Tate- 5 Months

I can't believe I have a 5 month old. I know I said this last month, but life just gets more and more fun with him all the time. Here are a few things I don't want to forget (I say that all the time):

• Has been army crawling in the past 2 weeks. He scoots everywhere. He'll also get up on his hands and knees, but hasn't mastered that yet and isn't crawling on his hands and knees.
  
• Is a TOTAL daddy's boy. He prefers him for EVERYTHING--playing, for comfort, to look at, and EVERYTHING else you can think of! I'm feeling a little jipped as I am the one up with him and feeding him all the time. =) Really though, I love how much he loves his dad.
• We were on vacation for almost a full month and his sleeping habits got OUT OF CONTROL. He was up 5+ times almost every night and I was literally LOSING my mind. We sleep trained him the night we got back. It took 2 or 3 days, but he sleeps 9 or 10 hours now before he wakes up (knock on wood). I feed him and he usually goes down until he's been in bed for about 12 hours.
• He will smile and smile all day long at anyone and everyone. I LOVE this.
• He chuckles all the time, but his full on belly laugh doesn't come as often. When it does, though it makes me laugh like crazy.
• He is rolling in every which direction over and over. He is recently doing a lunge roll where he's up on his knees or gets up on his toes in a push-up like position and propels himself over on to his back. It's pretty funny.
• The car seat is still a challenge, but is getting a little better. Someone has to be in back with him to keep him entertained. I'm a little nervous to venture out alone with him now that Chance is in school-- but he'll have to learn some way, right?
• He's kind of sitting. He doesn't face plant anymore, but will fall on either side all the time. It doesn't seem to bother him, though.
• Rolls his head back and looks at me when I'm holding him and stay there until I plant kisses all over his mouth
• Blows spit bubbles when he gets tired/ mad
• LOVES to eat and can never get enough to eat. We started on rice cereal a little over a week ago and he's a champ. He loves it and dive bombs in to the spoon every time.
• Is grabbing very well. He can grab on to anything and loves shaking rattles or anything that makes noise.
• He loves his play mat
• He is still crazy about the puppets on Baby Einstein and would laugh and smile all day at them if I let him
• He grabs his feet non-stop
• He is losing his hair like crazy. Is it ridiculous that I am devastated? He's had it for almost 5 months and NOW it decides to fall out? So sad!
• He LOVES going for stroller rides downtown. He loves the commotion and action
• Loves to be around people
• Talks to us ALL day long. His squeaks are the sweetest sound
• LOVES bath time. He We still bathe him in the sink most of the time. He loves playing with the water coming out of the faucet.
• He is still non-stop action. He has so much will power and tries to do ANYTHING and EVERYTHING he can possibly think of
• LOVES swings and playgrounds. He'll sit in the swing and smile and watch the kids play all day long. Good thing we have two parks literally steps away from where we live!
• He's starting to recognize his name
  
• Nicknames are: Tater-bug, Tate Man, Tater Tot, and Tater
  

I seriously can't get enough of him (especially now that both he and mama are sleeping). He is my favorite little man. We love him more than words can express and even though life is now 10x more complicated than it ever was before, we love our lives with little man 100x more than we did before. I love that he knows us and responds to us all the time.