Happy 5 Months My Little Love Bug!!
I swear some mornings when I pick you up I can tell you've grown or gained weight!
Overall you're a pretty happy little baby boy! You usually only cry when you start getting tired (or are overly tired) or are hungry. Other than that your all smiles and like to just hang out. You're a very chill little man. You just love watching people and the world around you.
You're an excellent shopping partner! I took you Christmas shopping with Tera one weekend, you hung out in your stroller the entire day just watching everything around you. You were just so content hanging out to observe everything that was going on around you including all the people, holiday decorations, the hustle and bustle of the crowds, music, etc. You just took it all in!! You did the same thing when daddy and I took you out to the mall the following weekend. I really couldn't have asked for a better shopping buddy!
You celebrated your first Thanksgiving (which I previously blogged about) and are getting ready to celebrate your first Christmas and New Year's. You enjoy staring at the Christmas tree all lite up. We've gotten you a couple of our own ornaments and you even made your very own hand print ornaments for your grandparents, which was also our first craft together :) I really hope you enjoy this time of year growing up, it's truly my favorite and I hope to make it very special for you....more on that later.
We finally got snow!! It's been like 300 some days since we last had any snow and of course it came with our first big snow storm of the year too. We only got 5 inches but it was extremely windy which caused blizzard conditions.
You had your first Christmas party at daycare. It turned into a pajama party, Miss Rachel gave everyone new holiday pj's and changed all the kids into them. She gave you other goodies too, a musical story book, puffs, yogurt bites, apple juice, and an ornament. Since you're not quite old enough yet your daddy tried out your puffs for you and we gave you juice to one of your friends. You also had a book gift exchange with the other kiddos.
Thanks to daycare you got another cold his month, and so did I :( This daycare business sure is kickin' both our butts this cold and flu season, although luckily we haven't yet (and hopefully won't) experience the flu. Daycare was hit with both croup and RSV at the same time you starting coming down with a bad cold and a horrible cough. You never got a fever or had trouble breathing so there wasn't much we could do for you aside from lots and lots of cuddles. Being a paranoid mama I made sure to keep the monitor turned up each night in case you did start showing signs of either croup or RSV, even though you were miserable you managed to sleep through the night two nights in a row… I’m talking 8:00pm – 6am the first night and 7:30pm – 6:30am the next!!
I of course slept worse than ever before because all I could hear was your constant coughing all night long. I think you went from either a growth spurt or a wonder week at the beginning of the month to this nasty cold which has causes lots and lots of sleepless nights for this mama. It's been a rough month for me in that department, I sometimes feel like we're back in the newborn days.
However your naps seems to be getting better for me during the weekends! Your going down much easier for your morning naps and usually will sleep an hour to an hour in a half. Last weekend you took almost a 3 hour morning nap!! Afternoon naps can still be a bit tricky getting you down and staying asleep but we're working on it.
Age: 5 months
Weight: My own estimation is 17 lbs
Length: Over 26 inches
Size: Size 2 disposable diapers, small and medium settings for all pocket cloth diapers. Still squeezing into 3-6 month clothes but he’s wearing 6 months the majority of the time.
Hair: I think he’s lost all his baby hair, or at least almost all of it. His mohawk from 3 months old is completely gone and his hair growing in underneath is starting to get a bit more blonde. He still has a bald spot in the back where his head rubs from being on his back.
Teeth: Not yet! He’s a drooling/spitting-up machine and always has his hands in his mouth like every other kid his age so he could be teething but who knows!
Sleeping: The majority of the time he sleeps from 7pm – 6am with just getting up once in the middle of the night for one feeding. Then hits a growth spurt or wonder week or another cold and our sleep schedule goes right out the window. Starting to get better at going down for his morning nap, afternoon naps and his evening catnap can still be a struggle sometimes.
Eating: Exclusively breastfeeding, eating every 3-4 hours. We haven't started any solids yet, our pediatrician gave us the go ahead at his 4 month appt but I wanted to wait until be was more ready. I think be might be getting ready, he stares at our food and is very interested in watching us when we eat. If he starts sitting up on his own more this month we'll see about maybe starting.
Movement: He rolled from tummy to back last month but has only done it once for us since, he just refuses now. Still hasn’t rolled form back to belly but will push up on his legs to move his hips up so I think it’s just a matter of time before. He seems to just like to hang out on the floor more than moving all around, I think he just wants to take his time growing up which is fine by me :) He puts lots of weight on his legs and will stand up with our assistance for a good amount of time now. He’s still a little wobbly with his upper body when we hold him up at the waist but he’s getting stronger. He will sit up when we hold him up or prop pillows behind him. He loves moving his arms and legs like crazy.
Milestones: Finding his tongue! He sticks it out all the time now. He slept through the night (10+ hours straight) 2 nights in a row. He's becoming more aware of his surroundings each month. He recognized mommy and daddy's voice and will look for them until he sees us or follow up all around the room. He really loves studying and watching people his month. He stands with assistance for a really good amount of time. Picks up toys and pulls them up to him and above his head.
Favorite Toys/Activities: Eating. Bouncy chair is still his all time favorite. Car rides, he does so good running errands or on our way to/from daycare, he'll just stare out the window or entertain himself. His activity mat. Baths. Shopping. Rides in his stroller. Getting his diaper changed, getting his clothes taken off and being naked. Watching TV.
Dislikes: Waiting to eat. Getting snot sucked from his nose. Getting his nose wiped and getting saline drops. His jumperoo we have at home, its still to high up for him to reach the ground even on the lowest setting and he's not a fan of a pillow under him.
Words & Sounds: Lots of Ohh's, Ahhh's, Ahhaa's, gurgles, and babbling. Giggles
Favorite Moment: Celebrating his first Thanksgiving. Having him as my Christmas shopping buddy. Watching him find his tongue.
Sticking out that tongue of yours!
Time to celebrate your first Christmas you big 5 month old you!!
