The Runnels Family: Grayson at 5 Months Old!!

I cannot believe my baby boy is 5 months old! Where does the time go? Grayson is quite the wiggle worm and a big Momma's boy! He has the biggest smile and the sweetest laugh, he is just a happy baby! He is so smart and is a speedy learner. I love to watch him play in the new activity center Grams bought him...it just fascinates me! We started him on solids {baby food & cereal} and he is doing great so far. He loves the food! I stopped putting cereal in his bottles last week since he's doing so well with baby food. He loves strolling & shopping with Mommy! He just looks around at everything and smiles. I bought G his first pair of New Balance tennis shoes {10.26}, they look so cute on him! His hair is growing back really fast, thank goodness :) Since Grayson is rolling over all the time I decided to no longer swaddle him at night {10.26}, it worked great for 1 week then he randomly started waking up in the middle of the night. We think it is because he gets cold so we got a tower heater & started using it at night {we programmed it to keep the room temp at 75-it cut off when the room temp reached 75 & cut on when it dropped below 75} and I also started swaddling him again. It worked so I am going to let him be and try to wean him from the swaddle in a few weeks. I still rock him every night before bed, and will continue to do so as long as I can :)

-Sleeps 10 straight hours at night {10pm-8am}

-Eating 6oz every 4 hours...6oz formula w/ 30cc's cereal {8am, 12pm, 4pm, 8pm}

PLUS baby food once a day{1/2 of 2.5oz container}

-Wearing 6 month clothes

-Size 2 diapers

-Size 2 shoes

-Naps 3 times a day {10.18}

{morning-2 hrs., afternoon-1 hr. & evening-45 min}

-He rolls over completely from his stomach to his back {11.4}

-He reaches & leans towards everything in sight

-He loves anything colorful right now

-He reaches for his bottle & tries to hold it himself

-He will pat at his toys while playing with them

-He slobbers so much that I cannot keep his shirt dry

-He babbles {produces a steady stream of different vowel & consonant sounds that seem like they could be words but aren't quite there yet}

-He tries to pull himself up {lifts head & shoulders off flat surface}
-Grayson & I had our 1st long "talk" & Daddy videoed it {10.21}
-He rips the giraffe off the mobile every time I sit him in the bouncy seat

-He is getting really strong

-He is definitely teething
-He sleeps with his eyes slightly open

10.18 ~ Looks like we have a thumb sucker

10.19 ~ Spoonfed rice cereal for the 1st time...he liked it!

10.20 ~ Daddy babysat Grayson for the 1st time by himself

Bradley did great! He did call me a few times but Grayson was fed & sound asleep when I got home.

10.21 ~ Trying green beans for the 1st time

He is so funny! He makes the worst face {like it sour}, spits it out on the bib then wipes his face with the bib which makes it go all over his face :) We will try this one again.

10.22 ~ Watching the Auburn game

Laughing at Aunt Lyndsey

Do I really have to eat the green beans??!!

10.23 ~ Kaitlin's Cloth Diaper Shower

Grayson & Nonnie

The pacifiers we got him :)

Her loot of cloth diapers & inserts

~ Playing in Mommy's lap

10.25 ~ Trying sweet potatoes for the 1st time

They were a hit!

10.26 ~ Strolling & shopping with Mommy

10.28 ~ Whooo's got treats?

10.31 ~ Baby's 1st Halloween

~ Trying Bananas for the 1st time

He LOVED them!

11.2 ~ Playing in his new Bright Stars Doodle Bugs Around We Go Entertainer

11.3 ~ Christmas Village

My Mom & I took Grayson to get his hand & foot print made for Christmas gifts. He did so good & didn't get upset one time. He loved strolling around just watching everyone then I put him in the Baby Bjorn and within minutes he fell asleep :) Everyone I ran into said "he looks just like his Daddy!"