5 months!

This was a crazy month...work is finally winding down and I can NOT WAIT to be done.  This month, Brooks got to hang out with his Aunt Janis, his Granddad, and his Gram again.  As much as I hate going back to work and leaving him, it is really such a blessing that everyone is getting to spend so much time with him and get to know him while he is young.  This age is so much fun!

Health stats:

Sleep:  We have really been rocking sleep this month!  We started "nap training" ish towards the end of the month and it is really working.  We cut out the naps in the stroller and really started working on trying to get a good nap in the crib.  We were having a really hard time--enter Baby Merlin's Magic Sleepsuit.  It costs like 40$ but it is totally worth it!  Since we got it he has been napping for 2+ hours in the crib.  We don't use it at night because he was already doing such a good job.  At the beginning of the month he would go down around 7 or 730 and usually wake up once around 3:30 to eat and go back to sleep.  After we started napping in the crib with the suit, he started sleeping all the way through the night....usually from about 7-7!  Occasionally he still wakes up around 3 or 4 and rolls around for a little bit but he will usually put himself back to sleep without me having to go in.  (PS I say "we" alot in this section because Gram is the one with him during the day and she has done alot of the work as far as nap training goes...thank you thank you!!)

Clothes:  The 3-6 month onesies are starting to stretch a little too much lengthwise so we are moving up to the 6-9 in those.

Milestones:  Brooks had his first boat ride and his first beach day this month.  He did great with both!

Likes:  Playing on his tummy, blowing bubbles, reading books (Pat the Zoo), Sophie, playing in his new exersaucer

Dislikes: Loud music--we have to go to the senior section of our church where they play the acoustic guitar instead of the contemporary room with the loud rock band.  B is not a fan!

hanging with Granddad on the boat

life jacket is cute but not his favorite part.  

I def see a resemblance!

This was Brooks before church on my first Mother's day!  It was a great day, Todd and B made me a really cute card with his handprints in it and we went out for a nice dinner while Aunt Janis babysat.  I also got some new bracelets that I <3.