5 months

Five months has come with a lot of growth for this little man. He started rolling from his back to his tummy, and now he is unstoppable! He won't stay in one spot. I put him on his tummy on his playmat, and he rolls 2 or 3 times until he is nowhere near the mat! It's quite comical to watch.  He is holding himself a little better than he was, but not as strong as I remember Natalie being at this stage.  Joaquin has been much happier in the last couple of weeks and more fun to interact with on a daily basis. He is constantly reaching and grabbing for toys, hair, noses, anything! He drools ALL the time and constantly has something in his mouth. This boy's mouth is so big he can fit the entire paci in it! Seriously. The whole thing.

 

JZ is in need of another haircut.  It's getting big and poofy again, and we can't be having that!  He still doesn't babble or coo much but he does recognize faces well. Daddy came home the other day and Joaquin was just enamored with him. He stared and smiled so big!  I was jealous.

 

I do love this sweet boy's smile. Melts my heart.

 

JZ loves to watch big sister, Natalie. He'll just laugh and smile at her and she thinks it's the coolest thing ever. Love to see their connection.  She'll say, "Momma, look, he's smiling at me!"

 

Well, he looks totally annoyed by her in this picture but it was late, and he was tired!

 

And my favorite part of him growing up (besides the fact that he cries less) is that he can sit in this!

He still needs a little support in the back as you can see from the pillow, but man is it nice to have him in this every now and again. Change of scenery helps wonders! And I don't have to be paranoid at the whole 'flat head' thing when he is in the exersaucer.  Everybody wins!

Can't wait to see what next month brings....