The Vestal Family: And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28

This is one of my favorite Scripture verses, because it reminds me that nothing in life is due to "chance." God is always in control of your life and circumstances, and there's nothing you can ever do to mess up His plan for your life. You're safe in His arms, sweet boy. God knows where your life will take you and this brings your mommy so much peace knowing you're safe and God is control of everything, big and small.

You're 5 months old already! Time is really starting to fly by and you're growing so quickly these days. You're still sleeping at night like a champ. Occasionally you'll have nights where you'll wake up multiple times per night, but you hardly ever cry, and if you do, you're easily consolable. I feel so blessed to have such a good sleeping baby! When you do wake up at night, you like to talk to yourself and eat your hands until you can put yourself back to sleep. Lately you're been very interested in your crib bars and like to stick your feet and hands through them.

You're continuing to be more aware of your surroundings, and you love for people to talk to you so you can smile and laugh with them. You're getting to be very good with your hands and just about everything goes in your mouth these days. You also started eating food a few weeks ago! So far you've had sweet potatoes (loved), squash (undecided, but love with fruit!), zucchini (big hit), and pears. Next up is apples, carrots, and bananas. You're really enjoying eating and sometimes I think you can eat forever. Other times you're over it within a couple of minutes. I'm still working on setting a consistent routine for your meals.

Last weekend we took a trip to Denver to see your Aunt Kim and Uncle Matt. You did AMAZING! You did so well at the airport and on the plane (went right to sleep!), and we even got to go on a good hike with you while we were there. We took you on a very shaded hike and you snoozed on and off in your carrier. We took some great pictures!

We also recently had a lunch date with your friends Sofia & Piper. Piper is just about 5 weeks older than you and you guys are about the same size. She's almost crawling! You guys seemed to be fast friends.