Lachlan - 5 months!

Today Lachlan turns 5 months old and is extra special day cause it's Mothers Day!  Unfortunately he has been SUPER cranks this weekend and we are thinking/hoping it is due to him teething.  There is just nothing we can do to console him- we've been giving him tylenol and teething rings and gum massagers.  When he is sleeping is about the only peaceful time we've had this weekend though!  Somehow we managed to get some smiles and cute looks for his 5 month photos though...

Stats?  Based on our scale he weighs about 18 lbs.  He wears 6 and 9 month clothes- he's kinda in between so they both fit.

Favorite Toys?  We still use a lot of his usual favorites, but he also now loves his activity gym.  He will lay in that thing and pull on the hanging objects and roll all over in there.  And Wheels on the Bus is still his favorite song, but we are mixing in some others he really likes such as Down by the Bay, The Itsy Bitsy Spider, and any hand-clapping game that girls played in the 80's.

Eating Habits?   Finally it is pretty routine that he drinks 6 6-oz bottles each day, so 36 oz total.  He does usually 3 of breastmilk and 3 of formula.  I've cut out my middle of the night pumping session, so am down to about 5 sessions/day.  I'd like to get another session cut out in the next few weeks too.  We did some oatmeal for like a week, but then backed off.  His appetite had been huge, which was why we had started doing that early, but then he backed off requiring so many bottles.  He  seemed to figure out the eating and swallowing after a bit, so I don't think he'll have much issue when we start foods.  We plan to wait to around 6 months to start anything. 

Sleeping Habits? See previous post!

Milestones

• Held his own bottle
• Gave himself his own bottle start to finish
• Rolled over front to back and back to front on the same day...and from that point on was just a rolling fool all over the place!
• Noticed his feet and began playing with them
• Began putting feet in his mouth
• Really laughs hard when dad plays the "stinky neck"game with him

Other

• PAT visit on 4/21 (4 months and 1 week old):  Did well with the evaluation and was exceeding past the 4 month stage in all categories except 1.  The one he didn’t pass was that he could pivot on his tummy- he still is not a huge fan of the tummy time.  Excelling very well still in the verbal category.  Things to be watching for before our next visit- pivoting on stomach, rolling over, turning his head to where mom/dad’s voice is in the room (think he may do this, but weren't 100% sure), respond to his name- closer to 6 months, if object goes away then is looking for it, purposefully transfer objects between hands (does this now but not sure if intentional), try to get feet to bat at objects.
• Eczema seems to be getting so much better by putting the vaseline on nightly.
• The flat spot on his head appears to be getting a little better, but had to cancel the dr. appt cause I wasn't feeling well...so we go next week.

Typical Day at 5 months:

• Bath nightly around 7:15-7:30.  I usually give him his bottle then in his room and am done around 8:00.
• For the last week and half he will sleep until about 5-5:30 and fuss for just a couple minutes, but then goes back to sleep.  He'll then wake for good any time around 6:15-6:30 usually.  He'll chill in the bathroom while we finish getting ready and then take him to daycare- usually leave the house around 7.
• His naps are all over the place, but the only thing consistent is that he always goes down for some sort of nap between 8-8:30.  He usually has 5 bottles at daycare-- sometimes only 4 if we get there early enough.
• Once we are home in the evenings, we usually eat a quick dinner and then just play on the floor with the activity gym or in the bouncy seat.  If the weather is nice, we usually try for a 30-minute walk.  Before you know it, it's bath time!