Jack, Five Months

Jack is five months old today. If you're wondering what Jack is up to these days...

Jack does not like being on his back.

He doesn't like to sleep on his back or play on his back.

If you try to put him on his back, 9/10 times he will roll immediately over.

Jack makes friends everywhere we go. Old men at the grocery store, students at the law school, farmer's market vendors, nurses and doctors, all want to stop to talk to him.

Last week, the maintenance crew at our apartment spotted us laying in the grass from across the field and they walked all the way over to come check on Jack.

He loves the attention.

Jack prefers standing (while holding onto your hands) over laying down.

When we put him in his Johnny Jump Up he gets such a thrill when he realizes that he is moving himself around.

He gets the shakes and gets very grabby every time he sees us drinking a glass of water.

I guess he is like his mom, he must love water too.

This is the thing he reaches for the most.

Now we have to be careful that he doesn't pull our plates and cups off the table when we are eating.

He learned from watching his friend Ethan how to sit up on his own.

He can do it by himself for a few seconds, and sometimes a few minutes.

Jack is teething. His bottom, right canine tooth is just about to pop through.

I can also see his front two bottom teeth under the surface, but I still think those might be a while.

He still likes to go to sleep snuggling his yellow giraffe.

Most of the time he puts himself to sleep.

He is starting to love back rubs when we are putting him down.

He is completely obsessed with Gordy.

His favorite toys are my lips, my hands, his hands, and his feet. ESPECIALLY his feet.

I've caught him on multiple occasions yelling at his feet because they are just a hair away from being in his mouth, which is where he wants to put everything these days.

He loves when we read to him. He concentrates so hard on the pictures.

He loves to ride in the front carrier and look around when we go to the store or go on walks. He prefers this over riding in the stroller, and since he is still barely over 13lbs I don't mind carrying him.

I often find him studying objects, trying to figure out what it is or how it works.

I think he might be an engineer one day...

He does not like to lean back in his bouncy seat or in his car seat.

He constantly tries to lean forward and look out around him.

This has been a really fun month with Jack. He took his first plane ride to Utah to visit family and friends and he did so great on all of the legs of the trip. He also learned how to put himself to sleep (much to our satisfaction). He is such a sweet baby.

On this day next month he will be having his surgery.

We are so anxious to have his heart all fixed-up.