Happy five months to me!  This past month has been a big one for me developmentally, including my first solid foods (October 13) and my first time rolling from my tummy to my back (I’ve done it twice – October 8 and October 24).  Thus far my rolling trick has only been witnessed by my grandma and grandpa, but I’m sure I’ll show this skill off a lot more in the near future.

I’m still a big healthy boy (18 lbs 13 oz and 26.5 inches), but I’ve been having trouble sleeping through the night … in fact, I’ve been waking as many as seven times in a ten hour period for the past month and a half.  So this next month Mommy and Daddy will be beginning the process of sleep training me, allowing me to learn the skill of soothing myself in the middle of the night.

Current likes: Touching people’s faces, squealing, apple sauce, and sweet potatoes

Current dislikes: butternut squash, avocado, and self-soothing

Sunday I made my very first trip to NYC to attend brunch at Antibes Bistro with my Cornell aunties.  The ratio of 7 ladies to 1 of me is precisely what I look for in a brunch.  Perhaps it’s even 7.5 to 1, but only time will tell!

Last weekend was the Apple Festival upstate, which means a visit to Grammy and Opa’s house!  Mommy got the picture of me with pumpkins that she’s been trying to take all fall, and I got to pet some mums while everybody else ate apple fritters.

But don’t worry –  I got to enjoy the apples too!  Sunday night, October 13 Daddy broke out the new baby food maker, peeled and chopped a big honeycrisp apple, and made me my first solid food – homemade applesauce!