John Patrick learns to sit up at 5 months old

It started at about 4 months with his fascination with his feet- he could balance pretty well, but leaning over his legs so he could eat his feet. Now he is loving being able to sit up for little periods of time on his own! He works the abs pretty good- every time we lay him down, he grunts and heaves trying to use all his tummy muscles to sit up. I think he may be developing a 6-pack already! In any case, I just love his faces as he is so proud of himself and his new skill!

Guy time- John Patrick and Ronan

Last week we had a play date with our friends Linda from church, and her little Ronan, who is just a month younger than John Patrick. He is so sweet! John Patrick loves being around people of all ages, but he really loves little people like him! The boys were so cute sitting on the couch together. John Patrick leaning on Ronan's shoulder, and later, trying to hold his hand, and then, steal his binky. Ronan was a good sport about it all!

A few more from the 5 month photo shoot...

Just to show how long John Patrick is! He is already wearing size 12-month pjs comfortably!

John Patrick's 5 month photo shoot at 21 wks.

Little man was hamming it up for the camera last Sunday when he woke up from his nap! All dressed up in his Sunday best (in his adorable little Kenneth Cole argyle sweater and pant set that I bought at Thanksgiving and couldn't believe he would ever be big enough to fit into!). Today is his 5 month birthday. We sang Happy Birthday to him this morning as he eat his pears, and he laughed. He thought that was pretty funny. This week he has really been using his new favorite word- "mama", over and over. Daddy is being a pretty good sport about all this mama talk! He is so cute- looks right at me, hugs me, and says "mama". He is involved in quite a few crib acrobatics- we find him in every which way when we come in at night.. I am afraid he is already busy plotting his escape route when we leave him in there to fall asleep when he doesn't want to! September 3rd seems like forever ago, but it is hard to believe he is already 5 months old.

John Patrick's girlfriend

Sweet little Farrah is just the most beautiful baby! She is just a few days older than our little man, and we get together frequently for walks. Just had to post this of her beautiful face! John Patrick is one lucky little man to have such a pretty first girlfriend! :)

John Patrick 20 weeks- playtime

Little man's face really seems to be changing overnight. He is starting to look more and more like a little boy. He rolled from his back to his tummy for the first time in on Friday, January 22nd, and since then cannot stop rolling! As soon as we put him on his back in the crib, he flips over to his tummy. Tonight I put him in the crib for a few minutes while I prepared his bath, and when I went in to get him, he was trying to pull himself up to sitting using the bumpers. He was laughing, like he knew he was getting into trouble! We have our hands full with this active little guy! Time to lower the crib mattress before he attempts any flips out. We're having lots of fun watching him learn new tricks everyday!

John Patrick 19 weeks- First Sweet Potatoes

Little man started real food this week. He just couldn't hold off any longer. He looks longingly at our food. He grabs our spoons of food and tries to shove it in him mouth. He grabs our glasses with both hands, brings them to his lips, and tilts back to sip water. He knows food, and wants in. The Dr. said this boy was ready, so we started him with sweet potatoes. Boy, did he love that. Honestly, we didn't put too much thought into what would be his first food. I just had lots of sweet potatoes left over from our dinner, and mashed it up. After a few tries with sweet potato he had bananas, then avocado, then carrots, and now at 20 weeks, pears. He loves it all. What a foodie. Maybe I have a future chef, or restaurant critic on my hands... we'll see how he does with more adventerrous flavors as time passes.