The Haertling Family: 5months old!

Tyler, you were five months on Tuesday, June 28 th! You have got quite the personality these days! It doesn't take much to get you to smile....you absolutely love attention! When anyone talks to you , you almost always smile! I believe you weigh around 15 pounds! Everyone says you are so petite, which I think also because most of your 3 to 6 month size dresses are too big on you still! You still eat every 3 hours about 7 ounces each time. This month you got your first taste of real food other than just milk. Your first taste was some rice cereal I mixed with your milk to get you used to the spoon...for the forst few days, you would still push it out with your tongue, but you have really gotten the hang of it. I have decided to make as much of you food myself as I can. The first I made was sweet potatoes...you love them! Now when you see the spoon you get really excited! You get about two tablespoons each time I have given them to you, so far just once a day. I just am letting you get used to it all, however you seem to love it and if I would let you, I think you would eat a whole lot more. I made some green beans last night, so we are going to give you your first try of them tonight. So now I give you about a tablespoon of rice cereal with one ounce of milk and a small bit of banana mashed in mid morning and a veggie in the evening.

You are becoming quite mobile these days too! You scoot all over the floor and roll too! You look like you are aboit to crawl, but still have to figure out getting your arms and legs to move together. It is so cute to watch you. You also love to hear your own voice, you are always sqealing and laughing and jabbering! Everything goes in your mouth, you are constantly chewing on your fingers and toes as well as everything else that you can get in your mouth! You continue to sleep through the night, but we still have to get up sometimes in the night to give you your pacifier. You have becomequite the night owl, but I let you sleep in so I think thats why. You usually go down around 10 and get up from 8-9 am. Your naps are sporadic, sometimes really good and sometimes short cat naps. Wesometimes can get you to go to sleep just sitting you in our lap with your pacifier. Sometimes we have to walk you around outside to go down....you love it outside! We went swiming in your small pool a few times and you love it! Aunt Lindsay and I took you to Grandma Haertlings big pool and you also loved that! We put you in your raft and you kicked nonstop! Daddy got home early from work this week so he came with us and you had a blast with him! You adore your daddy! He can make you giggle like no one else and you give him the biggest smile! You are starting to startle easily from loud noises...Daddy was shoveling landscape rock and you did not like it! We ll see how you do with the fireworks this weekend!

You love when I sing to you, lots of nursery rhymes and you love sesame street....especially big bird! You also will sit and let meread you books a few ata time....I think you are going to love learning!

We love you so much Tyler! Our hearts areexploding with love for you! We are so proud to be your mommy and daddy! You light up our lives and make my day just being with you! I thank God for blessing me with you everyday! What a joy you are!