5 Months Old!

As of last Thursday Daniel is 5 months old now! He has grown so much in the last 5 months. I am so amazed by how fast he's growing, and by all of his accomplishments. He has already started outgrowing his 3-6 month clothes but some of the 6-9 month clothes are too big. haha! he goes to the dr again for his 6 mo checkup on December 17th so I will know his weight and height percentages then. However yesterday at Scott and Stephanie's we pulled out a tape measure to measure the babies and Daniel was 23 inches long and he weighs 13 lbs. I want to say Peyton was about the same length! lol Daniel is still rolling from tummy to back, and back to tummy. He prefers to be on his tummy about 99% of the time that he's laying down. He is getting to be so mobile now, he likes to move himself with his arms and turn. He can only go in circles right now but he uses his feet to push himself forward a little bit. I'm pretty sure this little boy will be crawling within a month or two. I can't wait to see him go! I will need to baby proof the house just a little bit more now. He is the most active baby I have ever seen. It is sometimes so hard to just hold him because he is squirming to get down or just kicking his feet at you.  As most of you know he loves to chew on his fingers. I'm not sure if he is teething yet, but this boy drools all the time. This morning he had only been awake for about 30 minutes and his clothes were already soaked from his drool. He's found his thumb so when he is really tired he'll just lay his head down and suck his thumb. The last few nights he has slept all through the night. YAY! He usually gets to bed between 9-10 at the latest and will sleep until 5-6am. Still early but hey I'll take it! And of course his smiles are the best! He will usually fuss in his crib for someone to get him but the second you walk up to his bed he's smiling at you with the biggest grin! It's the best thing to see first thing each morning. Once you pick him up he lets out a tiny squeal of excitement and almost tries to jump out of your arms. I wish I could get this thing upload a picture for me but I'm having some technical difficulties. grrrr

Daniel and I stayed home last Thursday and Friday since I wasn't feeling very well but we got a lot of bonding in. LOVE IT! He and I went Christmas shopping with Aunt Big (Megan) and Presley this weekend. Got a lot accomplished too, but there's always more to buy. :) I can't wait to get our Christmas tree up. Daniel loves to look at lights so I'm sure he'll really enjoy it. I am so excited about all of the upcoming holidays! This is the first time in a long time that Tony will be off for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. :) I think this weekend we will take Daniel to get Santa pictures done before the lines get too long.

Now for a quick HCG update... I am DONE starving myself! haha  I have decided that I will stick to a low cal diet, but 500 calories is too hard for me to go on. I have had zero energy while I've been on this diet. All I could think about was food. I didn't feel like I was functioning properly. I love that I dropped 8 lbs so fast, but even with me just monitoring my portions and eating out less I was still losing up to a pound a day. So bye bye HCG and hello gym membership. Tony says he's going to start next week on this diet. All I have to say is GOOD LUCK TONY!! And kuddos to anyone that has or can stick to that diet plan.