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In Which Discoveries Are Made

August 5, 2011 - 5 months old






That which was impossible yesterday is achievable today.


This is how I sum up your life right now. At five months old your world is all about discovery.  In the last month you have discovered...

  • how to talk! You are a chatterbox of various vocal sounds -- coos, giggles, guffaws, raspberries, cries, and yes, even screams.
  • how to smile! Where before your smiles were almost accidental, you now know exactly what or who you are smiling at. You are the happiest little guy and you share your joy so freely.
  • how to laugh! Nana sings "Row, Row, Row your boat" and you start laughing because you know what's coming! You also find the Tickle Monster, Splish Splash, and Brooklyn very funny! 
  • how to eat solid foods! You enjoy Mum Mums (a special rice biscuit that dissolves easily and feels good on your gums), rice cereal, bananas, and peas. Mealtimes are a very messy occasion as you really prefer to feed yourself and you are quite impatient. 
  • you have feet! You spent nearly a whole hour (when you were supposed to be napping!) pulling your feet toward your face and chatting to yourself. 
  • splashing in the bath is the best! Your first bath experience was miserable, as I'm sure most newborns would agree. But after a week or so, you accepted them without much care either way.  You approached bath with a halfhearted, "Yeah, this is all right" sort of attitude. But now, Mr. five month old, you LOVE it! You've learned to splash and you enjoy it so much! 
  • you are...dare I say it?...as dramatic as your sister! It's true. You are the most content child in the world and then suddenly YOU ARE HUNGRY or TIRED or UNCOMFORTABLE. And there is just no pacifying you. 

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