Our Life in Focus: Milestones & Mr. Monkey: 5 Months

We're obviously a little behind, P-Man is now half way to being SIX months!!! Crazy! I did snap these pictures at 5 months, so at least that is accurate:) Palmer turned 5 months old right after we returned from our longest & furthest road trip and I won't lie... we hit a wall when we returned (hence, my previous blog post:)! But, I'm happy to report we're back on track. Palmer is changing so much daily; as I looked at his 5 month milestone list compared to some things I've written down for 6 months, it's crazy to see how much he is growing. So, here is what 5 months has brought Palmer's way:

Milestones

Palmer weighed in at 17 pounds! He gained a pound & a half in one month- what can we say, he likes to eat & I feed him well.
He's getting stronger & stronger when sitting in his Bumbo seat & learning to tripod sit by himself.
He's rolling more & more; almost immediatly rolls to his back, but is more selective about rolling back over to his tummy.
Palmer is really reaching for more & more toys when he's playing & has figured out how to roll, scoot, & slide to get what he wants.
He loves to stand in our laps & look around & if he's not ready to sit, he bucks his back forward so that he can't sit- 17 pounds gets heavy real quick!
He really isn't the easiest baby to hold- he moves a ton & is heavy- but I don't mind:) I just feel bad for other people when I watch them hold him.
Palmer is quite the little observer; he loves new places & people to check out.
He loves to play in his exersaucer more & more and will spin all around to play with all the toys.
He has become a good little helper when I run errands. He entertains himself much better in the carseat when I'm not back there, so I don't dread getting out of the house anymore. While we're in stores, he is very content to look around.
He loves the Bjorn & kicks his little legs so hard & fast- it's too cute!
He makes a huge mess during bathtime, but I don't mind. He just loves the water & I'm so excited to start swim classes with him next month.
We would battle over the washcloth during bathtime, so I started giving him his own and it's so cute to see him hold on to it.
Pre-Mississippi trip he was sleeping at night un-swaddled... during the trip he got swaddled:)
His leg flopping in bed reached an all time high on our trip.... hence the swaddling! I think Mike was about to go crazy from all the thudding. We joke that he may have RLS- Restless Leg Syndrome!
Palmer got to tailgate in 'The Grove' while we were on our trip; he was so impressed that he took a nap:)
He loves to reach out & touch books when we read & he even 'helps' me turn the pages.
Jake seems to be his big buddy- Palmer will laugh at anything Jake does. If Jake just walks past him, he smiles so big.
He loves to be outside and it has become our 'Calm Button' when he's upset. It really works like a charm.