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I have been meaning to add a 5 month update for my records.  Up until just recently, I was SO not sure I wanted more children (even though we started out wanting 4), but just this week my desire for a bigger family has returned fully so I want to make sure I make notes this time.  I cannot tell you how often I look back on this blog to see when Abby Kate did certain things.  And I did not do a good job recording them!
Bo is still such a joy.  He is a happy, contented baby.  He is a great eater.  I am still nursing every 3 hours and he is still not consistently sleeping through the night (10-12 hours) so I do not see us moving to a 4 hour schedule until that happens.  We started cereal around 4 months and this week started eating cereal in the mornings as well.  We are on a loose schedule (within 30 minutes of these times)

7:00am-wake/nurse
7:30- cereal
8:00-back down for nap (sleeps 1-2 hours)
10:00-nurse
11:15- back down for nap (sleeps 1 hour)
1:00-nurse
2:00-2:30- back down for nap
4:00-nurse
4:30-cereal
6:30-bath
7:00-nurse/bedtime

He is wearing a size 3 diaper.  He weighed 19 lbs 6 ozs this week.
We went through a horrible month last month due to him starting to roll from tummy to back at around 4 months.  He could not roll back so I would have to go in and gently hold him down so he would fall back asleep.  He is a tummy sleeper and would NOT fall asleep on his back.  3 days before he turned 5 months, he began rolling from back to tummy and now LOVES to practice.  I went back to letting him fall asleep on his own and he does wonderfully!  It usually takes him about 30 minutes to fall asleep after I put him down.  He usually plays and then cries for a minute before falling asleep.  He does not cry at all at bedtime.  He will not take a paci.  He does not like a bottle either.   We are trying to work on this.  I am taking a trip with my sweet college buddies in March so this has to work!
We are working on sitting up.  He can do it for a few seconds and I believe will be able to soon.  He is grabbing for things and does this funny thing with his thumb, just as his sister did.  They try to pin things down with their thumb.  Weird and funny!  He is drooling like crazy.  Notice the awesomely red face.  He literally staying constantly wet.  His cheeks stay red too b/c he sleeps with his cheeks in wetness too.  I cannot keep his sheets changed enough.  Not sure when the teeth will get here but I sure am ready. That is about it for 5 months!  We love love love this little man!!!
As for the last 2 pics.  I was so proud of Abby Kate.  We were making crafts with these little balls and I stepped out to get some glue.  I came back and she had seperated them.  She told me one was "deep dark" and the other was "light."  I was super proud of her sorting without direction and even finding unusual groupings for her age!  She is so smart :)
Love you all!!!