We hit a few road bumps this past month but I think we came out on the up side! Can't believe this sweet little face is 5 months old! Time is surely going faster and faster by the day!
5 Month Favorites::
His sister - He loves to watch her from his jumper. He will laugh at her and smile at her from across the room. He just lights up in the morning if she goes in the say hello. She yells in his face and "tickles" his a little too hard, but he just eats it up with a smile on his face!
Anything he can put in his mouth - The days of endless drool and everything in the mouth are among us!
Stats::
No height and weight this month since we don't go back to the doctor until 6 months!
Height: ??
Weight: ??
Teeth: None but lots and lots of drool!
Clothes: 6 month. Also some 6-9 month!
Signature Moves::
{Laughing}
Although they aren't big belly laughs yet (can't wait for those). He has the cutest little giggle, especially when his sister is playing with him!
{Sitting up but not by himself}
We started using the boppy and the bumbo to help him learn to sit up by himself. He isn't quiet there yet but he is getting stronger!
{Sleeping on his belly}
It took a few nights of rolling over and getting mad. I would have to go in and roll him back. But now he prefers to sleep on his belly!
Sleeping::
{Night time}
He will either wake up once in the night or not at all. He goes to bed anywhere from 6:00-6:45pm and will wake up around 5:45 most mornings! Can't wait for him to extend that an hour or so! But can't complain about the sleeping through the night!
{Naps}
As I noted last month, we were really bad about naps. And it caught up with us. He was getting so overtired by 5:00 that he was screaming his head off. We were trying to do too much and needed to slow down and give him some solid sleep! Now he takes 3 naps a day, one of which is usually a long 2-3 hour nap.
Eating::
He is still eating the Alimentium Hypoallergenic Formula. He does about 5-6 bottles during the day. He eats 6 oz bottles at each feeding. He still occasionally gets up 1 time to eat in the middle of the night (2-3 am) and that bottle is about 3 oz. We started to try rice cereal but at the same time the nap issues we were having culminated. So we backed off and decided to conquer one thing at a time. Now that we have his napping under control, we might start cereal again soon.
Misc::
He is starting to scoot. He will kind of pull himself with his arms. He struggles but if you leave him sit long enough and come back, he's definitely not where you left him!
We love you little man. You are so fun and happy! We love your smiles and laughs and can't wait to see your little personality start to emerge.
