5 months

Jordy has been growing up so much this last month-- I haven't done a very good job posting about all his "milestones"...so this is kind of a catch up of some of his newest accomplishments!

Some things about Jordy:
- Can roll over from his stomach to his back but is still working on doing it in reverse!
- Prefers sitting now more than being on his back and tummy
- Is a DROOL-MACHINE! (We're anxious for this "teething period" to actually start producing teeth rather than just slobber!)
- Loves trying to stuff his pacifier in his mouth, or his fist, or blanket, or pretty much whatever he can get his hands on!
-Actually, he seems fascinated with mouths in general. He loves watching people's mouths and has been trying to stick his hands in our mouths. (Maybe he'll be a dentist?!)
- Is on the verge of full-out laughing! He gets so excited and happy and will have the biggest grin on his face, but then, it's like the laugh gets stuck in his throat and can't quite make it out! We've heard little glimpses of his laugh, but we're excited when he just lets it out!
- Loves spitting and blowing bubbles and making noises
- Is eating lots! I couldn't keep up with what he needs to eat- so now we're buying "liquid gold" (as Rachel so fittingly refers to formula!) for some of his "meals". He's also just getting the hang of rice cereal at night and within the last few days has just scarfed it down!
- Sleeps in his own bed now!!! WAHOOO! (but we've had to make sure to clear EVERYTHING out of it and around it. He was managing to pull stuff in that I didn't think was within his reach...little stinker!)
- He has been sleeping almost 8.5-9 hours straight at night (with the occasional stirring trying to find his pacifier again...)
- Has the most lovable smile...even with all the accompanying drool :p
- Still has beautiful big blue eyes!
- Loves playing peek-a-boo...but does not like it if you leave the room (I've concluded he doesn't like me doing anything but playing with him and giving him my undivided attention 24/7)
- Loves when mom and dad make silly faces at him
- Manages to move around a lot (mostly by kicking himself or scrunching up into a ball and rolling around)
- Tries to help us eat (he gets very upset when he doesn't get what we're eating)
- Totally recognizes his bottle. If he's hungry he'll get so upset if he even just sees a bottle and he doesn't have it!
-Likes "standing up"
- Barely fitting into size 2 diapers and is mostly in 6 month clothes

"Who cares if the football is as big as me. EVERYTHING MUST BE EATEN!" 

Including the camera! 

Awwww! 

 "What? You moved the football out of my reach? NEVER! I'll get it..."

GOT IT! 

A favorite thing about being a mom: (I can't help it, there's 2 this time) Ü

1. I have an excuse to always be in comfy clothes! With the amount of drool and slobber Jordy produces, there is no point in trying to wear anything but T-shirts! (And even still, there have been days I rush to make it to class to sit down and look down and realize I have drool marks all over my shirt. Nice- real classy!) There have been times I'm walking around with Jordy and the back of my leg feels wet...and that's when I realize he has a stream of drool running down my back. But somehow, I'm able to treat my kid's drool like it's water...it doesn't make me want to wash my hands every time I touch it. (If that were the case, I'd just live in the bathroom!)

2. I can make a fool of myself and not care who's going to make fun of me...it makes Jordy happy! Being a mom has made it so I don't care what others think about me-- I can be in a store and Jordy starts crying and I totally start making silly faces and playing peek-a-boo with him, not caring how many others are around! I have an excuse to be a big big dork (which is so natural for me!) And what's even better- even Jordy can't be embarrassed by me yet! Ü

Some recent videos of Jordy:
(Sorry- we often get the camera out after he has done something and then we record for longer trying to get him to do it again and then the videos get long)

*Tyler was filming during Jordy's "first-cereal eating", but he filmed the whole thing so it's really long. Nothing too exciting happened...

Jordy's mouth-obsession and little laughs:

Copying Tyler's mouth/sounds

The "super-grip" :)