5 Months Old

Patrick is now five months old. He is growing so fast, it's hard to remember how little he was when he was born. Patrick is becoming for vocal; squeals, laughs, and cooing are becoming a regular occurrence. Especially if he's been on his stomach too long. He is also grabbing at more things which means I now need to watch what is on the floor near him.

Patrick is learning how to sit on his own, well, with support. He does very well sitting between my legs so there is a little support on both sides of him. If I move back from him, he will sit for a couple seconds before falling to one side. He is also working on learning to crawl. He will pull his knees under himself or push up with his arms and lift his belly off the floor. Occasionally he will do both at the same time and be completely off the floor. He as yet to move forward but he is getting good at moving backwards. He also loves to stand up! His favorite place at home is his saucer that allows him to stand and look around.