Steele Family Update

Life has been busy for my family this past month, and not having my lap top has slowed down my blogging, since now I have to come all the way to the basement to use Nathan's computer. Hopefully I'll be up and running again soon!

Nothing new is happening, we are just busy. Nathan is wrapping up the season of softball within the next few weeks. He has a fun with both teams, but by the end of the summer we are ready to just relax! He's getting back full swing into disc golf as well. He's excited for the day when he can take Jonathan with him. Other than that, he's working hard, playing with the church still a little, and spending time with me and Jonathan.

I've been working 3 days a week. I do enjoy it, but it's hard to leave my baby while I'm gone. I'm in the process of looking for a new job. I would love to get into a hospital on a med/surg floor. No luck yet, but I'll keep looking and applying. My days off are filled with play dates, errands, housework, and spending time with Jonathan. He's growing up in front of my very eyes.

He turned 5 months last week. So much has changed.

He's finally sleeping 9 1/2-10 hours a night. I took the pacifier away from him, and he's doing great. For naps and bed time I put him in this crib, give him a blanket and walk out, and he goes right to sleep without crying! I'm so proud of him!

He still is not very interested in rolling over. He has rolled over both ways, more often from his tummy to his back, but hasn't really started doing it often. He just doesn't seem like he wants to.

His favorite things right now are:

Playing in the toy saucer

Watching veggie tales

Laughing with mommy and daddy

looking at books

swimming in Nonna's pool

Playing in Grandpa and Grandma's toy car toy

playing with rattles,

playing in the Johnny Jumper

eating

sleeping

Milestones:

he can sit propped up with pillows

From a sitting position, with us holding his arms, he pulls himself up to his feet

Eats lots of solids (cereal, green beans, peas, carrots, sweet potatoes, pears, banana, apple)

Rolls over some, but loves to just lay on his side

leaned to wiggle his lower half of his body to move across the carpet or turn 90 degrees

recognizes strangers

when holding the bottle in front of him, he brings out both hands and pulls it into his mouth.

he can hold his bottle for a short time period, but only if it's the smaller one