Holden is doing very well. Growing is his main job. He just had his 5 month check up and his stats were as follows: 15.5 pounds (25-50th %ile) and 26 & 3/4 inches long! (90th %ile) - pretty good for a preemie! He also had his shots on this appointment and I was in tears. It is so traumatic for Moms. He did not cry until the 4th shot, but by the time it was done he was livid peeved and howling with anger. He then conked out in the back of the car.

New Updates:
He is OBSESSED with food. He stares at our plates. We have been making our own baby food and he currently loves sweet potatoes and avocado. I mean, he CHOWS DOWN and oooh's and ahh's.

He is just really turning into a spitfire, and I love it. He is so much fun and talks/chats away to us all day long. He has these really intense facial expressions. We have also found, to our dismay, that he realllllly likes cartoons. Who knew. I, unfortunately, HATE anything animated, so this will be a trying experience for me. I see many hours in the movie theaters watching Pixar. All of his aunties can take him! :) He is also starting to sit up on his own and will roll over occasionally, except apparently, I am the only one to really witness this. He is sleeping through the night, although he has been for quite some time. He puts himself to bed around 8. We have finally gotten a good bedtime routine, because he was starting to have meltdowns around 8:30. We started really getting ready for bed around 7:15 (bath, pj's, reading a book, relaxing with mom and dad) and by 8 he is done. He sleeps and sleeps and would sleep until around 8:30 AM if we let him. However, he doesn't nap during the day, he doesn't want miss any action!

All in all this whole parenthood is just fun. I love him so much. I just cannot explain the love I have for him. He truly lights up my life. His dad and I are having a lot of fun. I couldn't have hoped for anything better. Life is good.

New pics.

Getting Ready for Night Night time.

Daddy reading a story!

Let's get those toes!!

As Aunty Sara said, "Another Avocado lover is born!"