February with our little Roc: Month 5

So finally...an update!

It has been unusually busy. We spent the month of February house-hunting and then furniture-hunting. Roc was such a good sport about it too. He had to spend an extraordinary amount of time out of the house, in the car, doing errands, going to IKEA, etc. and he handled it so well, better than can be expected.

Because we were out and about so much, I think his development also slowed down a bit. He didn't have as much tummy time, play time, etc. In any case, he did start laughing much more during his fifth month which is a whole lot of fun for us. We love his cute little laugh and his big smile which lights up the room. We almost treat it as if it is a little God that we worship, constantly seeking out new ways to make him laugh and keep him smiling. I guess that's what parents do though - they just love seeing their babies happy and full of joy.

Roc is so tired from all of the errands.

Some time in late February, he also started sitting up on his own. Yay! What a milestone for him. He was a bit wobbly for the couple months. Now he is much better at keeping himself from falling over He also rolled over from front-to-back (much less interesting, I know). We kept waiting and hoping for him to roll from back-to-front. He was so close for so long and he finally achieved it in March.

Captured on camera: sitting up for the first time, unassisted. Yay!

During February, we discovered how much he loved playing the piano, hitting his whole hands against the keys, hearing the sounds. He L-O-V-E-S it! I can't even tell you how mesmerizing and calming it is for him, so much so that I bought him an activity mat with a faux-piano that he can kick with his feet or play when he is sitting up. He gets really excited with it. How did I not realize that a "musical" toy is not conducive to a peaceful houseful? They say "silence is golden" for a reason. Thankfully, it hasn't gotten on my nerves yet.

He is so excited about playing the piano.

Right around the time he turned five months, we were finally able to start his vaccine schedule. Originally we wanted to begin in February (at four months) but we were unable to make it to the doctor due to our hectic house-hunting adventures. He did pretty well during the shots, better than I was expecting, but he had a rough couple of days afterwards. I am not looking forward to the next round, which is due at the beginning of May.