5 Months

The boy is 5 mo. old.... AAAHHHHH!!!!!
The daycare has started feeding him rice cereal 1-2 times a day.

TH and F of last week he would NOT take a bottle from them during his AM feeding, they have no idea why, and they called asking if they could give him some rice cereal so that he had something in his stomach. It seemed to work and he was happy about it. He now gets cereal during his morning feeding, around 10-11AM, and right before bed (with some solid food, green beans/peas/carrots/squash). Every now and again in the PM if he doesn't eat a lot of his bottle the daycare will feed him cereal to fill his ever growing belly. My little porker is growing up so fast! Just last week he nursed, ate 3 tbls of rice cereal AND a 1 1/2 jar of green beans; CRAZY!!!!

His drooling increases on a daily basis and almost daily the daycare has to give him Tylenol for his mouth. I didn't check yesterday for any nubbins but I we should have a tooth here soon if the drooling keeps at its current rate. This means that my nursing days may come to an end before the summer is out because I have plans to quit once he starts biting me. I'm looking forward to NOT pumping but will miss our special nursing time. :)


Still the ever joyful little guy he is rarely seen with out a smile. He does great on his stomach and the desire to crawl is more than evident as he fights to reach for his pacifier or toy. He's almost desperate to have control and to be able to move; it's so cute!

He still loves people but no one makes him laugh more than his daddy. It is quickly becoming obvious that he favors his daddy over everyone else; Brandon is eating it up!

The boy now sits up on his own, can take his pacifier in/ out of his mouth, and can almost hold his own bottle. He LOVES to stand and his balance is getting better each time. If there is music playing he'll shake his butt to the beat; it cracks me EVERY time as he smiles and dances along.

His weight continues to goes up and I find that I can't hold him for more than 5 -10 minutes at a time. Cuddling for long periods of time while he sleeps is impossible as my arm starts to go numb quickly due to his increased weight. I'm looking forward to seeing how much he has grown at his 6 mo. doctors appointment.