Grant is 5 months!!

Grant turned 5 months yesterday. And at 5 months and 1 day, we got our first dreaded call from daycare. Derek and I took off today to recover from the World Series and take care of the ever-growing to-do list. At about noon, daycare called saying his fever was 99.9. No need to pick him up yet, but "don't drink any more mimosas." Ahh - they know us well. ;)

So at 1:45, we got the call that his fever was high enough to get him sent home. (It was 100.5 - they send babies home at 100.4). We scheduled a doctor's visit where they did just about every torturious thing possible to my child. He cried the entire time... that's 1.5 hours. He ended up with an antibiotic shot, and a follow-up visit tomorrow.

At 5 months, here's what Grant is up to:

*Weighs 16 lbs, 12 oz.
*Wearing size 3 diapers
*Talking, cooing, shrieking and blowing raspberries all the time
*Still not eating rice cereal very well. I've been feeding him a little bit in the mornings, which seems to work better than the evenings. And we add it to his bed-time bottle to at least get him used to the taste.
*Enjoys his exersaucer & vibrating chair, but he still doesn't love his swing.
*Rolling over in every direction
*Just now finding his feet
*He'll let you carry him and hold him over your shoulder again!
*Not sitting "unsupported" any time soon

In the past week, he had 2 new babysitters. A week ago, our neighbor offered us his Cowboys tickets. We couldn't turn them down!! Susie and Big Gaga watched him, while we suffered through the football game. The seats were GREAT - but Romo leaving in the 2nd Quarter with a broken collar bone was a downer. Then last night, Derek's aunt Susan watched Grant while we went to Game 4 of the World Series!! Thanks to my dad, I was able to make an antler hat. We tailgated for 3 solid hours before the game with Matt, Anna, Paul and Matt Lauden. We had a blast, even though the Rangers forgot to show up.
Grant was a monkey for Halloween (Jacob was the same monkey 3 years ago). He wore his costume to day care on Friday, and again last night when Susan took him trick or treating.