Colin's 5 Months Old

 

In the past month we have really seen Colin grow.  He smiles all the time now and loves to share giggles, especially with Mimi and Grandpa.

Click here to see Colin sharing a good laugh with Mimi and click here for an awesome laugh with Grandpa.

Colin also has begun noticing when things change.  One morning, he saw Pappy's face covered with shaving cream and thought it was the funniest thing ever. Mimi's hair in curlers is a hoot as well. 

Toys are finally starting to interest Colin, although he still thinks his hands are the most fascinating of all.  Here he is on the first day he started holding on to a toy:

 After a few days he graduated to a more involved toy:

 

Colin has also enjoyed some short stints in the exersaucer:

 

Teething has become pretty intense this month.  Drool is all over the place and if he's not talking his hands are in his mouth.  We knew we had to do something to help him out a little so we ran to the store to get him his very own Sophie giraffe.  He absolutely loved it and was enthralled for 30 minutes on the way home.

He still hasn't quite figured out which finger/s he prefers best....

Sometimes it's one finger:

 Sometimes it's two fingers:

Sometimes its three fingers:

 Sometimes it's the whole fist:

 

Another exciting new addition to Colin's things to do is....rolling over!  He is now going from his back to his belly. Although, he usually gets stuck on his belly.  It's funny because a while back he was able to go from his belly to his back for a few days then all of a sudden stopped. He hasn't quite picked it back up again.

 

 He tends to get too distracted by his hands when he is on his belly....

Colin loves to be part of all the action and can't stand to think he is missing something.  To put it bluntly he hates to sleep.  He will literally go the entire day with no nap.  Its not a problem when lots of people are around to entertain him but it gets a little hard on Mommy when she's all alone since he usually gets bored and cranky.  Going to sleep at night has also gotten harder.  The only way Colin will go to sleep is to cry himself to sleep which sometimes will last over a hour.   Fortunately, he doesn't seem scarred by this (actually ends up happier in the morning) and is usually only waking up one or two times a night.  At this point he still likes to sleep in the car but is just starting to stay awake while driving.  He enjoys cooing at himself in the mirror and practicing all the sounds he can make.

It is so much fun to see all the changes taking place with Colin.  We are excited to have such a happy, social, smart, and alert baby (even if he doesn't sleep)!