5 Month Letter

Dear Nikos,

I can't believe that you are already five months old! The days are beginning to fly by faster and faster. You are a completely different child than you were just a month ago!

You have been a very busy boy this month, to say the least. One day, while you were enjoying some tummy time on the floor, you just decided to roll over to your back like you had been doing it for years. I was such a proud and excited mommy, but it didn't faze you one bit. A few days later, you rolled the other way (from back to belly) at night in your crib, causing you to scream bloody murder until we went in and flipped you back over. Most recently, you've started sitting up on your own for a few seconds at a time. You get better at sitting every single day, so I'm sure you'll be a pro by the time I write your six-month letter. :)

Another big discovery you made this month was your feet! You love to play with them when you are sitting on the floor or when you're on the changing table. Changing your diaper has become quite a challenge, because you are constantly rolling from one side to the other, grabbing everything within reach, playing with your toes, and kicking your cute little legs! You've also started bouncing a bit in your jumperoo and your doorway jumper, and you've learned to arch your back dangerously while sitting in your Bumbo chair so that you can get your legs out (a skill which scared your mommy quite a bit!).

You've also turned into quite a vocal little guy this month. In addition to your existing repertoir of shrieks, coos, growling sounds, gurgles, and babbles, you now laugh and scream! The sound of your laughter is something that Daddy and I have waited to hear for a long time, and it is the best sound in the universe. You had giggled periodically for a month or two, but you just recently started really chuckling. So now, in addition to having the cutest smile ever, you have this fantastic laugh! No matter how bad my day at work might've been, it all gets erased if I can get some laughs out of you. (the screaming, however, isn't the greatest sound... I think you're just experimenting with the power of your lungs. We'll work on that!)

All in all, though, I'd have to say that your fifth month of life has been the most amazing so far. You have a definite personality now, and you are growing and changing by the day (by the minute, even!). Your smile lights up your entire face, and our hearts, and we love you endlessly, Brown Eyes. I hope that your sixth month is just as magical as this one has been!

All My Love,
Mommy