5 Months

5 Month Photo! And because Mama and Daddy can never pick just one....

7/25 Mama has noticed that Micah is getting a bit antsy all cooped up in the house so she braved the mall with him today. It's been so insanely hot that outdoor activities aren't an option so we got some walking in and just a teeny bit of shopping! Turns out Micah is not that in to the mall...thank goodness for the Nordy's women's lounge!

7/26 Today we all went to the Vegan Faire in Anaheim and Micah absolutely loved it. He is such a people person! He was smiling non-stop, taking it all in and flirting at random strangers with lowered eyelashes and sheepish grins! On the car ride home he was very upset (right he should be as we had no place to change his soggy diaper and he hadn't had a proper nap!) and he did his "mamamamama" with a pouty lip! :( Mama was sitting right next to him so he was just staring into her eyes whimpering but she couldn't do anything to help him while the car was moving...so heartbreaking.

Making history in the longest warrior two pose chain!

7/30 Micah is definitely teething! He is a little drool monster lately and he's gotten really good at holding his little teething rings and chomping away at them. He also likes his Sophie Giraffe, although her nose is a bit like the boob and he seems to get frustrated after awhile when no milky comes out! We got him a little gum massager and daddy thinks he looks like he is singing into a microphone when he uses it. He is still happiest in the early morning around 6 or 7 when he talks to us in his very high pitched voice that he's been perfecting for the last few weeks. He is all smiles and wants everyone else to be awake when he gets up. He will smack daddy and mama in he face until they are awake when he sleeps in between them and he loves to get lots of kisses and tickles.

8/2 Micah's first trip to the aquarium to celebrate cousin Anabelle's first birthday! Micah is obsessed with lights so he loved looking in the huge lit up fish tanks at all the colorful creatures! Anabelle thought Micah was pretty cool and wanted to touch him...she is still learning to be gentle but Micah didn't seem to mind!

8/3 Grandma Lind and Grandpa Sam watch Micah for mama and daddy's first date!  Apparently he didn't even whimper the entire time we were gone!! What a show off!

8/11 Micah has been giggling at new faces, reaching for toys and inching his way over to toys just out of his reach, and rolling over from him tummy to back more often. On the 8th our friends Rammi and Lisa came over with their three month old daughter Evelyn and Micah was so excited to see some new faces around here! He couldn't stop giggling at Lisa and loved hanging out with his new friend Rammi. On the 10th we took Micah to walk around a new hipster-esque, foodie market and he absolutely loved it! He just loves to be around people and he enjoyed hearing the live music! He wore his sunglasses for the first time and he was a huge hit with everyone that we passed!

8/14/14 Our little social butterfly just loves to be around people!  He loves to giggle and smile at people and totally engages with anyone who is speaking.  Today he leaned forward when we propped him on the pillows and sat up on his own for a few moments!  He's also begun inch worming on his tummy when something he wants is just beyond his reach!  He's been talking more and more and has made the ma, da, and ba sounds so mama and daddy are both trying to convince him to say our respective titles first! Although he's been saying mummum forever!  :)

8/20/14 Micah and mama's first mommy-and-me class at Granola Babies! In an effort to get Micah out of the house more, mama took him to Baby Tales where we sang songs and read stories and chatted with others mama-baby-pairs. We walked around the SoCo shopping center and Micah took a mini-nap in his new Beco Gemini Carrier which we both love!

8/21/14 At Micah's 5 month check up he weighed 16 lbs 3.5 oz (50th percentile) and was 27 inches long (85th percentile!). He had to get two shots :( and looked at mama incredulously for letting such a thing happen. He only cried for a few seconds though..such a trooper!