Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Five Months!

Caleb is 5 months old!

Weight: Around 18 pounds? But I’m not really sure :)

Length: I’m not sure :)

Head Circumference: Again, I’m not sure.

I opted not to try to figure this out at home this month since his 3 month estimates weren’t super accurate.  I’ll wait and find out how big he is in April!

Diaper Size: 3! And they fit great :) We’re having so many fewer issues with laundry now that he’s in the right size.  We also do use liners overnight and those seem to help a lot.

Clothing Size: He’s outgrowing his 3-6 month clothes.  He can still wear most of the 6 month things (although I have had to pack a way a few things) and he is starting to fit into the 6-9 month things.

Continuing to grow!

Nicknames: Caleb, Baby, Caleb Baby, Curious Caleb, Mister… Those are the main ones I’ve noticed.  Oh and his cousins call him Baby Caleb a lot :)

Health: His cradle cap has been much better this month.  I actually have switched to just giving him a little gripe water before bedtime.  I’ll only give it to him during the day now if he seems gassy.

Sleep: Caleb naps really well in his rock n play in our room (which is where he sleeps at night).  If I try to get him to nap anywhere else, it’s a struggle.  I spent this month trying to get him to nap in his crib or in his rock n play in his room.  It’s definitely been rough!  We’ve made some progress, but he definitely doesn’t sleep as well in those places compared to in our room.  He’s doing well overnight!  He usually will just get up once to eat.  Occasionally he’ll get up to eat a second time in the night for no known reason.  I just go with it :)  Actually the last two nights he’s slept completely through the night! That’s been amazing :) (This was what happened last Monday.  That pattern hasn’t continued into 
Month 6… Haha)

I love his grin!!

Diet: Nursing is going well.  He’s not spitting up much anymore.  We’re looking forward to starting him on solids any day now… His doctor brought it up at his 4 month checkup, but he hasn’t seemed super interested yet.

Loves: He still loves tickles and funny faces!  I just love his giggles <3
He loves to “talk!”  It’s fun hearing him experiment with new noises.
He loves to grab things! People’s hair, shirts, mouths, eyes, etc!
He always puts things in his mouth!  That’s pretty much all he spends his time doing now :)
He specifically loves eating his toes!

Eating his feet!
Specifically his big toe :) 

Dislikes: Sleeping unswaddled… Actually he hardly sleeps if he’s not swaddled :) He doesn’t like us trying to get him to sleep unswaddled ;)
Teething… His teeth still seem to be bothering him – he’s constantly gnawing on things, but none have broken through yet!

Milestones: He can roll both ways, but he doesn’t seem really interested in doing it.  He’s more interested in trying to scoot/army crawl.  
Trying to crawl! 

He can rotate himself in a circle if I put him on his tummy.  (He had just spun himself around in the picture above.) He can also sometimes push off with his legs and move forward some.  So, I’ve left him on the floor while I leave the room to do something.  I come back and see him with a toy that was out of his reach, etc.  So, I’m careful now about what’s on the floor near him!
He can sit up pretty well.  He’ll last a long time if he’s leaning forward on his hands, etc., but he can do a short time without leaning on the floor.  Usually if I try to make him sit up, he tries to stand instead!
Caleb was dedicated this month!  It’s not so much a developmental milestone, but it is a milestone in his life!  It was a really special day because his 2 cousins who are closest to his age were also dedicated.  And then my brother Jon was ordained and installed as Associate Pastor at our church.  Talk about a fun day!

Both of Caleb's Grandpas laying hands on him as he was dedicated <3

Baby Gear Love: I don’t feel like there’s much to add here this month.  We still love the SwaddleMe wraps, the Bright Starts Bunch-O-Fun Monkey, the Fisher-Price Rainforest Friends 4-in-1 Projection Soother, and the Bright Starts Springin’ Safari Bounce-A-Round.  We use all of these things every day.  I think he would love a door jumper… We have one, but haven’t put it up yet because there’s not a good place on our main floor for it to hang :( I’m disappointed that we haven’t gotten to use it yet because I was looking forward to putting him in it.  Hopefully we’ll find a good place for it soon!

Random Thoughts: I continue to feel like we’re settling in.  I know his schedule and know his cries (or maybe I just know that it’s been long enough that he should be hungry or tired ;) Ha).  I feel like my baby is starting to turn into a little boy.

Caleb's first selfies!
Really, though, this is just Curious Caleb in action, 
trying to grab the camera!

Mama Update: I again don’t feel like I have much to write here this month.  I lost a lot of my opportunities to accomplish things during my days as I worked towards having him nap in his crib.  I needed to be a lot more present.  Our life is currently crazy as we prepare for my grandparents to move in with my parents.  (Update: They moved in on Saturday!) 

Some funny outtakes... It was hard to get Caleb to sit still for these pics!



Our little model!

Posing! And check out those cheeks :)

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