5 months old!

oy! this has been an interesting week (again!) it's the first time the "red alert" baby monitor alarm went off (twice!). now that gabe's gotten a bit mobile, he squishes himself into one corner of the crib. the angel care monitor couldn't detect his breathing movements so the red lights were flashing! lucky for us, gabe was in a deep sleep and didn't hear a thing, and we maneuvered him back towards the sensor grid pad :-)

gabe is 5 months old today, and just over 15 lbs! and to celebrate, he decided to roll from his back to his front. he had done it yesterday, but got stuck on his lower arm. i guess being a day older made him that much stronger, cuz he rolled over pulled his arm out and was doing some tummy time! my mom witnessed it the first time, so we put him to the test and he rolled again :-)

another new development i stumbled upon was his core strength. he can actually sit on his own for a couple minutes before he leans forward too far and lands on his face. i'm looking forward to trying him in the bumbo seat! gabe has finally outgrown the infant insert for the ergo baby carrier, and it's soooo much easier to use now :-) i also really like using the cuddly wrap, except it doesn't have handy pockets like the ergo. and speaking of outgrowing things, i've had to retire some of his cloth diapers, and upgrade him to medium-size fuzzi bunz.

what else can i report? gabe's been growling at my boobs while he's feeding...not too sure what that's about. i've been bitten a few times in the past week...i now (gently) flick his cheek when he does that and it's stopped...thank god, cuz even though he's toothless it still hurts :P gabe gets excited during a feed and will grab my bra straps, pull them as far as he can and then let go...darn bugger! his tongue has been an endless source of entertainment...most of his smiles involve his tongue sticking out, sometimes he looks like a panting dog :P