Month Five: hello cereal, j play

Your hard teething started at four months, but you got your first teeth this month. It seems like you have not had a break since they first started popping up. As I write this (9 months old) you have eight teeth.

Your introduction to cereal went swimmingly and we finally started getting more sleep. No matter what we tried to get you to stay awake later, your bedtime was six pm. sharp. You really started to love being around Henry. you were most content when you were "playing" with him in his room.

You began a short lived love affair with your thumb. Only your left one. For about two months, it was constantly in your mouth. You would only remove it momentarily to get a bite of food. You slowly started using it only when you were tired or upset, and now not at all. It was really freaking cute.

You started pushing your body up with your arms. You would stretch and scoot or roll your body to retrieve toys just out of your reach. Yes, you were extremely active from the get go.

Also this month, in an attempt to combat stir craziness and mombutt, we joined the nearby Jewish Community Center. The JCC has been such a destination for us this year. I don't know what we would have done with out it. You and your bro absolutely love it.