You are five months old today. FIVE! Where has the time gone? Seems like only yesterday that I was feeding you 24 hours a day :) Out of all your months so far, I do think that this one has been the most eventful. You have grown so much this month, and you are doing many things you have never done before!
You have settled in to daycare nicely. You are a favorite among the teachers, and they all talk about what a good baby you are. You only fuss when you are hungry, and you eat like a champ, so once you have your bottle...you are good to go! You sit at the table with the big boys, and you even play in the exer-saucer. Very big boy activities if you ask me. You talk and make so many different sounds, and, before long, I think you will do a full on back bend on your changing table. You are probably about 13 1/2 pounds now, and you wore your six month pj's for the first time last night. You are very long, so you are still small for your length, but you have definitely filled out your little legs, and you even have a double chin. My little, teeny baby has a double chin!
You eat some real food now. So far, you have had rice cereal and bananas. You hate rice cereal and you love bananas...so we mix the two together so you can get your iron from the cereal. You cannot eat fast enough, and you chase the spoon with your mouth and get angry when you aren't fed fast enough. When you had bananas for the first time, it was like a whole new world! You were so excited to eat and eat and eat. We quickly realized that you could easily work the spoon when there was something other than rice cereal on it :) Right now you are eating twice a day, and doing great with it. And when you nurse these days, it is twenty minutes or less. Who would of thought we would ever see that day!
We made it through our first sickness. You had a horrible cough and congestion that led to a fever and ear infection. You were never overly whiny or upset, but you could definitely tell that you didn't feel good. You looked very tired and did not have the energy you usually did. Shortly after starting the antibiotic, you were back to your old self...happy as could be! You are still congested, and you still get stuffed up when you sleep, but you don't let if affect your mood. After you, mama and daddy also had to go through the same sickness, but we all came out good as new on the other end. Guess this is what comes with daycare.
You now like to be tickled, and you are generally a very happy, giggly, smiley baby. You even laughed for the first time at your Granny. You love to play with a cloth diaper, and it can keep you entertained forever! You play peek-a-boo with yourself, and you love to put anything you can get your hands on over your face. You also like to sit in your chair and watch the baby channel on TV. It is like your very own easy chair. Also, we got to use the jogging stroller for the first time because you are finally big enough, and you love it...promptly falling asleep shortly after we get started. Same goes for the Baby Bjorn. We read lots of Dr Seuss these days, and you love looking at the bright pictures. You still love your mobile, and anything that hangs over head. You take your bear with you to school everyday, and you love to put him over your face when you nap. Seeing you cuddle with your bear is just the sweetest thing ever!!
You are now a roller! Most mornings you flip yourself over when you wake up, and this means that you get to sleep on your tummy at daycare. Your naps in your crib went from one hour to two and a half. I am sure this makes your teachers very happy :) You hold you head up really well when you are on your tummy, and you have no problem rolling from tummy to back...you haven't gone from back to tummy yet, but I am sure that is just around the corner. Your favorite things are still eating, your pacifier, and anything that moves. You still fall asleep on most car rides and stroller strolls. I love to give you endless kisses, and you just smile bashfully up at me. You are the cutest baby ever by the way.
We have gone a little backwards with our sleep these past couple of weeks. You are waking up to eat in the middle of the night again. When you were sick I let you sleep instead of waking you for your last feeding because you had a hard time going to sleep. So, this would mean you would usually need to eat in the middle of the night sometime. Now you are all better, but still eating in the middle of night. Maybe you just got used to it again, or maybe this is a growth spurt...but, hopefully, as we add more food you will sleep better.
We are so lucky to have such a happy, loving, precious little man. You cuddle, hug, and love on us every day all the time. You love to be picked up and toted around the house. You make me happier than I ever thought possible, and I just can't wait to see your smiling little face when I get off work...and even when I wake up in the morning. You are usually in such a good mood, and it is infectious to all of us around you. You just can't help but smile when looking at your beautiful face. You have changed our lives completely, and even when it is overwhelming and tiring and stressful, it is still infinitely better than before. You have made us a family, and I love you endlessly.
Love,
Mama
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