brandon @ 5 months

our hefty little five month old!

showing me how strong he's getting!

he was trying to sit up on his own! this kid is trying to grow up too fast!

hi sweet baby boy! mommy loves you so much!

sissy loves you too! and it's obvious that you love her too. look at your sweet face!

you like sitting in the bumbo seat! now all you need is a remote control!

what a cute little face you have!

deep in thought!

thanks rickey and pawpaw for the cute outfit he wore today for his pictures in the garden!

and last but not least...his 5 month stats!

• weighs 18 3/4 pounds and almost 28 inches long
• is blowing raspberries (guess it's time to bust out the bibs!)

• enjoys having his diaper changed. he gets so excited! and i love that jared always helps me throw away the dirty diaper!!!

• goes to bed between 7:30-8:30pm and i usually have to wake him up to go take jared to school

• loves playing in the jumperoo

• just got his bumbo seat and he seems to enjoy sitting in it. i think he feels more a part of the family!

• still has more hair than the other two at this age!

• has the sweetest disposition

• gets a HUGE grin when he sees his daddy

• is so easy-going

• still eating 5 - 8 oz bottles a day of similac advanced early shield formula

• loves riding in the car when he has jared or lauren sitting next to him

• loves to put his toys in his mouth

• starts to push his bottle away around six ounces. i usually have to fight him to finish it

• loves the bath, but hates laying down to take one. but he's not ready to sit up in the tub yet either!

• will follow me around if he sees me holding my camera

• still sleeps in his pack n play when mommy or daddy are too lazy to put him to bed in his nursery!

• LOVES to watch mickey mouse clubhouse. squeals in delight when mickey mouse says anything!

• likes to lay in his crib and watch his mobile.

• enjoys going to the ymca childwatch while mommy works out. those girls spoil him rotten! and they always say what an easy baby he is!
• loves to chill out on his pottery barn kids froggy chair. this is where i usually get a lot of giggles!