Five Months

Jackson is five months old! Where does the time go??

He is a man on the move now with his back-scoot maneuver. He can cross the room before you know it. At his 4 month check-up he was in the 95th percentile for weight and 90th percentile for height, so he's still "thriving" to say the least. Last night he had some peas with his dinner - first solids beside cereal and to no one's surprise, they were a hit.







Caroline started school last week and loves it. I think her favorite part is that they have a class pet, a guinea pig named Rocky. My favorite thing is her impression of him shivering with fear in his purple plastic castle within his cage. If I were a guinea pig facing 15 3-year olds, I'd be shivering in my castle too!

We've been spending our afternoons outdoors mainly in an effort to occupy Caroline since we've given up the nap. I know I've mentioned the nap ditch before, but this time it's officially happening. After several 9:30 bedtimes post-nap, I've thrown in the towel and we're happily back to a 7 p.m. bedtime. But boy, are we all exhausted at 7 p.m.!

We traveled to San Francisco earlier this month and had a great time. On the horizon is Jackson's baptism in a few weeks, so the grandparents will be coming in for that soon. Now we just have to hope Mr. Pudgy can fit into the baptismal gown....