Squirmie Wormie

Daniel is officially a five month old. Can you believe how time has flown by? I can't!! He is growing up too quickly and I'm loving the little boy he's becoming. He is always full of smiles and he is overall a generally happy kid. He loves his sister - he lights up big and bright when she's around - mostly because she sings to him and speaks "Daniel's language" when she's around him. But let me tell you - this boy hates to sleep!!!! It's not that he doesn't sleep, it's just that he fights it at all cost. He doesn't sleep in a swing, in your arms, or in a carseat. He has to be in a crib in order to sleep and still it takes a while for him to actually fall asleep. He just wants to be a part of all that's going on around him. He teased us with two and half weeks of sleeping 6-8 hours straight at night, and then the boy got a cold which interrupted that stretch of sleep at night. Then his 4 month growth spurt kicked my butt big time!! He was up maybe 2-3 times a night to feed and was cluster feeding throughout the days. After that wasn't ending for about 3 weeks, I decided he needed more substenance - so we began feeding him some solid food and started supplementing feedings with some formula. I can't say I enjoyed making this switch because it has affected nursing him, but I will take the trade off - he is back on schedule again and is sleeping 6-8 hours at night again. Phewww!!

During all of this "growing" he was doing he has discovered some fun new things. He loves to be on his tummy and he often looks like a frog just kicking his legs and flailing his arms in the air while laying down.



And he has found his toes - you can't keep them out of his hands unless you actually put toys or rattles in his hands to replace those little piggies.



And he has discovered rolling from his back to his front. He rolls from his front to his back all the time in the crib, but still has yet to really do it on the floor. Then outside of rolling, we have come to call him our Squirmie Wormie because the boy does not want to stop moving. When we sit him in his Bumbo, he wants to turn around in it. When we have him in any kind of bouncy seat or swing we have to buckle him in. We never had to do that with Abby - she would just sit contently wherever we had her. Daniel just wants to keep moving - even while in your arms, he's trying to turn around to see what's going on behind him. I think we have our hands full for when he begins to get more mobile.



Daniel has also been doing some surfing lately - on his Aunt KC's belly. He's trying to say, "Hey cuz - come out already!! I want to meet you!!" We really are all eager to meet the next lil baby that's going to bless this family and it's going to be so awesome to see the boys grow up together. Daniel just now has some bragging rights that he got to surf on top of baby Carson :)

Ok, KC it's time to have that little baby already!! Just not on Sunday, Nov. 21 - that day is already reserved for my baby sister to get married - yeah, can you believe it?!! Trisha is getting married in one week!!!!!!! Crazy!!!! What a week it's going to be!!