5 Months of Rhode
1:51 PM"Baby Rhode" as he's affectionately called in our household is 5
months old! Oh, how we love him so and his smile that eats his entire
face. He's a sweetheart. A watchful, delightful, inquisitive,
puke-covered, sensitive sweetheart. Five months...he's still long and
lean. He can roll when he feels like it. He's able to sit up for a split
second. He loves watching Isla and thinks she is the funniest person in
the world. Soon (in a month, maybe two) he will be trying solid foods
and transitioning to some kind of bed of his own beyond the bassinet.
Hey, maybe his room will be ready for him...lol. No, you didn't miss a
nursery reveal post - there is no nursery still. Second child syndrome.
Life
in the past few months with Rhode has been a joy and a lot more calm
than the first couple months. We have enjoyed many great memories as a
family - nothing crazy, just the sweet and simple days together out in
the yard or going for walks. On Canada Day, Rhode had his first swim and
loved the pool. He's always loved the water at bath time so I was
pretty sure the pool would also be welcomed by him easily.
He is
a social baby. He loves events, crowds, dancing, smiling at everyone,
and melting hearts. He loves when daddy plays guitar and mommy dances
with him. He doesn't love the car. Often I climb into the back seat
while Scott drives to hold Rhode's hand and shh him to help him fall
asleep or at least stop screaming.
He is still EBF and
finally it's normal and easy, aside from his pukiness that has been a
struggle since the start. He's bound to outgrow it - right? I've tried
temporarily cutting the normal culprits from my diet and watching that
side of things. The only few culprits I've been able to find are
possibly chocolate, possibly tomatoes, and possibly garlic. But even
without any of them in my system, he still pukes...it's just less.
I
smirk at the fact that I worried about loving a second child. I worried
about having a son and not connecting. There are no words for how much I
love this boy. The connection to him is insane. I just love him oh so
much, and forever. His face is one of the imprints on my heart that
triggers happiness. Family isn't family without him and the world is so
much brighter because he's here.
He's my little man.
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