Monthly Milestones

 [5 Months Old]

or as Grandpa S. would say: "5/12ths or a small half".

Henry, I cannot believe how much you are growing.  In a week's time, you have outgrown all your 3-6 month sleepers.  You eat, eat, eat.  And while you're still not sleeping through the night, you're getting closer.  It's as if you have an internal alarm clock set for 4:00 AM.

As far as your health is concerned, you are doing well.  A physical therapist from an organization called Early On visits monthly to make sure you are meeting your developmental milestones, and while you still need to work on that tummy time, in every other way, you are right on track.  As far as your incision goes, we're still watching it closely.  Awhile back, a suture was removed, and the opening never healed because underneath is the patch that is holding your abdominal muscles together.  You'll be seeing the surgeon later this month to decide what to do: should the patch be removed now or when you're a year old as we had originally planned?

Henry, you continue to be a happy, happy baby - full of smiles and even giggles.  We love you so much, and are grateful to have you in our family.