Karter at Five Months

The five month mark seems to mark a few bigger changes!  My little baby is growing up! 

After the cottage, I felt like our little buddy needed a bit more stimulation.  So out of storage came the exersaucer and the jolly jumper. He's been enjoying the saucer especially!

The boys say the toy he has ahold of is his microphone - and he talks RIGHT INTO IT:0)!

Whatever can go in his mouth, will.

 My three handsome boys:)

 Karter and his handsome daddio.

 Look at them big, blue eyes!

 The large amounts of drool did amount to something.  The second day we were at the cottage, his first tooth came through - at 4.5 months.  I even looked it up in my other kids baby books before we left for the cottage, to see when they got their first tooth. The earliest any of them got one, was 7 months.  So I figured it would be a while . . . . Ha!

Here he is showing off his big one toothed grin:)

 And two weeks later - just before 5 months, the other one came through. They are starting to balance eachother out now.  No more big gummy smiles.  But his are still MIGHTY adorable!!!

 At five months, Karter:

• has two teeth
• has had his first diaper rash. Thank you teeth. It is almost better, and thankfully didn't seem to bother him hardly at all.
• can roll from back to front.
• likes it on his belly - the view of the world is better this way for him than lying on his back.
• still drools a lot. His tray on his exersaucer gets a good wet down when he's in there!
• it getting more hair!!! And it is really, really cute. And really blond.
• is not super chubby, but is solid.  People are surprised at how heavy he feels when they pick him up.
• has caught up to his cousin Spencer (who is 4 months older) in size and probably weight . . but Spencer has a much larger repertoire of what he is able to do.  Wait till my boys find out that he can crawl!!! (They are always amazed at how talented Spencer is . . . .)
• has very strong legs.  If he can kick off of something, he will and he will move along pretty good.  Combined with his rolling over, this makes any heights pretty much unsafe unless he is cushioned by pillows . . . but even those, he tends to kick away.
• seems to miss his siblings when they are at school. (or maybe that is me missing their extra hands to help;))
• has not figured out the jolly jumper 100%, but does bounce a bit in it.  He doesn't like it for too long in there, but enjoys the view for a bit.
• still puts the bumbo to good use.
• sleeps much better when we are on the go, than when we are home.  At home, the longest he ever seems to nap is an hour . . . not very productive.
• is starting to become scheduled.  At least we are trying.  Not saying what that schedule is at this point;0)
• puts everything in his mouth.  The kids try getting him to sit (and he does for a bit), but then he tries to put his foot in his mouth, and who can balance like that?!
• loves faces. He grabs both sides of my face with his soft, soft hands and it is just so cozy. (until he grabs my nose or cheek!)
• is an extreme morning person. He wakes up SO happy.  This is good for the rest of us on these early mornings. It puts a smile on our faces too. The only problem is that sometimes it is hard to get the kids to keep moving to catch the bus, b/c they have to have some "Karter time". 
• thrives on attention!!  He is rarely sad or fussy when someone is holding him or engaging him in conversation.  May we call him spoiled?!
• loves seeing himself in the mirror. He makes himself smile.
• has the best smile ever.
• is extremely loved.

 My five monther with my five yearer. Ky is proud that they are both five!