Ethan's World: 5 Month Review

5 months! I can't believe next month you will be half a year old! You are so much fun these days little man. Each month you show us more and more of your personality You are so interactive and social. You love smiling at everyone and we just can't get enough of your smile. It melts mine and Daddy's heart every day! You have many nicknames these days: peanut, little man, smiley pie, and goofy goofs to name a few. You have also started to giggle and laugh so much, it is the cutest thing ever! You love playing with your toys or anything you can get your hands on. You are grabbing anything and everything to figure out what it is and 9 times out of 10 it ends up in your mouth. No teeth yet, but I think they will be making an appearance soon with all of the drooling and chewing you are doing! You are rolling over both ways and we can tell you are so proud of yourself when you do it. I don't think crawling is too far in the distance. You are already kicking those legs and trying to scoot! We are working hard on getting you to sit up on your own and practicing a lot. I think by next month you will be there. I love thinking about what you will be doing next month and I can't wait to watch it all happen. We love you so much little man!

Weight:

You weigh 18 pounds 8 oz, the 85th percentile, still our big boy!

Height:

You are 29 inches long and still off the charts!


Clothing Size:

   You are fitting comfortably in 6 months.

Diapers:

We just started you in Pampers size 3 this week.

Feeding:

You eat on a regular schedule of 5 times a day and 6 oz at each feeding. We started some food but you weren't too sure about it. We've backed off a little to wait until you're ready.

Hair/Eyes:

People still can't stop talking about your cute hair, we had to cut it again too. Your hair also seems to be lightening some. Maybe you will be a blondey like Daddy! Eyes are still blue like Daddy's.

Sleep:

Your 4th month of life was a rough one when it came to sleep. The dreaded 4 month sleep regression became a reality. You went about 3 weeks where you would wake up 2-4 times a night. It was rough on Mommy since I have been spoiled with your good sleeping habits even when you were fresh home from the hospital. Luckily I can say that it is behind us now, until the next time. You have been sleeping without a swaddle for a month and you seem to love it. Your arms are always splayed out all over the place. You are back to sleeping 8 - 10 hours a night. You are still a great napper, taking anywhere from 3- 4 naps a day. I think we are going to be shedding one of those naps within the next month or so though.

Fun Stuff You Did This Month:

Apple Picking

You went apple picking for the first time! We went with Auntie Tif, Uncle Rich, and your cousins Jacob and Makayla. I know next year you will be running up and down the orchards! The best part was that you got to taste the fruits of our labor with homemade applesauce!

First Taste of Food

You had your first taste of food this month. We started with oatmeal and you weren't too sure about it. Next we tried applesauce and again, you just didn't know what to make of it. We backed off of food for a couple of weeks and we are going to try again!

Daddy's Birthday

We celebrated Daddy's 30th birthday this month. You made his birthday so special. You were very intrigued by his candles too!

Pictures

Like every month we take lots of pictures of you, but this month there were more than usual. Mommy took you to the pumpkin patch to take some pictures of you among all the pumpkins! We also had a photographer take family photos of us. The last time we had our photo taken together by a photographer, you were only 4 days old!

Your first year month-by-month

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