5 Months Old

Skogen,

You are the best baby I could have ever wished for. You are growing up so fast. I just keep thinking how unreal it is that in one month, you will be a half of year old!!! I can't believe it. You are so talkative and always moving. You love anyone who will hold you or talk to you. You took your first big vacation this month - down to Oklahoma. You did amazing in the car. You started going to Bible School on Sunday mornings. You love it, but always cry when you see me afterward, as if you are trying to gripe me out and make me feel bad for leaving you (Maida did the same thing at this age!). Your eczema is getting better now that I got a steroid from the Urgent Care clinic. You love your daddy and could stare at him for hours. You laugh at him anytime he acknowledges you. You can roll over pretty quickly and easily now and in fact, you've already fallen off the bed when I wasn't looking. You've moved out of the infant car seat and into a bigger one, which you really seem to like. You sit in the cart now, like a big boy, when we go to the store. You are interested in anything your sister has and you aren't afraid to take her on to get it. You are starting to get used to the idea of me holding you while you sleep and I love it. You still puke a whole lot, but this next month after we move, I'm hoping to start some cereal with you on a more regular basis, which I hope will help you hold things down a little easier.

I love you more and more every day and I'm so honored that God chose me to be your mommy