5 Months (and some odd days)

Xander has another cold which he caught from me this time. He handles it well when he's getting attention, but last night was rough. He was not happy and let us know it, I finally brought his bouncy seat up to his room so he could sleep on an incline and his poor little sinuses wouldn't be so stuffy. There is occasional sneezing or coughing, but no fever. Hopefully we can ride it out in another day or two.

Here's what else Xander has been up to:

He is a champion thumb and finger sucker now. No particular preference as to which he likes more, some days it's the last two fingers on his hand, on other days it's a thumb and on the tough days he double fists it and tries to shove as many fingers in as he can. On a fun day he sucks on his lower lip, which is freakin' adorable.

Speaking of adorable, he's found his toes and I love when he reaches and plays with his foot. He hasn't tried to shove that in his mouth yet.

As I type he is making noise over in his swing. Turns out he is trying to sit up (it is in the recline position). He also likes to stand on your lap when you hold him up.

We have a little leg workout that we do with Xander. We hold his feet and move his legs around to accompany the following "Running through the woods, scooter, bicycle, skiing, skating, pogo." If he's in a bad mood it will cheer him up, if he's in a good mood he'll get wiggly and laughing.

He is laughing more :)

He chats a lot, but is still deciding what language. Sometimes it's vowels and consonants, sometimes it is raspberries, and he has now added more screeching. Seriously, it's like a banshee in pain.

He is also grabbing and reaching everything. And if he gets it, it goes into him mouth. My shirt sleeves, any toy or blanket, even hair.

Xander's eyes are still blue and he still has rosy cheeks. No one knows where his hair is heading yet, sometimes it looks curly, sometimes it looks a little red, usually it just looks straight and dark.