FIVE months! You are SO FUN! We love watching you grow and become more enamored with the world around you. You love your mom and dad A LOT, and while you really love your brother too-you know how to put up your guard when he comes flying at you lol. There is no shortage of love for you around this house.
This was a big month for you! You had your first time on an airplane, first family vacation, and first trip to Disney World! You are such a good baby and just went along for the ride. You hung out in either the stroller or the carrier (mostly) at the parks and did really well! Until you woke up from a nap and realized you were hot and then you demanded to be fed immediately :). You went on lots of rides and ate in lots of crazy places-in line for the safari, on "It's a Small World" ride, during shows, on the bus, waiting for the bus, everywhere!
You also learned how to sit independently this month! You had been wanting to sit up for awhile, and loved when people sat you up to look around. But a couple days before we left for Disney (little over 4 months), you sat by yourself for a couple seconds. Then at Disney, you sat by yourself on the bed! And when we got home (4.5 months) you sat by yourself SO well! Like I can walk away and trust you to stay there! Your brother didn't do that...he went straight from sitting to crawling. Speaking of crawling, you don't really have the desire yet. You haven't gotten up on all four's yet, but you somehow manage to wiggle yourself around in a circle to get to things and also scoot backwards a little.
You've been gnawing on your hands and LOVE to put things in your mouth, bring out the teethers! Super drool too. Makes me think teeth are coming, but I remember your brother did this for months before any teeth popped through.
You've had a little trouble with sleeping lately. Not terrible, but not as awesome as you were. We definitely got hit with the 4 month sleep regression where you were fighting going down for naps, only taking 30-45 minutes naps, and fighting bedtime. You were at your peak in Disney, screaming when we'd try to get you to go to sleep back at the hotel for a nap or at night (one night you screamed for an hour or more :( ). Once we got home, you got better, but were still taking short naps. You've done a little better recently and have taken a couple 2 hours naps, but we've been doing them all in your crib with a sound machine and blackout curtains haha (all naps in your crib now! Yay!). I just have to watch your awake times and be sure you're good and ready to go down, usually keeping you awake for 1.5-2 hours between naps. The latest is nighttime-you've been restless and randomly waking up a few times (1 am, 3 am, up to eat 4 am, and up fussing again at 6 am), usually able to be put back to sleep with your paci. You used to sleep straight until 5 am to eat, but recently that's been more like 330/4 am to eat...let's get back to 5 am!
Still a SUPER smiley baby, but no big laughs yet! You chuckle here and there, but no big belly laughs and it's pretty hard to get you to laugh. Still nursing 6 times a day and no solids yet. 3-4 naps a day depending on the day and how long they are. Size 2 diapers and 3-6 month and 6-9 month clothes :)
Happy 5 months, sweet Bodey Frank!
16 lbs 4 oz (43%)
27.25 in (94%)
