Cal is 5 mo old!

The little man is 5 months old! I can't believe how fast time has flown (in other news Ellie starts kindergarten in a week!). Not just the summer but these past five months have flown. Our little baby boy is laughing, responding to his name, reaching and grabbing for things, and is as charming as ever.

Unfortunately for almost the past month and a half he seemed to have a constant head cold and coughing. There was an ear infection, a round of antibiotics, use of a nebulizer twice a day with albuterol, lots of temperature taking, snot, a couple visits to a doctor...but he seems to be over the worst of it now. But through his cold(s) he never stopped eating and gained quite a bit of weight. At his four month appointment a couple weeks ago he weighed in at 17 lbs 4 oz which put him in the 75th percentile. So the doctor wasn't too worried about the almost constant headcold. But he definitely better now...well, much less snot and coughing.

And with his betterment in health a few things have changed. Hes become a bit of a better sleeper. I can now put him down, awake and unswaddled, in his crib at night and he will go right to sleep usually around 6:15pm. Generally there is one waking to eat around 3 and then he sleeps till 6:30. And he wakes happy to see me and in a great mood.

He  has adjusted to his new daycare very well. He really seems to love it and he smiles when we walk into the daycare center. As we walk to the infant room we often get quite a few "Good morning Calvin!" and "Calvin, you are so handsome" and other comments. He will always turn his head and smile at the teacher talking to him and wishing him well. Its really cute to see! And I think he has made some friends with the other babies. Nick picked him up one day and found him in a fit of giggles laughing with/at another baby.

He hasn't rolled over yet, but he is very close to sitting by himself. He can balance and if he starts to tip I often see a hand reach out to catch him.He is a pretty chill kid and is pretty predictable. He hates being hot and having the sun in his eyes (but don't we all). He LOVES being outside. He really doesn't fuss all that much. I think he's teething as he has been drooling quite a bit lately.  Hes starting to get a little stranger anxiety and is very aware of where is mom is at all times. But he enjoys the company of his sister more, she can always make him laugh and smile.