Aaron Five Months

We made it through the holidays! It was so much fun this year with Aaron, even though he is too young to understand. Christmas ended up being pretty crazy this year. John's sister came home from France on Christmas Eve so we didn't have our usual celebration with John's side. Then my brother ended up in the hospital. My parents drove back to Grand Junction on Christmas to be with him. The day after Christmas we headed west as well. We are glad Eric is doing much better now! With all of the craziness we are so thankful for the real reason for Christmas! For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6

We did do some celebrating in the midst of everything. It was fun to open presents with/for Aaron. He of course loved the bright bows and crinkly paper. He got some very cute outfits and toys. My parents gave us a backpack carrier which we can not wait to use! As always it was wonderful to spend time with both sides of family.

Aaron continues to be a very happy kid who rarely cries. His easy temperament more than makes up for the fact that he is an atrocious sleeper. He will smile for just about anyone and laughs all the time. It seems like he figures out something new every few days. I think he is somewhere around 15 lbs and 28 in long. He is long and lean! We can't believe how fast he is growing!

Milestones/accomplishments lately: Aaron can now roll from back to tummy AND from tummy to back! He grabs his feet and sucks on his toes. He can sit and stand assisted. He is quite accurate when he grabs things now. The other day he army crawled for the first time.

Favorite things: His changing table, his hands and feet, my hands, hair and face, dad's beard, putting anything and everything in his mouth, standing and jumping (with our help) and being tickled!