5 months old!

Baby Titus turned 5 months old on May 12!

Isn't he so sweet?

He continues to LOVE attention and wants to be held most of the time, although he may go a bit longer on his own and will be happy if someone (like his brothers) is entertaining him while he's sitting in the high chair or laying on the floor.  Luckily he still doesn't really care who it is holding him as long as it is someone.  He definitely knows who his mommy and daddy are, but doesn't mind if anyone else pays attention to him.

Mark recently taught Titus that he has a tongue.  He would stick his tongue out over and over at him making bubbling sounds for days in a row and after a few days Titus started sticking his tongue out and now does it very frequently.  I think he likes to show off that he can do it as when someone smiles at him he sticks out his tongue. :)

Titus finally has a morning routine that we can get him to nap well for anywhere between 1-3 hours.  He needs a good feeding and then he will fall asleep and can easily be transferred onto our bed......which is where he continues to sleep at night.  :)  I have yet to try him in his own room - I really should - but maybe I'm just a little afraid that I'd miss him.  haha.  and I'm not sure if I could drag myself out of bed in the middle of the night to feed him.  He usually takes an evening nap from 6-730 or even 8-930 and then will be up for a bit to eat and goes to bed with me around 11.  He typically sleeps until 3am and eats and then is up again about 5 to eat again.

Starting after his evening nap he does start preferring to be with his mommy and by 10 or so he is ready for some major cuddle time.  And he makes it known when he is ready for bed.  He will fuss and wiggle until we go to bed.

He can sit up on his own for very short periods of time (30 seconds maybe?) and still prefers to be sitting up so he can see what is going on.  He spends time in the bumbo chair each day!  He does a good job watching me make meals, but really only lasts in the chair about 15 minutes.  Funny thing is, is that his little thighs are getting so chunky that I have to push them into the leg holes on the bumbo - it won't be long and he will be all too big to sit in it!

 His brother's still love to have him in the bathtub with them and Titus continues to like the bath now too.  He will be in his little tub inside the big one with the big boys.  He will sit calmly for quite awhile and is content in his towel for a bit after.

He is starting the put everything in his mouth phase, but is often content if he just has something in his hands.  If he gets fussy in the car I can usually quiet him down for a little while by giving him just about anything to hold (like the wipes container from the diaper bag).  More and more things make it to his mouth, but has little interest in the toys that are made to go there :)  You will often find him with his mouth open just waiting for something to go in it!

I think we've given in to the idea that  Titus is completely a thumb sucker.  He started liking his thumb at just a few weeks old (maybe sooner) and we have tried many binkies hoping that he would go for them, but he refuses.  He just wants his thumb.  He really only goes for it when he is tired which is actually quite convenient!  I can remember countless times when I had to search and search for a binky for Levi and being so frustrated that there wasn't one to be found - won't have that problem with a thumb!  He does look awfully cute with it in his mouth too.  Here's hoping we won't have thousands of dollars in dental work because of it!

Isaiah and Levi continue to show so much love to their baby brother.  Many times throughout the day they will stop what they are doing to give him a little hug or attention.  They will also entertain him when I'm trying to get something done (like the laundry switched over) which is a big help!

He has started to really notice his feet and likes to grab at them.  I can tell it won't be long until the toes make it to his mouth.  :)

It's hard to even think back to life without this little guy and it feels so good to have him as a party of our family.  I look forward to all the memories that we will create as a family of 5.  We love you baby TyTy!