5 months old!
Well our boy is 5 months old! This past month went by SOO fast! He is doing so well and growing like a weed!
Here are some Baby Stats and Photos:
Baby Stats
- At his 4 month appointment, Caleb was 13 pounds, 10 ounces; however, I imagine by now he is at or a little more than 14 pounds. He didn't really gain as much weight at his 4 month appointment as he had at his 2 month appointment, but he still gained and is still doing well. What he did do was gain length! He is now at least 25 inches long, and continuing to grow. His pants that we just bought a couple weeks ago are definitely getting shorter on him.
- He is wearing mainly 3-6 month clothes, with a few that are 9 months.
- Size 2 diapers and filling those in very well ;)
- He currently eats 5-6 oz of soy formula during the day (every 2-3 hours), and will eat 7-8 ounces of food twice at night (once before bed, and once around 5 AM).
- We are eating solid foods now! YAY! He has eaten rice cereal and oatmeal. We have been switching weeks to ensure he likes them and there is no allergic reaction. But HE LOVES eating with a spoon! His first reaction was hilarious as he wasn't quite sure what to think. But now he will open his mouth when he sees the spoon approaching his mouth and smiles. He really gobbles it up! Plus, now that he has teeth (see below on more information on those teeth), he likes to bite down on the spoon when it enters his mouth.
Mmmmm!! Yummy cereal!
He likes it!!
- Since he is now 5 months old, we plan on starting to try some veggies! Mmmm! Our plan is to buy some of the canned baby food at first and use those as a test to see what he likes, what he hates, and what could cause an allergic reaction. Once we know that for sure, we will attempt to make our own food. Don't want to make a batch of baby food if he isn't going to eat or can't eat it. So we are trying to be smart about it. I got some ideas from Pinterest!
- He is mostly sleeping through the night from 8-8:30 PM til around 7:30-8:00 AM with maybe only one feeding in between. Sometimes he just sleeps all the way through, and sometimes around 4 or 5 AM, he wakes up to eat. And sometimes he rolls over in his sleep and startles himself and then cries. So we then roll him back over and he goes back to sleep.
- Our boy has two visible bottom teeth, and there is another one coming through on the right side of his mouth (bottom). So three teeth! He is really early for this! My mom said that me and my sister didn't have teeth this early, so I am thinking he is getting this from Todd's side. :)
- He is a funny little dude! Seriously! He makes us laugh every day. He loves to talk, he loves to put his hands in our mouth and talk to us. He loves to give kisses and smiles and giggles everytime we give him kisses. He is soo vocal and loves to chat. I still say he says "Hi" sometimes...and sometimes it almost sounds like he could say Ma or Dada...but, not sure yet. I do know though that he is very chatty!
- He loves to play with his feet! He is quite obsessed with his feet! So many photos recently involve him playing with those feet!
Playing with his feet
And more playing with his feet!
- We got him his first Jumparoo! He loves to jump in it and play with all the toys. He has even had so much fun that he has fallen asleep in it! hehehe!
Playing in his Jumparoo!
Had so much fun, he wore himself out!
- He is sitting a little more...not fully on his own, but definitely getting closer.
- If he sits on your lap and wants to stand, he will stand up on his own! He would rather stand than practically anything else :)
My precious boy has the best smile!
We've been having a lot of fun so far this fall! We took family photos (which I can't wait to share with everyone). We only have a few sneak peaks, and I loved them! See a couple below:
I absolutely love this shot of me and Caleb!
The three of us!
We also went to Caleb's first festival - The Sauerkraut Festival! Lots of booths and food! I had a brat with sauerkraut, and I even ate a sauerkraut brownie (it wasn't bad because they don't put the actual brined sauerkraut in it). There was a booth that had Christmas stuff in it, and Caleb just LOVED the lights! Oh I am soooo excited about Christmas this year. I just know he is going to love lights and his Christmas tree!
I also took him out into the leaves to see what he thought. He loved watching the leaves fall...and fall...and sometimes fall on him! :) It was fun!
Ripping apart a leaf
Watching the leaves fall off the trees
And having a ball doing it all!
Looking forward to his first Halloween this year! We won't be going out with him since he still quite little, but will dress him up in a cute outfit. Plus on Halloween night, he will be with Grandma and Grandpa since we (Todd and I) will be out celebrating our 6 year wedding anniversary! Grandma and Grandpa graciously said they would take him for two nights, while these parents get away to enjoy time with each other (and even catch up on some sleep LOL!).
I love this time of year...so much to look forward to. Stay tuned for all the fun!
