Baby Update: 5.5mths

I'm not sure how much time I'll have to blog, but since it's been forever...

** Had a wonderful day today! Went to a friend's house for a mommy meeting & it was so nice! Very laid back & a bit chaotic @ the same time! :) I think there was 8 mommies of which all of them (except one) have a baby under the age of a year & most of them also have more than one child! So, there were lots of babies, mommies, & toddlers! I loved it!

** Elias has been mastering sitting up on his own for a couple of weeks now, but today I really let him sit on his own today! He did great! He even sat on the couch with me & played with his toys while I did some budgeting!

** Elias talked & talked & talked today! Some days he is much more verbal than others! He makes screeching noises, high pitched squeals, sing-song gurgles. It's awesome! I absolutely love it!

** He absolutely adores his bouncy-s. The jumperoo @ my parents & the doorway jumper @ our house... he is so crazy when he's jumping! And very coordinated @ it!

** We are still exclusively nursing. He does great & we have had some issues with night-time waking, but I am pretty sure it was related to his developmental achievements... this time, the bouncing! Or if I am not completely dedicated to ensuring naptimes are observed! :)

** He is definitely interested in food. He has tasted teensy bits of potatoes, avocado, yogurt, strawberry, pineapples, refried beans, & probably some other soft-smooshy foods I can't think of now! Oh, a pickle, too!

** He relaxes (mostly) & nap during car rides now. Those first few months he would scream through almost all of the ride, but now he is very observant of the moving environment & then will nod off to dream land. Sometimes he even joins me in singing in the car!

** He rarely gets a bottle, but still does fine with it. Sometimes on the way to church, I'll pump so that he has a meal during the service & I can stay in the service. That has worked to help tide him over for a proper meal! ;) Oh, I'm usually not driving when I pump on the way to church or anywhere else for that matter!

** He loves looking @ other babies or kids! He especially loves reaching out to the arms & hands of the babies. He smiles so much when Rainee comes up on the bed. She very gently avoids walking near his arm-reach, but will if I'm petting her. I help guide his hand to pet her w/out grabbing!

** He loves being held upside down! He giggles so much! Other things that make him giggle: "flying" above your head, bouncing, being kissed.

** A couple of weeks ago for the night service @ church, we brought him in the fellowship hall since he was still sleeping. He woke up right after Pastor began speaking. He was so observant & quiet that we stayed in for pretty much the rest of the service. During the prayer @ the end, we had one of my favorite moments to date... I was holding him in a cradle-style hold. He likes to turn toward my face & "kiss" me. So, I was kissing his mouth while he started his sweet gurgling. I absolutely loved it! And he did it over & over. So sweet.

** Hmm, what else? I wanna try to remember as much as possible... he enjoys tummy time a bit more. He can stay much more occupied with toys in front of him, but usually doesn't like it for *too* long.

I will try to remember more & add it later on! And other exciting items in life outside of just baby updates! You know, I'm not going to taint baby updates with non-baby stuff! Pictures to come later on, too!