Five months

Finn is 5 months old today!

All about Finn:

He weighs just over 12 pounds now. He's still a grump a lot of the time. Michael thinks he's the crabbiest of our kids as babies, but I disagree - he's nowhere near as crabby as Joey was. Finn will entertain himself under his play gym for periods of time, but when he's done, he's done. I put him in this getup just for the photos; in truth, he spends 95% of his time in jammies. It's just easier :/ He's still exclusively breast fed, something I take some pride in. He's a good sleeper. I can't believe this kid sleeps through the night (most nights, anyway) without our having had to do any sort of "sleep training." Here's something funny: for naps during the day, he must be swaddled up tight (still), and he will only nap in his vibrating bouncy seat or his swing. However, at night, he happily sleeps in his bassinet without being swaddled - just wearing jammies and a Sleep Sack. I've tried having him nap that way and he won't have any part of it. What gives? Anyway, I can put him in his bassinet in the evening wide awake, and he will usually just babble himself to sleep. Oh my god, the nightmare memories I have of trying to get our other kids to sleep at night! I am very thankful that Finn is such a good sleeper.

Developmentally, there's really not a whole lot of new going on. He still rolls from tummy to back with ease, but not from back to tummy. He lifts and holds his head well, but he's not yet extending and bearing weight on his arms when on his tummy. When I put him in his Bumbo, he holds his head up pretty well for a few minutes but quickly tires and slumps over. He grabs and holds onto toys. He will bear some weight on his legs.

Bottom line, though - I love him to pieces.