Time is flying by, and our sweet baby boy is already five months old! Each day Grayson grows a little more into his amazing personality, those chunky thighs, and those two very expressive eyebrows!

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We have been working so hard on tummy time this month, but our little man has decided he would much rather skip tummy time and go straight to sitting up on his own! After weeks of sitting on our laps, we tried him out on his mattress without any support last week, and he surprised us by keeping his balance for much longer than we imagined he would! There have been a few head bumps since, and maybe a face plant or two, but he is LOVING this new perspective!

His favorite game is sitting in his crib and looking at us through the slats in the crib bars, and when we move to a new angle or up above the railing he follows us with his eyes and starts laughing hysterically. It's adorable!

Speaking of adorable.... I had way too many favorite photos this month, so we're just going to fill the blog up with all of these cute Grayson moments!

Doesn't he look like he's reaching out for a hug in this one?

He hasn't found his toes yet, but I know that's coming next and I'm sure by next month he'll be playing with his feet non-stop, and even getting those little toes into his mouth. For now, he is 100% about kicking his legs -- in his stroller, on the floor, while swaddled in his bed. Those legs are pumping up and down all day long, and he gets so excited about it that he lets out happy shrieks.

This month Grayson spent another week on the Cape with me, and he got in lots of walks to the beach. He enjoyed so much family time with a full house on the Cape, playing with his cousins Natalie & Nathaniel, snuggling up with my cousin Kori (who put him to sleep every time with her cozy hugs!), and walking up and down the street with Grandma to enjoy some fresh air and sunshine any time he got fussy.

We went to visit Daddy at work, and Grayson dressed up in his little suit to match Dad. Everyone fell right in love with this little guy!

We had a lot of visitors this month! We started off with Auntie Kirsten & Uncle Dave, and Grayson pretty much charmed their socks off. My personal favorite part of the visit was when Dave asked, "Wait, so you haven't had 6 consecutive hours of sleep since April?!?!" And Jeff chimed in that it was likely more like since December! ;o)

Travers Weekend has always been a special weekend for me & Jeff, and we don't even go to the track! It's always the last weekend of the summer that we love enjoying downtown Saratoga Springs, and it happens to be the very first weekend we ever got together in 2012 when we started dating. This year our little man put on his most dapper outfit and hat and charmed all of the ladies downtown.

Then our friend Wendy came to visit with Addie (6) and Zack (8). This was the highlight of Grayson's month and he looooooved watching these two kids. Zack was obsessed with Grayson and kept asking me when he could give him a bath, so of course we sudsed right up on the kitchen counter and played "Splish Splash" on the radio. We had many playground adventures, enjoyed lots of cuddles on the couch with Addie reading books to the boys, and got in lots of snuggles with Wendy every chance he got.

A few milestones this month...

Baby G, you've discovered your voice! You babble nonstop, and you've recently discovered this fun little shriek that you enjoy making over and over again. Your face lights up when you "talk", and it's really amazing to watch and listen to.
You've graduated to a "big boy stroller", and you no longer need the car seat in the stroller when we go for walks. Of course, you're very excited about this new perspective and your legs kick like crazy when we're out and about now.
We're still waiting for teeth, and those hands are constantly in your month. You grab anything you can reach to put it in there and chomp down -- our fingers, my wrist, our water bottles, your toys. Nothing is out of your reach!
You went to your first wedding! Katie McIntosh & Jeff Torch got married in central NY, and you came to the ceremony. We were excited that you were asleep in the pews, and we thought we were sooooo lucky that you would sleep the whole time. We jinxed it, and you woke up right in time to start babbling during the vows.
We started taking you to a chiropractor to help with your (lack of) sleep and your (excessive) reflux. You loooooove visiting her, and you get so calm and smiley in her office. Now let's keep crossing those fingers that this works because we are desperate for sleep and clean clothes!