to his side, then back again. He can almost flip onto his tummy, but not quite yet. Speaking of tummies, Luke is doing so much better with his tummy time! He actually seems to be enjoying it just a little bit!