5 Months Old

James was 5 months old on Sunday and I just got the pictures taken last night.



James you are a great baby! Daddy and I are so in love with you! It seems like each day one of us says to the other - how much do you love this little guy?




You have been eating cereal for about a month now. You are up to three tablespoons. You are so eager to eat, most of the time you have your mouth open in anticipation of the next bite before I can get the cereal on the spoon. Just this week we have started adding vegetables to the regiment. Of course, we started with carrots and you love them. I started with just a little bit, to get you used to them and also to make sure you weren't allergic, but tonight you were begging for more!

However, you are not as good about drinking your bottle. For some reason, we can't you to always drink the 6 oz. that you should. I am hoping that it is just phase!




We weighed you unofficially on our scale and you were about 13.5 lbs. I am hoping by your 6 month appointment in December that you will be 15 lbs, because you will have doubled your birth weight.

When it comes to sleep, we are working on getting you to fall asleep on your own. It's so hard not to hold and love you as you fall asleep each night, but we know this is the best thing for you.

James - you are the light and love of our life! There is nothing we wouldn't do for you! Next month you are going to get to meet your cousins and I can't wait!