Ike is 5 Months Old!

 Big boy sitting up for his picture!









 I will say it again, can't believe how fast Ike is growing up!  It's so much fun, but so sad.  Every day he does something new and I am so pumped that he's interacting and developing a personality.  He's becoming more exciting for Dave to hang out with too, which is cool to watch.

As for new developments...the biggest ones are eating and sitting up on his own.  He can sit up for long periods of time, but still tends to fall over after a while. 





From his photoshoot-caught him mid-fall.

I usually stick him with the boppy for that reason.









 And for eating-he has tried three foods so far.  He had his first food while we were in Florida, where he just tried baby oatmeal.  He seemed to like it okay.





Contemplating this new way of eating.









Next, he tried avocado when we got home (Josh's grandma Mary picked some off of a tree for us to take home!). 





Hmm...















Suspense is over, he loved it!  Here's a video of him laughing about the avocado.














Finally, we tried carrots.  Another big hit.

 

Before we went to Florida, we had Ike's 4 month check up, but it was really more like 5 months since we were behind.  He measured in at a whopping 19 lbs (for comparison, Dave was at 14.5 at this age), and 26.5 inches.  Sturdy boy!  He's still rolling around, and can now spin himself around in place to see things in the opposite direction.  He especially likes to turn around to watch IU play some basketball-future Hoosier!


 



 Hanging out in Florida.

I think he's going to be a hat guy.