These months seems to be going by faster and faster. Cole is definitely on the move. He's very proficient at rolling over both ways, pulling himself side to side to reach toys. pushing himself up on his arms (and thereby pushing himself backwards) and even getting his butt in the air to all fours!! Full on crawling is not too far off And part of me wants to cheer him on because I know he's so much happier when he can get to the things he wants to. It's fun to watch him explore new things. But part of me wants to yell "SLOW DOWN!". Being my last baby, it's bittersweet to watch him fly through these milestones knowing it'll be the last time. Plus, I hate baby proofing!
At 5 months, Cole ....
- is wearing 6 month clothes and size 3 diapers.
- loves playing with toys, especially ones that make noise.
- is very good at getting toys, blankets, paper, and his fingers into his mouth. Everything goes in his mouth!
- loves sucking/chewing on blankets. It's like his pacifier.
- gets bored easily. With 3 big brothers around, he's used to constant entertainment.
- likes playing in his excersaucer.
- nurses every 2-4 hours during the day.
- spits up a lot more than he used to. That plus the drooling make bibs a requirement every day.
- smiles and laughs often. He's having so much more happy awake time during the day.
- loves to look at and play with the shower curtain.
- will either nurse to sleep or likes to be bounced on the big ball until he falls asleep.
- sleeps great in his own bed, but doesn't sleep well on mama anymore. Usually there's too much going on for him to sleep on my chest during the day.
- naps inconsistently. Some days he'll only take 45 minutes naps. The next day he'll sleep for 3 hours in the afternoon. It makes planning the day difficult, but at least he sleeps.
- wakes up every 2-4 hours at night to eat. I really miss those 6-8 hour stretches of sleep :(
- will wake to nurse and then go right back to sleep. I think it's been several weeks since he's thrown a "let's be awake for an hour at 4am" party.
- still loves being naked and bath time. It's the easiest way to calm him down.
