Graham is 5 months old today and after a couple of nights of needing a reset in the sleep department, he is doing great again. You can see it in the video, he is happy and smiling and trying so hard to play with his big sisters.
He is eating one meal of solids a day although it may be 2 very quickly since he is grabbing at food and watching each and every bite that anyone in the house takes with such anticipation. Today he ate a bowl of oatmeal with sweet potatoes, a bowl of prunes and another bowl of pears and oatmeal. He would have kept on going except I didn't want to wear whatever else I fed him since I knew he had to be close to exploding.
I have finally seen him roll, and roll he does. He is also sort of dragging himself along and will spin himself in any direction.
His exersaucer is a new favorite and being in front of the window allows him to check out the world outside. He loves looking at himself in the mirror as well and peek-a-boo can go on and on and on. He is getting very long and is once again on the fattening-up plan that he was on a month or so ago. When Harper holds him he is beginning to dwarf her and just this weekend I bought them the same sized diapers.
He is starting to show an interest in books, beyond looking at pictures. He will actually sit in my lap and look at the book and listen while I read, rather than squirm and try to look at my face. He loves songs and has started to recognize "Twinkle, twinkle" as a bedtime cue. This is great when he is ready for bed and very upsetting to him when he is not.
He has officially outgrown his baby tub and has been transferred to the bathroom sink where he makes a big effort to splash all the water out of the sink. This is applauded by his adoring fans, Lucy and Harper, who squeal when he splashes, therefore he provides an encore, drenching me in the game.
Since he and Lucy darn near share a birthday it is fun to think back and remember what she was doing at this time of year and look forward to Graham being on the same track. I can't wait to take him to the Cherry Blossom Festival and let him look up at the flowering trees or to put his fat little feet in the new spring grass. In June of Lucy's first year I remember her sitting at the pool with a bucket of water and toys and watching her throughout the summer as she eventually used that same bucket to pull herself into a standing position and then would cruise around the lounge chairs. So while we can't wait to get rid of all this snow for all the usual reasons, I also look forward to what Spring and Summer mean for Graham. For now, we celebrate his first Valentine's Day and Mardi Gras and start looking to his first St. Pat's parade and trip to Kentucky in March.
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