5 Months Old!

Our beautiful boy is 5 months old! He's learning new things every day! He has a wonderful personality and loves to learn about his surroundings. We now understand what it means to see the world through the eyes of child! He becomes so excited and thrilled about little things..it's amazing!

*Brennan has mastered the skill of reaching for and picking up his toys and other objects. He's also become quite "grabby"--reaching for mouths, glasses, shirts, etc.
*He enjoys blowing raspberries, especially at the dinner table. This should make eating cereal and other food interesting!
*He likes to lick his lips and stick out his tongue.
*Brennan appears very interested in moving when laying on his stomach. He's very good about holding up his head and pushing up with his arms. But, when he moves his legs, he lowers his upper body and pushes his head into the floor...ouch!
*He continues to be very social, including smiling, laughing, and talking regularly. Many people that meet him ask if he is always so happy...yes, he is!
*We're continuing our sleep training and having Brennan put himself to sleep at night. He's getting better! Sometimes he cries for about 20 minutes, sometimes he talks himself to sleep, sometimes he cries for less than 5 minutes, and sometimes we don't hear a peep out of him! He continues to get up once during the night, usually around 3am, and is typically very good about going back to sleep on his own after eating. He rarely makes a sound after I put him back down!
*Brennan often tries to put his toes in his mouth, especially during diaper changes.
*He continues to enjoy sitting and standing and will regularly pull himself into one of these positions.
*In addition to grabbing at items, he's also repeatedly squeezing and scratching at objects, including some of his toys, burp clothes, our hands, and his highchair tray
*Brennan is becoming more interested in books. Previously, he would look around his room or at us when we read books. Now, he looks very intently at the illustrations and appears to be excited about some of the pictures.