5 Months!

Brenton is 5 months old and doing great! He loves to eat, and is learning how to sit up pretty well. He can sit up by himself for a few minutes at a time, then gets excited and falls back.. it is so cute :) He stopped sleeping through the night at 4 months, but we've decided to let him CIO, and now he sleeps 11-11.5 hours a night. He didn't barely even cry the first night, and then after that night, he was completely fine. I was so scared to leave him alone to cry (I thought it would be a lot worse than it was) because I didn't want him to feel abandoned and feel like Mama and Dada didn't love him anymore! :( But we do!.. with everything we have! He's our world.. and we wouldn't change him for anything! I cried along with him though the first night. After 5 minutes I wanted to go up, and I looked at Devin and said 'PLEASE!' and he reassured me that he was fine and this is what he needed to be a better sleeper and not be so cranky anymore. I do have to admit that he was right. Brenton sleeps all night, and is so cheerful in the morning and just is so excited to see us. He rarely cries during the day anymore, and when he does, it's usually a fuss for the 'I'm hungry' deal. He's getting such a personality.. it's fun to play with him now. Even though he sleeps all night long, he still takes 2-3 hour naps 2-3 times a day! I couldn't be more lucky.. seriously..

He truly is a different baby everyday, and is getting better as he gets older. He's not that colicky, reflux baby we brought home when he was a newborn. A baby that cried all the time because he was in such pain with his gas. A baby who never slept, never ate without 'flipping out' at his bottle.. and everything else he used to be. He has come a long way, and so have we. We will continue to grow with each other, even with the ups and downs!