So Much Fun

Here are a few pictures from the last several weeks. Our biggest excitement is his Jumpster. It's a little harness, for lack of a better term, that we hook to the doorway where he can bounce. It's sort of the baby version of a trampoline. He LOVES it. No matter if he is fussy, happy, sleepy, if we put him in the Jumpster, he will smile and bounce. He definitely prefers to jump on his left leg, which we find amusing. I think it might be easier balance wise to just use one leg and not both. Either way, it is really cute!

He's also playing on the floor more and reaching for more things. Here is a picture of him playing with a really soft car/plane toy that Kristin Goad brought him from Europe. It's a favorite because it's wide enough to stay on his stomach...at least for a minute of two. As his hands improve, I have to keep all items clear of his Bumbo seat when we're in the kitchen, or they will end up in his little hands before I can catch him. We also took a short video of him playing on the floor. He is as wiggly as ever!

Here are some picture from his improptu 5 month birthday party at T.G.I. Friday's. We got quite the crowd for just a few hours of notice. It was also my Aunt Beth's real birthday, so we gave her extra time with a cute baby for her big day :).

We officially celebrated her birthday at the lake. Of course we took the Jumpster. He also played cards with us. He had his own deck that he chewed up one at a time while we played :). After trying to get him to nap in the pack-in-play that morning with little success, he ended up sleeping for over 2 1/2 hours in his bouncy seat on the dock. I guess the lake is relaxing for just about everyone.

This morning, we checked the video monitor around 7:30 to find him still asleep. (Yes, he wakes up and plays in his crib in the mornings until we come get him...because he is just the best baby :). I checked him a few times and around 8:15 (much later than he normally sleeps), I saw an arm move...but then I couldn't see his hand anymore. We figured out that he had somehow slid under his crib protector. It was still tied to the crib rails, but he had worked his way underneath it. We had to take the camera up and capture it. If he sleeps till 8:30 covered up, maybe it's time to giv him a blanket?