5 months!

Are you thinking what I'm thinking? 5 months...There's no way Carson is 5 months old. Well my friends, it's true. Our little man is starting to become a medium man! Here's a recap of what's going on with the little guy:

• Length/height: About 17 inches long
• Diapers: Size 2, and he's still burning through them like they're free
• Clothes: Lots. Right now he's wearing mostly 6 month clothes, everything else is too short! I am having SO much fun getting him dressed everyday. The boy looks cute in everything :)
• Eating: Right now Carson is still taking 7 oz. of formula at most feedings, but it sometimes once or twice a day he only takes about half of that. For a few weeks he was eating cereal at night, but Monday he started eating oatmeal cereal, mixed with homemade applesauce, twice a day. He has his first bowl around lunch time and his second around 5ish. He LOVES the new cereal and I can't blame him. I tried a bite of it yesterday and if it didn't have the applesauce in it I'm pretty sure it would have tasted like cardboard.
• Development: It seems that Carson has got a new trick nearly everyday! The latest being standing up. This past weekend he started putting all of his weight on his legs and standing up (of course we have to hold him under his arms). He looks SO tall when he stands up...I love it! The little guy is into his feet right now too! Carson has not yet mastered the whole rolling over thing. Actually, he seems to have no interest in it at all. He rolls to his side all of the time but that's it. As a matter of fact, he's been sleeping on his side quite a bit :) As stated in a previous post Carson is using his Exer-saucer now, and he just loves it! He has also started really reaching for things. He's been doing this for a while but it seems that in the last couple days he's doing it even more, my mashed potatoes at dinner the other night for example. haha When he's playing on the floor he will roll to his side and reach out for a toy that is laying close by....too cute! Of course we still have a smiley baby on our hands! If you smile at him, he's going to smile back :) His "talking" has changed somewhat lately, instead of it being the high pitched squeals it's now more like grunting or something funny. He's trying SO hard to make words! And his laugh...oh my his laugh...the guy can just melt your heart with his laugh. Carson is really ticklish these days. His feet, his belly, and under his neck get him every time! So cute!
• Teeth: No teeth yet... He is drooling LOTS and wanting to chew and bite on everything he can get his hands on. We feel like they will be coming soon :)
  
• Appearance: Cuter than ever. As you can tell from all of my pictures we've definitely got a blondie on our hands! His hair is really filling in and getting thicker, which in turn is causing the mohawk to get longer! haha We're still keeping our fingers crossed that the little guy gets his momma's thick hair! Carson still has blue eyes, although they aren't really the dark navy blue they were for so long, now they are more like the color of my eyes, a bluish-gray.

Carson has truly been a blessing and everyday we love him more! We've got a busy weekend coming up with a trip to Owensboro, WKU Homecoming, and Carson's first Halloween! I can't wait to see him in his costume! What's he going to be? Well, I hate to spill the beans completely so I'll give you a hint: He's white, wears a hat, and says, "He heeee!"