Dear J,
You are 5 months old! You are so much fun and such a joy! We love you so much!
You wake up around 6:45 and 7 each morning and still wake up twice a night to feed. Your nap schedule is still the same: 1-2 small naps in the morning, a long nap while E rests, and then sometimes a small nap before dinner. You only nap in the Boba (my carrier) during the day except during the long nap when you just lie on my chest. We have tried putting you in your bed and you will immediately wake up. You eat 2 1/2-3 hours during the day from mommy. Your reflux is getting better but you still like to be held a majority of the night. You will sleep maybe 1-2 hours in your bed in our room.
You love to laugh! You think E is still so funny, and you love to laugh at the silly things she does, and she happily obliges! You also love to happy scream. It's how you talk right now and we all think it is so cute and funny. You are pushing way up on those arms in tummy time, and you are rolling everywhere!! I can put you on a blanket in the middle of the living room, and you will be across the room before I know it. You are so very curious about the things around you and use your new rolling status to go exploring. You are holding things well in your hands, and shaking rattles or other toys. You will sit with support against back and will tolerate sitting in the bebo seat for about 5 minutes. You can sit with just your hands supporting you for a few seconds before you topple over.
You are tolerating your car seat a lot better and only have major scream out tantrums every so often. You still love your lion toy and love a little key plastic set that you chew on a lot. You visited your first pumpkin patch and visited my alma mater this month.
Your biggest change this month was getting your Doc Band. I noticed that your head shape was off about a week after you were born, and at 2 months I took you to cranial technologies. They took pictures and recommended a Doc Band to help correct your head shape, but we had to wait until you turned 4 months. You have had it on for about 2 weeks and you are starting to get used to it! I hope you don't have to wear it for long.
You wear 3-6 month with some 6 months thrown in there sometimes. You wear size 2 diapers or cloth diapers. No official weight or height this month but I bet you are around 16 pounds.
We love you sweet boy. You are such a blessing!
Love,
Mommy and Daddy
Dear J,
Happy HALF BIRTHDAY sweet boy!! I can't believe you have been here a half a year already. Time is flying.
You still wake up around the same time of 6:45-7. You still wake up two times a night to feed usually between 1-2 and then at 5. You will nap maybe once in the morning for 30-45 minutes and then one long nap in the afternoon while E's napping and then sometimes a short nap around 4:30or 5 for about 30 minutes. You will only sleep in the boba or if I'm holding you during the day. You also sleep in your pack and play in our room for only about an 1-2 hours a night. The rest of the night me or your daddy holds you on the couch in the living room. Oh sweet boy - you just need contact with one of us to sleep. One day I hope that you will sleep in your bed a lot more but for now we get our sleep together. =) You are eating about every 3 hours during the day. You are starting to reach and grab things out of mommy's hands when I'm trying to drink or eat. You are probably ready for foods but it is taking me a little longer to be ready!
You are a charmer! You will talk and smile at almost anybody. You are pretty go with the flow and have only gotten upset a couple of times when I hand you off to people that you don't know well. Stranger danger is starting to appear but it's not full blown just yet. You still think your sister is the funniest person ever! It is so precious and sweet to see you guys together. You are trying to get up on your hands and knees. You stick your head on the floor and then push your knees up and stick your bottom up in the air and then fling forward! You roll everywhere and are pretty mobile with just that. The day you turned 6 months (November 27) you decided that you could sit all by yourself without hand support and play and not fall over for several minutes. Before that day, you would sit for a few seconds and then be done because rolling was way more important. You grab things and hold things well with your hands. You love to play patty cake with mommy while I do the motions. Your favorite toys are still your lion that you like to chew on, a chew toy with lots of rubber and wooden parts to it, and you like the Baby Einstein piano/activity toy.
You are tolerating your Doc Band well but you had to be out of it for two weeks because of a bug bite that turned into staph. You kind of think you are indestructible with that helmet on though and during your hour off time each day you always end up bumping your head on something and you get so upset because your helmet wasn't there to protect you! You had your first Halloween and your first Thanksgiving this month. We enjoyed celebrating them with you. We didn't dress you up for Halloween this year because I like you to pick out your own. I can't wait to see what you decide to pick out next year! You also are now sitting up in your high chair at the table with us. I think you like being able to see us all while we eat together. You will play with toys and talk to us while you are up there. I'm sure you will be eating food up there soon!
You wear 6 month clothing and size 2 diapers or cloth diapers. You were weighed in early November and were 16 pounds 5 ounces. I'm sure you have added to that by now.
We love you our little charmer!
Love,
Mommy and Daddy
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