march, march.

This is Nate's favorite 'trick' right now.  He is beginning the long road of word association, so this is just too cute to me:

cereal.

We took the plunge today and gave Nathan baby cereal.   He is definitely more than ready: sitting, has teeth, shows extreme interest in food.  My only concern was that giving him cereal would lead to a possible food allergy ... and I don't want that kid.  But now that he is almost six months, we decided to go ahead and see what would happen.

The verdict is that the kid LOVES food! He ate all of the cereal and then cried for more when it was all gone.  Here's a short video clip and some stills - notice: he is already grabbing my hand to guide the food to his mouth!

Uh oh ... all gone!

and the little one said, roll over.

I think it is safe to say that Nate has mastered the art of rolling over.  I grabbed my camera last night to catch him in action!

five months.

Our little man is five months old today!  What a whirlwind it has been! It seems like such a short amount of time, but I can't imagine my life without him :)

At five months, Nate:
*Has TWO teeth! The front, bottom teeth came first - one on 12/15/2010 and the other on 12/25/2010
*Can roll over from back to front and front to back
*Is a people watcher.  He intently takes in all of the activity around him.  Lock eyes with him and you're sure to get a big smile.
*Continues to be a very active but very content little guy
*Is beginning to make consonant sounds!

Here are a few obligatory monthly birthday shots: