5 months old!

Matt and I are such lucky parents - what a treat we have in Nash.  He's so much fun, not to mention adorable, we couldn't ask for anything more.  I feel extra lucky to still be home with him, and am trying to enjoy and remember all of the fun moments I'm able to share with him at home before I go back to work (still looking for a job!).  At five months, below are a few things our love bug is up to these days:

• Nash didn't have a 5 month check up, so we're not sure how much the little guy weighs - but he definitely doesn't seem to be lacking in the chunk department.
• We have officially just begun baby food veggies.  We held off until we got settled here in Nashville, but have successfully enjoyed (aka 'smeared everywhere') green beans and squash.  We're starting out slowly and hope to add fruit soon.
• Nash is reaching for everything with both hands now.  He's beginning to realize that two hands are better than one for playing with toys. 
• We have stepped up to size 2 diapers, mostly still Pampers.  No Costco close to here, and we haven't made a trip to Sam's yet - so Pampers it is. 
• Nash has had quite a month of travelling and sleeping in various places/pack n plays/cribs/cradles/rooms - so we're a bit off in the sleep department currently.  Once he goes down for the night, he sleeps well - but getting him down is a different story.  He's pretty unsettled for usually about 30 to 45 minutes, but then after that sleeps well until about 6 am.
• Nursing is starting to become a struggle - Nash is a very distracted little man and isn't very willing to sit still and nurse like his momma needs him to.  We are down to nursing about twice a day - once in the evening (when he's very sleepy) and once in the morning (when he's very sleepy).  It seems that if he's very sleepy - he's more than willing to nurse...but if he's awake and active, he's too busy to be bothered with breastfeeding.  He's also not very willing to take a bottle from his momma - so that's been interesting.  I've had to feed him a bottle from behind so he can't see my face.  Anything to get him to eat at this point, especially since I'm the only one around!  Unless of course we're out house hunting with our realtor, Leah, who feeds him if it's time - thanks Leah!  Hopefully this nursing strike will resolve itself, but my confidence is waning.  

A few pics to prove how cute he is, in case you've forgotten:

Hanging out with Aunt Becky

Caught holding hands with Arya!

Chatting it up with Nannie and Opa on move in day

Yum!  Rice cereal!

Hey mom, I think I'm gonna keep these blue eyes, ok?

Things were so crazy with the move...we failed to capture a 5 month picture with the lion!  Shame!