My big boy Jacob.

Jacob is 5 months old today! I can't believe how fast time flies. I feel like I just had him a few months ago. But he's becoming a big boy, in more ways than one. He had his 4 month baby wellness check-up last Friday. BTW, he was practically 5 months old and they kept referring to him as a 4 month old, that really annoyed me. Anywho, his appointment went rather well. Jacob now weighs 19 pounds (92%) and is 26.25 (75%) inches long. We also started him on cereal. We had tried when he turned 4 months but he wasn't quite ready. He is now! We're now on our second week of cereal. The Doc agreed he was ready. And he took his shots like a champ. He only cried for a few moments and went on chomping on his pacifier. I was very proud, and very anxious about his shots. His Baptism was just a few days away and I had no idea how he'd be, but no worries.

Jacob's Baptism went off without a hitch. The mass was at 3 pm and we had a small celebration at my parent's house afterward. There was a total of 7 babies getting Baptized along with Jacob. Only one of them cried the whole 30 minutes, but Jacob did quite well despite it being his nap time. He whined a little here and there, but never broke out into a true cry. And at the very end of the ceremony he fell asleep in Daddy's arms. Jacob's godparents are my sister Liza and my older brother Junior. They really helped us out with everything, especially my sister. She always goes above and beyond, and she really made it a special day for Jacob. We had appetizers, 'cause we knew we'd all be starving, and for dinner we had ziti from Lascari's (Jess' is way better!) with salad and garlic bread, and a yummy cake. It was really nice to sit and chat with close family and friends.

His Baptism outfit...


Impromptu photo shoot in his outfit...


The only decent family portrait from that day...