Five Months

Wiley

• 10 lbs 13 oz
• you are sleeping through the night, every night now! Bedtime by 10 PM and  you sleep until about 7 AM - WOW! Way to go, Stinkpot
• you are a talking machine now - at first your little brother was constantly talking, while you seemed to just be taking it all in, waiting for the right words to say. You like to make sure someone is listening before cooing.
• you sing along when I sing to you now, cooing away
• you are still a cuddle bug, which we love
• you love to suck on your ring and middle finger (and have a blister to prove it) or chomp on your whole hand all the time
• your legs are constantly going nonstop - most pictures of you are blurry because they rarely stop
• you seem to already have such a kind, gentle soul

Ryan

• 10 lbs 7 oz
• you are sleeping through the night, every night now! Bedtime by 10 PM and  you sleep until about 7 AM - WOW! Way to go, Porkchop
• you are a talking machine now. When you wake up in the morning, you will spend a good 15-30 minutes just laying in your bed, talking away
• you sing along when I sing to you now, cooing away
• you are starting to cuddle more - yay!!
• you are a little thumb sucker (especially as you fall asleep and wake up)
• you like to giggle and laugh (especially when being tickled under your neck, but you are ticklish all over) with mouth open and tongue out
• you seem to have such a fun, playful soul

I just still cannot believe you boys are here, let alone here for five months already. As you grow and I begin putting newborn sized clothes away (through ridiculous tears!), a part of me is sad to see these stages end. Yet, I so love the new things each day brings. You are changing and developing so quickly; it is a blast to watch you grow into your own personalities. We love you boys so much. Thank you bringing more joy than you'll ever know to our lives.