5 Months Old Today

Today is Noah's 5 month 'Birthday'. I was having a look back through all the photos of him and its just amazing how much he has grown and changed in just five short months. He has gone from a sleepy newborn ball of squish to a giggling, rolling, grabbing bundle of fun (and sometimes grump :p). This month has seen Noah really inprove his head strength when on his tummy.. he's still not too much of a fan of tummy time but he can actually prop himself up on his elbows a bit now and it seems to be making all the difference for him. He has found his toes, learnt to roll both ways, squeals when tickled and also during his new favourite game - being tossed in the air. He 'gets' peek-a-boo now and finds it quite funny! and he is almost able to sit by himself.. though only for a second before he topples sideways. He has also figured out how to suck his thumb occassioanlly and is getting very good at putting his dummy back in his mouth himself.

I put him in his first size 0 outfit today and was amazed that it actually wasnt swimming on him. I thought back to the 00000's that were a bit big on him when he was new and am already shocked he was that tiny! I have packed most of this 000's away now (would have done then all if he'd give me a chance to get anything done :p) As clich'e as it is, time really does go much too fast when you have a little one.

Today was the first day in a long time that Noah has had a decent day time sleep. He slept for 2 hours today and is so happy this afternoon.. Finally I have my happy boy back instead of the grumpy one thats been hanging around for the last little while. I tried to tell him he'd feel better if he slept, but i suppose this is just the first in a long line of 'I told you so's' that i should never say :p

Rob and I are going out for dinner tonight once Noah's asleep. A month or so ago we decided we should go out once a week, just to two of us and have some 'us' time.. as anyone with a baby knows, the minute they arrive every second of the day is devoted to them (and rightly so) but we owe it to Noah to take sometime out for us and recharge the batteries for the next round.. so please go to sleep quickly tonight Noah <3