.:Andrus Family:.: .:Jabren

Five months? No way! I don't know where time is going with this little babe.

This little boy is learning and growing so much! He is an occasional roller, but much prefers to be sitting up in one of his various seats.

The saucer is another place Jabes likes to spend his time. He loves standing in my lap, so I knew that he would love standing in the saucer. He has been getting progressively better at grabbing things purposefully with his hands, and this is a great toy for him!

Like I said, Jabes doesn't do a whole lot of rolling. He is, however, always straining to sit up. I think we may end up passing up rolling all together in favor of sitting up. Which I am just fine with!

Jabes has discovered his toes! He is constantly grabbing them, even when he is just sitting, he is going for them. Just the other day, he learned that he can pull off his socks. I think it's pretty cute to watch him grabbing his toes all the day long. Especially with this naked, rockin' bod!

Jabes' sleep has not really improved. He continues to only nap for 30-40 minutes at a time. I'll get the occasional longer nap, but in general, they don't last long. I'm hoping that changes soon. I'm really ready for him to take real naps. His night sleep is about the same as it has been, too. He is probably to a point that I could - and maybe should - sleep train him. I need to get over my laziness and buckle down and do it. I have discovered on the weekends, that if we do our usual sleep schedule, but then I don't wake him up around eight like I do on school days, he will sleep in until ten or eleven in our bed! It's pretty great. I really adore this picture of him sleeping. Cheeks!

And I just love how he is holding his binky in this picture.

Speaking of the binky, Jabren has become much more receptive to it lately. He has been teething forever and I think he does enjoy chewing on it. But he will also take it a lot more often as a soother. He still loves his hands, but it's nice to be able to give him the binky sometimes when he is fussing.

Jabes still enjoys being changed. I think being on the changing table is one of his very favorite things. It will almost always make him immediately happier. I'm not sure if it's the proximity to my face that he likes, or the undivided attention, or both or something else, but he sure loves it!

Jabes still loves his baths and being naked as well. I like that we can do that as something that can calm him down or improve his mood.

Hanging out in the mother's room at church.

Jabes talks and coos, but is still not the most talkative baby in general. He does grunt a lot, and his newest thing is growling. He is always growling, and I really need to get a video of it. It's pretty cute. Sometimes you can really get him going with his laughing, and it's the best sound ever.

Jabes has become a lot less tolerant of being in his car seat. Which is unfortunate because he is the fourth child, and we are on the go quite often. It will be nice when he is able to sit better so that he can at least sit in carts and strollers when we go places.

This poor boy has had teeth moving around forever. I wish something would just pop through already and give him some relief. He is a slobbery, drooly mess all of the time, and constantly has fingers and hands in his mouth. Other people even notice that he seems to be teething! He has been more cranky lately, so I'm sure that is the problem. Poor baby!