Sleep, glorious sleep!!!

James is being such a wonderful baby... he is sleeping at night in his crib! I put him down Saturday at 8:15 pm and Jim woke him at 6:30 am because I needed to feed him. Jim put him down Sunday night at 8:30 and James woke himself Monday at 6:30. (Apparently he woke at 2:15 and Jim rocked him back to sleep, which I slept right through.) We got him down last night (Monday) at 9:30 and he is still sleeping... and it is 6:45! I sure do hope this is not a phase, but a beginning of long, sleepful nights! I have missed sleep... it is a wonderful thing!!! :) Now, my guilty confession: He has been sleeping on his tummy. I know SIDS and "Back to sleep" BUT he rolled himself over onto his tummy Saturday night and I didn't have the heart or will to roll him onto his back. I kept expecting him to wake up for his midnight (and 2 and 4) feeding, but he slept. So, I put him on his tummy again Sunday night... and again Monday night. I keep justifying it to myself, "He is a big boy... he is already 5 months old... we are monitoring him..." I do feel a little guilty, but oh, how I love sleep!

My parents came for a visit this weekend. They arrived late Saturday night (after the kids were in bed) and left Sunday evening. We went to the Cheesecake Factory Sunday for lunch... my birthday treat! It was yummy. I love to get their Lemon-Herb chicken with mashed potatoes and carrots. And of course, I got cheesecake for dessert... Lemon Raspberry cheesecake. It was absolutely divine! We stopped in Kohls after lunch because I wanted to get James pj's in 12 months size... he has outgrown the 9 month ones already! I also had to exchange a 12 month outfit for a 18 month one... the Sonoma brand runs a little small. Can you believe that my 5 month old is in an 18 month outfit already?!? Here is James hanging out with Papa, and Jemma with Granny.

Below is Jim feeding our little man Sunday night. We started out with rice cereal. Now we are on oatmeal. I just increased the amount to 3 Tbsp. last night... he didn't spill a drop and I think that he would eat more if we would give it to him!

Here is James playing with his toes. He loves playing with his toes and fingers. Yesterday he was sucking on his toes while I was changing his diaper. And when we were in the Commissary he was "singing" and playing with his toes. Thankfully, most of the shoppers thought he was cute and not annoying. At least he wasn't screaming or crying! I love his singing and cooing.

I took him to the pediatrician yesterday. He was pulling on his ears, seemed a bit fussy and had a huge spitup. There was no ear infection... yippie! And he is now 19 lbs, 8 oz.

Here he is in his cute little Dump Truck outfit that Aunt Suzanne bought for him... and he is playing with his toes!

Papa and Granny left us with lots of bounty from their garden... corn, butter beans, cantaloupe, tomatoes, and watermelon. Below is Jemma enjoying watermelon before bed last night. It was such a good watermelon. I love homegrown produce!!!