5 months!!!

Today is Lil' Mans 5 month bday! I really can't believe it. He said he would give his perspective again next month on what is going on in his world...I'll take over this month!

What is crazy is that we were in Texas for a whole month - alot of "firsts" happened while we were gone! Enjoy lots of pics below. He's getting so big and cuter by the second!

• We are still breastfeeding...and no cereal just yet! And usually it is still every three hours although some days we stretch 4 hours!
• He still takes naps between every feeding - however lately he wakes up after about 45 minutes and REFUSES to go back to sleep. I don't go in there for 15 minutes and I just listen to him cry - so sad. Then I try and give him the paci - sometimes is to works and sometimes it doesn't. Will he eventually sleep longer! I want my personal time :)
• Lil Man is still a great night time sleeper (we did have a few HORRIBLE nights earlier this week once we got back home). He sleeps around 11-12 hours every night.
• WE QUIT SWADDLING him this week. I was really nervous to do it, but he has transitioned well (except for during nap time!)
• He like to sit up like a big boy!
• He LOVES to stand up! Seriously - the kid could lock his legs and stand on your lap or any surface forever. It makes him look so big!
• Smiling - he loves to smile!
• We put together the exersaucer and he seems to like it. I think he finally got comfortable with it today because he kept hitting the rolling rattle and laughing - adorable!
• HE CAN ROLL OVER!!! We posted a video of it below.
• Now that he can roll over - he likes to roll to the side so he can watch whatever is on TV. I don't ever put him to where he can see it, but I he will roll, twist, turn...anything he can do to stare at it! It's actually pretty funny - this picture below is his "position" to find it!
• He seems to enjoy the Christmas spirit and LIGHTS!

• We only last about 15 minutes doing anything - then we move on to another activity or toy....after his "playtime" this is what the living room looks like!

• He still looks like Chuck!
• He definitely has to be teething - the more in his mouth - the happier he is! He loves these keys that the Majors gave him!
• Toes - Lil' Man discovered them...and grabs them constantly...
• I've discovered away for him to play with his toys - I plop him in the bumbo with the tray on it - and put the toys on the tray (this has been VERY helpful the past few days!)
• And in GROSS news - we had our first really smelly, intense, explosive poo. I really want to post pictures (yep - we took them because we were laughing so hard...and somewhat proud), but I won't. For once, the pictures did justice to something. People - it was coming out the FRONT! I have never seen anything like it. Had to share

I'm having alot of anxiety about being a mom lately. I feel so unprepared for the next steps...moving to four hours, starting food, scheduling, taking away naps, cutting teeth....what to do during playtime?!! Anyone feel me?!