Five Months

How did this happen? My little baby is 5 months old already. We are discussing solid foods already. We've transitioned Declan out of the high chair. Evan is rolling over onto his tummy, repeatedly (and then deciding he's not happy about it). I feel like with Declan we had all this time. It was eons before we were worrying about solids. Why is it flying by so quickly this time?

Declan was a pretty easy baby. As a toddler has definitely had his share of difficult phases but looking back, his first year seemed pretty easy. His big issue was that he didn't nap much during the day and so we were treated often to a cranky, fussy baby in the evenings. Then Evan came along. And he sleeps. And he smiles. And he eats. And he has made the challenge of having two kids much more bearable than I thought it would be. (I am not naive though, I know that once he is mobile it will be a whole different ball game.) I can only guess though that it is easy for time to slip by when you aren't dwelling on a difficult situation.

Evan smiles and giggles and coos at Declan all. the. time. It is amazing. He smiles and coos at us and we can make him giggle with tickles and the like but his giggles for Declan are completely unsolicited. I think Declan might be starting to pick up on this and I hope it opens up his mind a little to the idea of his little brother. Obviously you don't get to choose but I would like them to have a close relationship going into adulthood. I am so, so thankful for my brother and I would like them to feel the same about each other.