oh baby

my son is a little over five months old.  i wish that i felt old enough to be a parent.  old enough, worthy enough - that kind of thing.  i watch him sleep and still get tripped up with so much love - then he awakes and i think ooooh, boy - couldn't you have slept just 10 mins more so i could get my to do list done?

he's probably pretty normal for a 5 month old but to me, he's a magical being.  much like a unicorn - instead of a hard pointy thing out of his head, he has pointy little finger nails that never stay cut. 

milestones are as follows:

• rolling back and forth since he was 3 1/2 months ... stan and i didn't see it until last week
• can sit up with some assistance
• can stand with assistance - in fact he would rather be standing
• we recently added cereal to his diet ... each bite he takes his little face says, what are you doing, you ass? and the he begrugendly takes it.  half of it goes down
• been sleeping through the night since 3 1/2 months
• eats his feet - i've tried them and i gotta say, they're really not as bad as i imagined
• he has been chatting with me / you / the wall since he was a month and this has continued
• he lights up when he sees stan or i.  i've almost completely forgotten about being cut into for him

what i've learned so far from this experience is that there is way too much to learn.  i still lives in a state of fear.  i wait for a pair of shoes to drop since we've been so incredibly blessed and so far, no shoes.  he's had a few fevers, many colds and one ear infection and through it all, he's incredibly happy. watching stan hold him and talk to him and take care of him has made my love of him grow 10 fold. 

so, yeah - there's my baby update.  i'll put up a couple pictures tomorrow