Team Scott: 5-Months-Old

It feels fitting that on Mother's Day our little peanuts turned 5-months-old. :) It seems like just yesterday I went in for a check-up and found out we'd be delivering them in a few hours!

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Well, let me tell you, 3-months was great! We found a routine, learned our groove, and had a great little system in place.... and then 4-months hit. Hard. And it became my least favorite month so far. All the gloriousness of 3-months quickly fell apart as sleep regression hit in the midst of Matt traveling to China, our first trip away from home, and me staying at my parent's house. Someone was up every hour of the night to eat, or needing a paci, or not able to sleep, or having tummy issues. To say it was an absolutely exhausting couple of weeks would be an understatement. My mom was able to help me with some of the feedings while I was at her house for almost two weeks but mainly I was up trying to keep the boys quiet so my parents could get some sleep for work. During that time I got sick with a sore throat and stuffy nose and so did Lucas. Last month the boys decided that the world around them was suddenly much more exciting than eating and it became quite a chore to get a full meal into them. The whole month was an exhausting and stressful blur but I am happy to say that as we neared 5-months things seemed to come back together and they started sleeping and eating better again.

The boys have discovered one another and like to smile and "talk" to each other in long conversations, and they really like playing with their toys and watching the world around them. Currently, their favorite toys are their hands, which pretty much never leave their mouths. They both roll over from their tummy to their back and Lucas can now roll from his back to his tummy too. Andrew likes to lay on his back, push with his feet on the ground, and scoot around. No more leaving them on Mom and Dad's bed. :)

Here are some pictures from our last month!