Rhett-5 months old

Better late than never!

What a fun age this is-Rhett is learning new things every day and it is so much fun to watch him discovering things. At 5 months:

-Rhett is 17.7 lbs! He is out of his infant carrier and into a new big boy car seat. We got him the same model that we have for Jackson, but it is the newer model and much nicer and more padded. So, of course once we saw how cozy and comfy Rhett was in the new car seat, we had to go buy Jackson the same one. Money, money, money! Rhett is sleeping so much better in the car now and for longer stretches.

-He got his first cold at about a week ago at 5 1/2 months old. Jackson brought a nasty cold home and I tried my hardest to keep them apart, but sure enough Rhett started sneezing and his nose started running. Jackson's turned into a nasty upper respiratory infection which has thankfully resolved, but Rhett's went away just as fast as it came, thank God. It was just a couple of days of discomfort, so not bad at all. Every time that Jackson has been sick, I have tried to expose myself to the virus so that I can make antibodies to pass on to Rhett through nursing. I don't know if that made a difference in the severity of his cold or not, but hopefully it is helping. I just didn't want Rhett to get an ear infection or a cough, which he didn't get either. :)

-Rhett had his first solid food the day he turned 5 months old! He had organic rice cereal and has since had oatmeal, bananas, pears, and sweet potatoes. His favorite has been pears. Like Jackson was, he was sort indifferent to solids at first, but he is slowly coming around.

-He is grabbing at everything! He loves water bottles, faces, my hair (ouch), and his toys. He is becoming more curious and interested in things. He loves his big brother and seems to be amused by pretty much everything Jackson does. Jackson gets tickled when Rhett grabs on to him but sometimes Rhett will scratch or grab Jackson's face and we have to remind Jackson that Rhett is learning how to use his hands. Jackson is extremely patient and gentle (for the most part) with Rhett.

-He had his first hotel stay at a great B&B called The B.eaufort Inn and Spa in Beaufort, SC. We were there for work and stayed for a night in the Innkeepers cottage, which had 2 bedrooms, but we all ended up in the same bed that night. Needless to say, I did not get a lot of sleep that night, but it was a fun time. We had a delicious dinner at 11th St. Dockside in Port Royal and then went for ice cream and took Jackson to the playground on the river. It was a fun trip, but it is definitely more work to travel and stay overnight with 2 babies. Jackson's first hotel stay was in Savannah, so it was neat that Rhett's was Beaufort.

Main House where breakfast is served:

 Innkeepers Cottage:

-His favorite music is Celtic music and Enya. I know that sounds funny, but Rhett is crazy about the Enya channel on Pandora. Justin has been telling me that he uses it when I am not home and Rhett gets fussy because it calms him down and he loves it. The past couple of weeks, every time that we put the Enya channel on Pandora, Rhett gets SO excited and starts kicking his feet, moving his hands around, and "talking" to our TV. It is so funny how much he loves that music. There are several Celtic songs that come on and he just goes crazy. We cant figure out what he loves so much about it, but it is really cute!

-He is still sleeping in the pack and play our room! This was certainly not the plan. We were going to move him at 5 months like we did with Jackson, but once he got a cold, I wanted to keep him in with us until he got over it. After that our baby monitor crapped out so the manufacturer sent us a new one, which we just got today. Hopefully we will transition him to the crib soon, but he is still waking every 3 hours or so to eat. Then from about 5:30 AM until 7 or so, he is up every 15-30 minutes fussing and I have to bounce him and rock him to get him back to sleep.

-Me and Justin realized that Rhett never has really used his swing, which is so funny b/c with Jackson we used the swing all the time. Jackson would nap for 3 hours at a time and we would go through numerous packs of batteries. Now that we have a newer swing that plugs in, Rhett doesn't like to stay in it too long. Go figure!

-Rhett continues to love bath time and has found his *ahem* "toolkit" (as the ultrasound tech put it). He reaches for it constantly during diaper changes (which makes changing a poopy diaper very interesting) and during bath time, he holds on to it for dear life. haha

-At 5 months, Rhett continues to be a happy go lucky baby and he has such a great demeanor and an huge smile. A few strangers have come up and commented on how great his little smile is and how happy he seems. He is still a feisty thing when he is mad, but what a sweet and precious baby he is!

Here are some photos from 5 months: