5 months: Here I Come World

This month was all about mobility. Truman went from grabbing a few things, to grabbing everything and wiggling on the floor in attempts at mobility. Finally, just a few days before he reached five months he scooted toward his first of many adventures at quick enough pace to mean he's officially mobile.

He also spent this month learning to sit and then mastering that skill after many crash landings. It's weird getting used to the side effect of mobility — he's going to get scared or even hurt as he learns the ropes of sitting and crawling, then, one day, walking. With my little mobile man I play the quiet, diligent observer, letting him venture off and waiting to see what he's doing before I react to it.

It's a time of much chaperoned expedition.

He's also learned to blow raspberries, which is what he's doing in the photo above.

Tummy time at 4 weeks:




And at 5 months:

What's Up Doc?

I made Truman some felt food for teething fun. I still don't see any teeth, but he's drooling and chewing like a teether. We'll just call him a slow teether.

Aunt Kellie

Sometimes Truman has the strangest reactions to his aunt Kellie. Though she cannot be considered threatening in anyway, he once was terrified of her when she rode in the back seat with him.

Here he is with Kellie, at first unsure:




And then happy as a clam:



You can see this photo in black and white on my other blog.

Attack of the Giant Baby

When I read that baby's Truman's age may enjoy crawling through obstacle courses,




I didn't realize they meant I would become the obstacle course.

First Food = Leaves?

The Princeton school district has two small playground designed for preschoolers and these pictures are from our visit to one yesterday. We took a nice walk over and showed Truman all the equipment then had some fun with the leaves. It's kind of nice that the playground has turf instead of grass so that I'm not worrying about bugs and pesticides. That way I only have to worry about him eating leaves or rubber bits.






Picking up that we weren't going to let him eat the leaves, Truman decides to cunningly slip his pacifier out of his mouth while holding the leaf up to his mouth so he has time to shove it in before we can stop him. That's what he's doing in this picture:



What can I say, he's a smart cookie.

Bird? Plane? No, it's Truman

Truman's been flapping his arms as though he's going to take off recently. He sometimes gets such a kick out of it he giggles afterward.

Giggles McLoyd

Truman's giggle is too cute not to share. I know every parent probably thinks that about their child (probably because they are right.

Two Babies for the Price of One

Sarah and Khai came over yesterday and the babies had a fun time discovering each other. Khai looks young and defenseless in some of these photos, but a few minutes after they got here he did a perfect punch to knock Truman's pacifier out of his mouth. It didn't seem to bother Truman. Khai is ten weeks younger than Truman.
















After they left he passed out on Joe:

Basilica in Minneapolis

Joe had a legal class in the city so Truman and I headed down with him. Among our adventures was a trip to the basilica and the sculpture garden.










And an outtake:

Truman Lately

Toe Sucker