Happy 5 months to our munchkin Riyu!

This little giggling, squealing chubby chubbers has really developed a personality this past month. Not to be outdone by his loud older brother, he has started to remind us at times that he is here too! He definitely smiles and laughs at Ishu Bhaiya’s shenanigans the most.

Teething is in full effect. Riyu has now gotten little tastes of a few real people foods, such as watermelon, banana, apple, and avocado. He loves sitting in his high chair at dinner time with his family, in hopes of continuing to get some yummy licks from time to time.

He is starting to get really good at tummy time, holding his head and neck up expertly like a little seal pup observing the world around him, his mouth wide open and dripping with drool. He can now roll from tummy to back on occasion, and is trying reeeeeally hard to roll from back to tummy – he can get to side-lying so far – we’re going to have a mobile rolling baby soon!

Riyu got to celebrate his first Christmas and New Year’s this past month! Veer Bhaiya was his Secret Santa and got him some really fun books, which is perfect because his love of books has never been stronger. As soon as you hold one in front of him, his legs start kicking away and he even lifts up his hands and his head as if trying to float up into the book himself.

Sleep is the one constant struggle still. This baby seems to have major FOMO just like his Dadi and Ishu Bhaiya, and just doesn’t want to waste any time sleeping. His nighttime awakenings are frequent, and his screaming and crying stop immediately once the light goes on and the sound machine turns off, like he’s up and ready to party!

We feel like he is growing too fast, and we just want to pause and capture every single moment and hold onto it forever and ever. His smile and giggles still melt our hearts, and his whole family just swells with love just from his little presence. We can’t wait to see all the new fun things he does in the next month as he reaches half a year old! Cheers to our baby’s first 5 months!

(Thank you, Riyu’s Papa, for writing this special milestone post today because Riyu’s Mama chose to sleep instead. LOVE YOU).