Month 4 & 5

PT making his signature look #2

PT continues to be a happy baby. He has a keen sense of humor and looks for opportunities to laugh and engage with others. There are an average of three hysterical laughing episodes a day. PT coos constantly, and loudly, and sometimes is quite serious in whatever point he is trying to get across.

PT loves Hip. He really loves him. He has a hard time focusing on eating, bathing, getting changed, or Mommy/Daddy when Hip is around.

PT is just about sitting up on his own. He likes to be in a sitting position so he can see the world around him better.

PT loves toys. He enjoys interacting and playing with other people but he also enjoys playing with his toys and can entertain himself for several minutes at a time. PT also loves to chew anything he gets his hands on. Either his hands, his toys, his pacifier, his rag, or someone's fingers are in his mouth nearly all of the time. It is quite funny to watch him attempt to get those pandas in his mouth.

Did I mention PT really likes Hip? Hip likes to read to PT, to play with him, to talk to him, and to make PT laugh.

PT is quick to smile and extraordinarily congenial. PT knows what he wants, however, and does not take "no" or "just a minute" easily. When angry he will grab at his face and head and scratch himself severely. He often draws blood. Lately he has been hooking his ears with his thumb and gauging the inside to the point of bleeding quite a lot; I found him the other day with blood all of the right side of his face from one of these episodes (he was alone for one minute while I said good night to Hip).

PT started rice cereal this month. It has been a huge success and he feels hungry and willing to eat at any point in the day. He has also tried zucchini which he didn't like very much and oatmeal.
PT is working on creeping on his stomach and loves to stand in his Johnny Jump Up and exersaucer.
PT continues to gain weight and grow. five months has gone by so fast because of his happy addition to our family.