Here I am during naptime. I have been finding lots of interesting things to do besides sleep lately! This time, I talked to my feet and pulled on my socks during my nap. I had a great "nap," hee, hee! 

Happy 5-month birthday! That's what Daddy told me this morning when he got me out of bed. I'm laying here to show you my toy box. Daddy and Grandpa made it for me when I was just a couple of weeks old, and Mommy painted it for me. Maybe I can look at it to learn how to spell my name. 

This makes Mommy really nervous. I want to peek out the side of my Johnny Jump-Up just for a minute, and she thinks I'll get all tangled. She straightens me out, but I lean over again on purpose. This is where I want to look! 

Mommy took me to be weighed today since I'll be 5 months old tomorrow. I weigh 17 lbs., 2 oz., and I'm almost 28 inches tall. I'm growing as fast as I can! 

I'm getting the hang of this booster seat thing. It's fun to play with my toys while Mommy cooks dinner. She tells me what she's doing, and I tell her what I'm doing! 

Mommy and Daddy forgot to take my shoes off before my nap. It was all I could do to get one of them off...I was too tired to take off the other one. 

I found my feet yesterday! I only caught one of them, but I'm sure I'll catch the other one soon if I keep trying. Do you think I can get them into my mouth? 

Look at me sitting in my new booster seat like a big boy! I was a little scared at first, but Mommy and Daddy are helping me get used to being up here. 

Well, I decided that I am confident enough with rolling over that I'll do it in front of Mommy and Daddy. When they lay me down to play in my baby gym, I don't stay where they put me. Mommy says, "That's not where I put you, silly!" and she and Daddy look at how far I've moved. They haven't seen anything yet! I don't cry anymore when I get stuck in my crib-I just scoot and roll somewhere else.

This was a little embarrassing. I was trying out my new rolling skill during naptime like usual, but this time I got stuck and had to cry to be rescued. Mommy and Daddy thought it was funny, but I didn't think it was funny at all. 

Here I am napping peacefully on my tummy. Mommy says babies are supposed to sleep on their backs, but she can't make me if I turn over when she's not watching! 

I had so much fun with Daddy and Mommy out in the woods! 

Here I am hiking with my dad, my buddy Sam, and his daddy who is my uncle Brian. We were looking at the things God made. Daddy and Uncle Brian went inside a cave, but Sam and I didn't get to go. We stayed with our mommies. Maybe Daddy will take me when I get big! 

This nap was not so great. I had a hard time falling asleep. I tossed and turned until I found a comfy position. This is where I ended up. 

Here I am, just hanging out at the end of a great nap, waiting for Mom to come feed me. She thought I looked cute and had to take my picture. 

I'm spending a lot of time trying to roll over lately. I only get it right every once in awhile. It's hard work! 

Here I am playing a new game that Mommy and Daddy are teaching me. It goes like this: I hide, and when I come out, someone says, "Boo!" It cracks me up. 

Oops, I got caught! I'm still trying to fit more fingers in my mouth. 

The day I rolled over!

Well, I finally did it! I rolled from my back to my tummy. I did it secretly in my crib during nap time, so nobody saw me do it. (Mommy had been wondering why I didn't feel like sleeping. I was too busy to sleep!) The trouble is, now I can't remember how to roll from my tummy to my back, even though that's easier, so I stranded myself and had to cry so Mommy would come rescue me.

Look at this great gift from Aunt Laura and Uncle Jake. It's a big, squishy football. I spent a lot of fun time trying to put it in my mouth.