hayslip: Stayin' alive in month Five

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Stayin' alive in month Five

I say this because, so far, this has been Thatcher's toughest month. He went from sleeping 12 hours through the night to sometimes waking up 2-3 times, even sometimes screaming like he was having night terrors. We also ran into a struggle with nursing. My supply drastically dropped for some reason right after month 4. It made for a very unhappy baby while I worked on getting my supply back up. I was def. not ready to stop nursing. I am happy to report that both issues, for the most part, have now been resolved; thankfully. Here's hoping month 6 will continue to be good.
Stats for 5 months:

15 lbs-23.2% (he lost about .5 lb when we were going through his feeding woes. Hopefully he will be back up at 6 months)
26 inches-57.3%

Developments:
He spends more time on his belly (from his back) and I spend more time rolling him back over because he gets pissed after a few minutes. Even though he CAN roll back over, he usually does not.
He found his toes and LOVES to play with them
He has liked everything he has tried so far. I have enjoyed making all his food, preservative free! Here is his list:
Avocado, Sweet Potatoes, Squash, Carrots, Bananas, and a little bit of ice cream
We think he does have a small allergy to green beans since he developed a rash on his chin after eating it, so we will wait to re-introduce them later
He is still getting more vocal-his new favorite noise is this weird grunting. He mostly does it when we are eating because he insists on eating then too. Isn't he too young for that? UH!
We are slowing attempting at moving his bedtime earlier and earlier. He was going to bed anytime from 9pm on, but now goes to bed around 7:30 or 8.
He officially sits in a high chair to eat

Most of all, we are still just eating him up. He brings so much joy (and sometimes frustration), but mostly joy. Happy 5 months!