Drooling and Fingers

I can't call my babe a newborn anymore...I am used to calling him my newborn, but how is he 5 months already? My lil love bug has been growing, growing, growing and doing so good this past month. He had his first cold, and that was an awful feeling when he would cough all night and I couldn't make it better for him. I'm so glad it didn't last too long, even though it felt like forever, or turn into something worse. I learned that I do not like those nose bulbs and how to use saline drops with a nose frieda (sp?).

We had his 4mo check up and he is a healthy baby at 14.9 pounds and 25in long :) I learned that his birthmark is on the back of his head...I kept thinking it was a heat rash and checked with the doc.  His grandpa, Larry Sr., had a birthmark in the same spot and that made me smile thinking about something to tell him when he gets older :)

At 5 months now...Luke is all about drooling and eating his fingers. He doesn't use a pacifier, but when I go to pick him in the mornings, he is smiling at me and sucking on his swaddle.  He pulls his shirt and stretches it out so he can eat and suck on it. He is definitely at the drooling stage too, so I keep a bib handy when the drool starts flowing.  I'm wondering when he will start teething and hoping it holds off for a little longer, because I'm not ready for him to be in pain from it.

Luke still sucks his bottom lip in and it still makes me laugh! He talks like a frog when he is trying not to fall asleep in the car, or when I say rawrrrrr like a lion he will mimmic me back with the frog.  I LOVE these moments!
When he is nursing, he will stop and look up to smile at me and start talking.
He loves playing on the floor and this is when he talks the most or when I lay him on his changing pad for a clean bumm.
He quiets down when he is fussy if I sing "you are my sunshine." He doesn't know how bad of a singer I am yet. haha. (I stop when daddy walks in the door)
He attacks his toys and still loves his giraffe, bear and frog. He eats giraffe's ears, attacks bear, monkey and frog because they have the crinkle noise.
He giggles when you tickle.
He LOVES to stand and HATES when I put him in his car seat. He straightens his legs real tight and screams when I go to buckle him in. He calms down pretty quick though when I show him we are going somewhere. I also started winding up his giraffe and giving it to him right away, this seems to be helping calm him down too.

 All smiles when we go on our weekend jogs.

 This was Luke's 4mo checkup. He is doing great!

Another weekend jog and our first long sleeve outfit for the cooler weather day.

Sometimes its one finger, two fingers, whole hand, but he does prefer his thumb.

He kept wanting to pull the track off. He is so strong!

Watching mommy wash dishes, but I think Harley and daddy just came in when I took this pic.

 This is his favorite sport this month...sucking on his clothes. He doesn't use a pacifier, he will spit it out, so now I have to figure out how to break him of this habit. He does look cute, but not when we have to go somewhere.

i can't decide which finger i want..." 

 He kept wanting to break out of his bumbo. He looks so big!

When he won't nurse, he holds his bottle like a big baby. He has been doing this for awhile, but now he is so strong I have to use two hands to pry it away to slow him down. It makes me laugh.