5 Months!

Henry turned 5 months old on Saturday! I can't believe it. 

The child is only capable of sitting somewhere for short periods of time before you have to give him something to chew on.  Otherwise, he sees his feet and does a face plant during his grand attempts to grab them (to put in his mouth).  Always entertaining!

One of my favorite parts of the day is getting Henry ready for bed.  We always read a book right before we put him down, and he seems to really love all his books.  It's a rare night when he decides he's too tired for his book, but he makes sure we're aware that he has no interest (usually involves heavy sighing, arched back, and lots of whining).  Typically, though, his books get his rapt attention.

As you can see, he does get easily distracted (snapping of the camera).  Therefore, whoever isn't reading him his books typically has to sit on the floor out of sight while holding Oscar so he can focus.   :)

Paul and I were so lucky to get this little guy.  Once we're done with the nightly reading, this little cutie gets covered in nighttime kisses and then put to bed.  He seems to genuinely love his bedtime.  Every night he's put to bed while he's still awake, and after rolling around and talking to himself for a few minutes, he puts himself to sleep.  I can count on one hand the number of times he cries when we put him down (and usually it's because he's overly exhausted himself).  Such a sweet baby!

I've had numerous people tell me over the past few weeks that 5 to 6 months was their favorite baby age, and I totally understand why!  If we can get Henry to master holding his own bottle and sitting on his own, I'll be ready to freeze him at this age forever!