5 Months

Happy 5 months Dan!

Weight: 14 lbs 10oz

Length: 23 1/2 inches

 I can't believe my little boy is already 5 months old! He is still so sweet and happy!

- He is wearing 0-3 month clothes for the most part although he is staring to wear some 3-6 month things too. The problem is his height so with pants he is still in the smaller sizes. 

- He still loves bath time and being naked. He is happiest on the changing table and will just talk and talk and smile. His favorite room in the apartment is our bathroom. Even if he is super upset all we have to do is take him to the bathroom and he stops and starts smiling. Its super funny!

- Dan is a wonderful traveler! He has no problem being in his car seat and loves to look out the window( like his mom) and just enjoys seeing the world around him. The only problem we're starting to have is that on longer trips (no more than the time it takes to get to Charleston) he will get lonely so we'll stop and just go say hi so he remembers we're there too. 

- He is usually a good napper. He likes his swing most of the time. Lately he has started doing this thing that if he sees you he will start to whine like he is upset and then as soon as the person starts to talk to him then he starts smiling. Then if you start to walk away he will whine again. He only does it once or twice then stops and just plays or sleeps but its a new game for him. 

- He LOVES his playmat! I don't know what we would do without it. He chews on it and hits it and just loves to play on it. He also loves this little stuffed worm that he is constantly chewing on and holding onto. 

- Daniel is rolling over now. He will roll easily from belly to back and has been for a while now but he is stubborn about going from back to belly. He can but he doesn't like it. He has learned to just go to his side and stop and hang out like that...silly boy! 

- He is also very ticklish especially on his neck. This really gets him going! Mike is especially good at getting him really excited so he starts laughing and going crazy. It's super cute!

- He is a pretty good sleeper at night. Usually he will sleep until about 6:30 and then he's up for the day. 

- Dan is such a strong little guy. He loves to attempt to sit up and tries to pull himself up while he is laying down.

-Daniel is a very social little boy. He loves having people to talk to and is so sweet. We just love him more and more everyday. We love his laugh and smile and we're so excited for all of the new things coming up! We love having you in our family Daniel!

Spinx Run

A few months ago Mike made a goal to run a half marathon in Greenville. He has been training hard and on October 25th he was ready to run! He was excited and anxious. He was up at 5am even though we didn't need to be up at 6. It was a chilly morning so Dan I got bundled up. Mike started the race at 8am and while he was off running Daniel and I just hung out and tried to stay warm.

Mike was lucky because it was the perfect day to go running. Mike finished the race in 1 hr and 49 minutes! We're so proud of him for doing so well in his first half marathon!

Pumpkin Patch

After Mike finished his half marathon we took Dan to his first pumpkin patch to get his first pumpkin! The pumpkin patch was pretty picked over but we were able to get three nice pumpkins.

Pumpkin Carving Fun

This year we decided to do some fun carvings for our pumpkins. I'm not a good pumpkin carver so I pretty much just help come up with the designs and then Mike does the actual carving after I've gutted the pumpkins.

Before

After

Happy Halloween!!

Happy Halloween!

This was Daniel's first Halloween and even though I know he won't remember this Halloween, I will so I wanted it to be special. We decided that we would have Dan be Winnie the Pooh and that Mike and I would be Tigger and Piglet. So we had it all planned out but then came the day of our wards trunk or treat and we still didn't have Daniels costume! Mike ran out and couldn't find a pooh bear costume but he was able to find a Tigger costume :)

We made a last minute change and so Daniel was Tigger and Mike was Christopher Robin and I was still Piglet. We were able to shrink Dan's costume a little bit so it wasn't falling off of him. He loved wearing his costume. I was worried it would really bother him but he was great all night. We had a lot of fun taking him trick or treating and showing off our adorable little boy! We won an awards for best Disney family too which of course we give Daniel all the credit for :)

Tigger with his hunny pot to bring back to winnie the pooh :)

Daniel really enjoyed his candy after we got home ;)

Dan's Trip to the Zoo

On Tuesday we decided to stay close to home and take Daniel to the zoo for the first time. So we went to visit Greenville. Even though I know that Daniel can't enjoy the animals it was still a lot of fun to take him and show him the animals. It was also fun to just imagine what it will be like when he is older.

All of the animals were fun to see but the best part was the leopards. Normally cats in a zoo are boring since they are sleeping or just pacing up and down the cage. Tuesday though all of the cats in the zoo were awake and the leopards were particularly active. They were climbing around on the tree branches and we got to see a leopard fight! One of the leopards was on a tree branch and the other leopard was watching from the other side of the cage. Suddenly the one leopard ran across the cage and jumped onto the tree branch and the two went crashing down to the ground. The tree branch broke and they were growling and roaring at each other. It was pretty exciting!

It was so much fun to go to the zoo as a family and even though Daniel was too young to know he was at the zoo, it was still so great! We love animals and I really hope that Dan loves it too!