First half of month 5 memories:
-On August 3 you rolled over from back to belly for the first time! I put you down on your play mat, walked over to the sink to do some dishes, turned around and you were on your belly. You still haven't figured out belly to back though.
-Around the middle of this month you had some serious sleep regression issues. You cried and cried before bed and before naps and I felt like you were two weeks old again. I did some googling and found out there is something about week 19 and a mental breakthrough that causes sleep regression. I hope it goes away soon.
-You went swimming in a warm pool and really enjoyed yourself.
-The doctor gave us the go-ahead for food so around the second week of this month (4 months, 2 weeks) we tried rice cereal. After three days of trying you were constantly unhappy while we were trying to feed you so we decided to wait a little bit longer before starting the whole food thing. I had fun shopping for it though!
-You've been a great shopping buddy this month! Mom may or may not have done an excessive amount of shopping. :-) It's a good thing she's going back to work soon. Haha!
-We finally quit swaddling you for bedtime. You still seemed to like it but we read that you should not swaddle a baby after four months because it can delay gross motor skills. Now you sleep in your Aden + Anais sleep sack. #rulefollower
Memories from the second half of month 5:
-You still wear 3-6 month clothes and size 2 diapers. And, we are still exclusively nursing.
-You really are the happiest baby! Lots of people comment on how happy you are. You only cry when you are very hungry and fuss when you get tired.
-Mommy is slowly working on merging your schedule forward a couple of hours. All summer we been getting up around 9 AM but when school starts it will be more like 6:30 AM. Wahhhh.
-Daddy loves getting you up in the morning if you wake up before he leaves. You always give him the biggest smiles. You do this when he gets home from work too. It makes him so proud to be a daddy. :)
-You had your first trip to a big zoo and even though it was super super hot and we were there for quite a while you didn't cry once.
-AND you rode in your stroller like a big boy for the first time at the zoo!
-You love to talk! You "talk" to yourself in your crib, in the car, in the stroller, everywhere! Mommy also talks to you a lot. A lady in the grocery store heard me talking to you and asking you questions and asked, "Does he answer you?" Hahaha! I'm a silly mommy. :)
-You recently figured out that you can roll over and move around in your crib. Previously you were just doing this on your playmats. Mommy does not like this because you roll over and can't figure out how to get on your back again and then you get very mad until I come up and help you. A couple times you've just given in and slept on your belly. Trust me, we are practicing rolling belly to back A LOT during the day so that we can avoid these middle of the night cry fests.
-I'm not sure if you're truly teething because I don't feel any teeth, but, you've begun biting down on things. You really like to naw on fingers and on Sophie. Drooling is still your thing too. ;)
-You don't need to be burped very often anymore. This just kind of happened with time, I'm not sure if I could pinpoint when I figured this out. You still will typically burp after a full feeding and may spit up here and there...but you're growing up!
-If I provide resistance to your feet when you're on your tummy, you scoot around. You want to crawl so bad already. Please wait!!!
-Mommy did your hair for the first time. You were pretty cute. :)
-On August 24 you rolled belly to back when I wasn't looking (again). But....it didn't stick. You haven't done it again yet. I'm very patiently waiting. ;)
-We tried the rice cereal again at the very end of the month and this time you loved it! We are going to try again today. In the few weeks that we waited you gained more head and body control. You are getting so close to sitting up on your own!
-In your first 4 months, you've already been to 4 weddings, 4 hotels, and 4 States! You're already a well traveled little man.
-You celebrated my birthday with me for the first time outside of the womb :).
-And finally, mommy is preparing to return to work. As I filled out the paperwork for the lady who will be watching you I tried my very best to describe what your likes and dislikes are. I am sad that I will not be with you every second of the day anymore and that I won't be there to comfort you if you get sad during the day, but, I am happy and excited to return to work as well. Such a bittersweet time. This is how I described your preferences on the information sheet:
Blake really likes being up and able to look around when he's awake or on a playmat with toys. He enjoys crinkly toys and his Sophie giraffe. Sometimes loud, flashy toys scare him. He loves blankies, especially when he's tired. He also likes his pacifier when he's tired and will take it at naptime. He sleeps in a sleep sack. If he's still antsy at naptime sometimes I give him a small blanket to play with until he's asleep and then I take it out. He's not much of a snuggler but like songs (especially the Ants Go Marching One by One) and stories. He prefers laying on his back.
I know it's probably cheesy to write all of this on here, but, this is how I think of you right now and I never want to forget it. I know you will just keep growing and that this stage of life will be gone in the blink of an eye. Mommy and Daddy love you so much Blake!
Trying out my high chair for the first time.
Sending goofy pictures to daddy at work.
Getting loved on by grandma and Aunt Judy.
Sucking on those yummy fingers at bath time.
Meeting your cousin Richard from the Netherlands for the first time.
What mom?
Another wedding daddy?
You, Grandma, and Opa
Your first pair of Converse's :)
This book is so yummy!
Wearing the very same outfit that Daddy and your uncles wore when they were little. Awwwwww
Flirting with another beautiful bride :)
Look at me mom! I'm going to sit up by myself soon!
And as always, some photos from the last month:
