You are five months, buddy! How is that?! I think things are starting to "normalize" around here. We've figured out the weekly school routine and you're doing great. Still always seem to be slightly sick with a cold of some sort. I think you've about kicked the bronchitis, though. It only took three weeks! You haven't had any anti-biotics yet, which is good. But, I'm curious to know if you're allergic to penicillin just like your dad and brother. I wonder if they can test for that instead of going through the whole "hives" thing.
You are such a happy baby. Like literally, you smile ALL.THE.TIME. It's great! I always know when your tired and/or cranky because you want to be held and start to cry when we set you on the ground. But, if you're well-fed and well-rested you are SOO HAPPY with anything. You love to bounce in your jumper, play with your feet and just in general, watch your big brother or anyone else do their thing.
You put everything into your mouth and don't seem to be all that interested in eating from a spoon. What goes in, comes out. We're working on it though, but you haven't quite figured out what to do with your tongue. You get it moving, but it moves the food straight out of your mouth instead of down your throat. It's kind of funny. You'll get it! We've tried you on oatmeal and that's it. Trying to master the spoon before we go too crazy with new foods.
We're working on sitting and I think you're really close to rolling forwards and backwards consistently. You've got tummy to back down and I think in the next week or two you will have back to tummy down consistently, too. You tolerate sitting in your bumbo pretty well-- more so than Parker ever did. We've moved Parker to a big kid chair at the kitchen table, so I'm hoping he'll tolerate you sitting in "his" highchair this month. We've just kind of left it alone in the corner hoping he'll come around-- he might have freaked out when we first put you in there.
We also had our appointment at Texas Children's- Neuro. Looks like you're getting a helmet, kiddo. Mom's sorry about that, but you won't even notice it! She'll decorate it pretty cool, too. The ideal head shape is a .90 and the doctors tolerate anything from a .90 to a .94. You came out at a .96. So, you're very borderline, but I want to fix it if I can! For comparison's sake, Parker was a 1.04-- severely flat. You're just moderately flat.
So, let's see... At 5 months you:
- Drink 5, 7oz bottles a day at daycare (about every 3 hours)
- Drink 4, 7 oz bottles a day on the weekends (every 4 hours)
- Sleep from 8-7:30 on the weekends and we wake you up at 6:30 on the weekdays. You have mastered falling asleep on your own which means we don't get to rock very much anymore, you prefer we just set you down. It's one of those parenting "wins" but mommy "loses."
- Started eating some oatmeal, but not very successfully
- Love to play with your feet and look in the mirror at school
- Spit ups are getting better; much less frequent. Still need to burp during every bottle.
- Have brownish-green eyes and I think your hair may have a little curl to it.. time will tell!
- SMILE ALL THE TIME
- Have just started giggling.. you love kissy faces and sounds
- Put everything in your mouth-- it's no wonder you are sick all the time!
- Wear 6 month clothes and weigh around 15 lbs and 5 oz
- Like to jump in your jumper and watch mom in the kitchen
- Found out you are going to have a cousin from Aunt KK (Kate) whom is going to be a boy!
- Are a thumb sucker. You'll take a pacifier occasionally in the car or when your grumpy but fighting sleep, but as soon as we lay you down you rip it out and place your thumb in your mouth. No matter how hard we pushed the paci, it looks like you prefer your thumb. There's no convincing you.
You are such a trooper baby boy. We love watching you smile and giggle. I can't wait to see what this next month will bring! Mom and dad love you baby boy, always and forever.
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