5 months old

Noah is 5 months old!  I'll be honest, time seems to be passing by so much faster with two boys as opposed to when I had one.  It seems like Noah just turned 4 months so how can he be 5 months old?  He's doing new and exciting things all the time and so is Joshua which makes it harder to keep up with both, but I'll try my best.  Noah had a new first on the 22nd.  He said "mama."  Now I know he doesn't know what it means, but it still makes a mommy smile.  He said it in the evening and before I reacted I looked at Matt and said "Did you just hear that?"  He sighed and agreed, then playfully accused me of coaching.  Regardless we were both proud of our little man.  He also makes other sounds as he is learning to expand his vocals.  He is starting to drool and chew on everything which may mean teeth are just around the corner.  This means I'll also have to step up my "Please don't be a biter" prayers.  ;)  Noah is proud of his rolling over skills.  He does that all the time.  He also can spin 360 degrees on his tummy to reach for toys.  He is a strong boy!  Joshua got upset at him the other day because he spun around on his tummy and grabbed a puzzle piece.  In Noah's defense, it took him 20 minutes to maneuver and twist and actually grab the piece so it shouldn't have come as a surprise to Joshua, but Joshua was still put off by it.

Some Joshua tidbits.  His favorite shape is the octagon.  It has been for some time.  I'm not sure why that is.  He likes to say "Oc - Oc - Octagon!"  His favorite books right now are Goodnight Moon, A Seasame Street Lift-the-Flap book, and Alabama 101. He has these memorized and "reads" them to us frequently.  He has several memorized that he likes to read to us.  Right now he likes to ask you "What is that?"  Then we reply "I don't know.  What is that, Joshua?" Then he'll answer.  He knows what it is the whole time, but he really wants you to ask him.  It's hard to name his favorite songs because he sings everything!  At daycare I've been told his favorite song is "Do you know the Muffin Man?" At home and in the car he's been singing the Alabama fight song "Yea Alabama" as well as the Alma Mater.  Impressive since I know college students and alumni who can't do that!  He also likes singing Elmo's theme song.  His favorite shows are Veggie Tales, Super Why, Toy Story, and Shrek.

Notice the stick in my hand...

One last Joshua story.  Matt was outside with Joshua and J saw one of the dogs walking around with a stick in his mouth.  Joshua asked why the dog was carrying a stick in his mouth.  Matt explained that dogs don't have hands like Joshua does so the only way they can carry things is with their mouth.  Matt continued taking pictures and playing with the dogs and moments later when he looked at Joshua he saw Joshua with a ball in both hands and a stick in his mouth.  Matt wished he'd taken a picture of this but his parental instincts jumped in first and he told Joshua to get that stick out of his mouth.  He did get a picture right before the incident as the picture above shows J with a stick in his hand.  It's cute, though.  You never know where their questions will lead.