5 Months

I want to give a thumbs-up and kudos to all the stay-at-home moms out there --- especially those who actually enjoy being home with their kids.  Don't get me wrong - I love my kiddos, and I realize that they won't be young forever so I'm grateful to have the opportunity to be with them now while I can.  But I have to admit, staying at home with the kids is much more difficult than I ever dreamed it would be.  With this job there are no sick days, personal time, lunch breaks, or even the luxury of being able to drive to and from work by yourself and be able to listen to your own music in the car.  I'm thinking of getting a part-time job just so I can get a break!

But why would I want a break from this face?

Wesley is now five months old.  You would think he would be in that adorable happy-go-lucky phase, but even today he still had a screaming fit that lasted for 1.5 hours with nothing able to console him.  I never thought a little dude would be so dang fussy and demanding.  He was supposed to be easy like his father!  No such luck.  Anyway, one of the reasons he's a cranky-pants is because he's still sick with a cold (so is Adalynn now too).  Another reason is because he just doesn't seem to care about his bottles that much anymore so he probably always has hunger pains.  He gets to the point of starving but then will only take a few ounces before deciding that's enough -- but still proceeds to be irritable and hungry.  He literally drools over our food so between his interest in our food and disinterest in his own bottle, it appeared it was time to start baby food.  We started rice cereal a few weeks back, and he's okay with that.  He had his first veggie (peas) on Sunday, and he is totally on board with that idea.  Of course, he doesn't get too much solids yet since he's still so young, but he definitely seems to prefer it over his bottles already. 

Chowing down on rice cereal

As for physical development, he's still a rolling fool.  We're working on sitting up, and he can do so for a few seconds if he is propped just right and holding onto his feet.  But if he starts to reach for something, he topples over.  He'd rather be standing than sitting so the best way to do that is to put him in the exersaucer, but he has this crazy love/hate relationship with the flower attached to the exersaucer so it usually results in a meltdown.  I have a permanent headache with all the screaming (Wesley) and whining (Addy) that goes on in this house on a daily basis. 

Loving the flower.....

Strangling the flower....

On the bright side, Wesley is so dang cute (just ask Adalynn - she says that about 50 times a day).  His hair is now coming back in the form of the softest fuzz imaginable.  His eyes have turned into the darkest shade of hazel I've ever seen.  I'm not sure if they will stay that way or not, but they're pretty cool.  His conehed is completely gone.  Wes has the funniest expressions and makes the goofiest sounds, which makes him so endearing.  He's so squeezable!

Jackie Chan, eat your heart out!!