Five Months!

Henry turned five months old on November 26th!

Here's what he's been up to in the past month:

• On November 12th, Henry weighed 16 pounds, 2 ounces (no change from his 4 month appointment), was 26.25 inches long and had a head circumference of 16.75 inches.  On November 21st, he was up to 16 pounds, 6 ounces. 
• Henry has become much more adept at reaching for and grabbing items.  He can pick up smaller objects and direct them right to his mouth.
• He also now is able to put his feet in his mouth, and he enjoys this new activity especially during bathtime and during diaper changes.
• He has a little toy keyboard that he likes to play with, and Mark downloaded a baby "app" on his phone that plays different musical instrument sounds when the baby presses the instrument's picture.  I swore I would never be one of those parents who lets their baby play with an adult phone, but here we are!
• Henry is practicing his sounds, and he has said what sounds like an early version of "hi" a few times.  He also likes chatting to himself at night after we put him down to sleep.
• Henry can sit well in his bumbo-type chair, and he will occupy himself while we eat if we put toys on the tray of the chair.
• He would much rather stand (with assistance) than sit, and when you have him in a sitting position on your lap or a chair, he will use his legs to push himself up to a standing position.  His legs are very strong, as many people who know him can attest!
• Our favorite game to play with Henry is the "kissing game" (sounds so PG-13!), where Henry stands on his changing table, being held by Mark, and I stand about two feet away.  Then, I open my arms for a hug and tell Henry I want to give him a big ol' kiss.  He grins like a wild man as soon as I do this, and Mark brings him to me for the kiss.  Henry smiles the whole time, but as he gets close to me, he turns his head to the side, in anticipation of me kissing his cheek.  It's so, so cute, and all three of us love it.
• Henry celebrated his first major holiday, Thanksgiving, during his fifth month.  Mark's family visited and we hosted.  It was a nice holiday and Henry wore the longall shown in the first two pictures above, which my mom gifted him for the occasion.
• Unfortunately, he also got his first cold right before Thanksgiving, so he wasn't his usual cheery self around family. Luckily he never got too sick, but he did wheeze some through his nose.  He is pretty much back to normal now, although he's still a little congested.  The pediatrician told me it's common for babies to be congested basically all winter.  I'm hoping that's not the case, but it doesn't phase him, as long as we don't try to put saline drops in his nose or suction the mucus out! 

Henry, we love you so much and love watching you grow!

A couple extra pictures that were too cute not to share: