Maybe because I'm a boy...or maybe because it's still pretty new to me...but on this Tuesday I'm thankful for FOOD! I love to eat - and since I only get about two ounces of infant rice at dinnertime; I scarf it down. I'm getting really good at eating it, too. When I see the spoon leave the bowl, my mouth is open and ready! And in two weeks I go to the doctor for my six month check up, and I hope she gives my parents the A-OK to proceed to baby puree!
I've been really fussy today. No one can figure it out - Dad thinks I might be getting ready to get my third tooth. Mom thinks I have a little chest congestion. Daphne thinks I'm trying to steal attention from her.
Really...I'm just upset that it's Monday night, but there is no Heroes on TV.
This may sound a little "cheesy" but my mom's coworker does this on her daughter's blog - so my mom is forcing me to start it. Each Tuesday, I will make a post were I say something I am thankful for....
This Tuesday, I am Thankful for.... a loving family! They always pick me up and cuddle me when I am crying.
Boys and girls should not share clothes....but since I seem to growing too fast for my clothes - occasionally I have no choice but to wear girl clothes. At least my parents are nice and only put the ones on me that look neutral... Take this sweater and hat combo... Here is Daphne at 11 months old...
And here I am in the same sweater/hat at 5 months....
Speaking of clothes, it's strange how things fit. For example, because my legs are so long - I have to wear size 6 months to 9 months pants. But my waist is too skinny for them - so skinny you can just pull them on and off without doing any buttons or ties. But most of my shirts are still 3 month size. Don't let my full face pull you astray (yes I know my cheeks are chubby) the rest of my body is really skinny! What's more strange, today Daphne and I both had on blue striped shirts (hers had silver glitter stripes too to make it girly) but they were both 6-9 month size! (Yes my sister has a strange body too when it comes to clothes)....
Five months old! Wow.....where did the time go? I feel like I was just born!!! As tradition goes, as my month birthday comes, so does my Bumbo Growth Chart photo... 
Even though it was January 2009, we went to Iowa to celebrate Christmas. I'm still pretty young - only five months - so the Holidays weren't too exciting for me. I didn't really have any clue what was going on. I just wanted to make sure a bottle came my way every few hours and that someone wanted to hold me. And don't worry, both happened. I got some wonderful gifts, so thank you everyone for those!!!!!!!!!! My family really loves me. I enjoyed some time with my Great Grandma H. She came over for dinner and loved hugging me. She held me and let me play with toys (I'm starting to grab at everything and anything that is in my reach).
And then we went over to Great Grandma C's house. She was impressed with how strong my legs are!
And I showed Grandpa how strong I am - I tackled him and pinned him down. Buffy was my cheerleader, egging me to keep him down for the count!
Soon I got pretty tired, and when I woke up, we were back at Grandma's house. I found a blanket and started to play. And next thing you know, Biz was by my side! Biz is Grandma's new puppy. She's a standard poodle, so I understand she'll be pretty darn tall before we know it!
But the worst moment of the whole trip - my mom got on film. Of course.... My big sister got a tea set as a toy....and she made ME have a tea party with her. Geez Louise. Why do I have a feeling I might have a lot more of these until I have my own say so???
