Holden is already 5 months old! He officially turned 5 months last Sunday, May 24th but he just had his well-baby checkup and shots today. He weighs 18lbs. 5oz and is 27.5 inches long. He is doing soooooo much better these days (oops, don't want to jinx it). Pooping is slowing down again and it's the right color. Still a gassy boy and sometimes it seems pretty painful. If only he would sleep better. He has started to fight sleep lately. He knows when it's time for bed and he either grunts, moans and cries or he just squirms all around and tries to eat the chair and babbles away. Once I finally get him down, which is around 8:30 or 8:45 these days (used to be closer to 7:00 but I think because it's so light outside he thinks he should still be awake) he sleeps anywhere from 45 minutes to 3 hours (if I'm lucky). After that it's up about every 1 to 1.5 hours and sometimes less than that. The Dr. said today that he is the size of an average 7.5 month old so I should start feeding him like a 7.5 month old. Therefore he really wants me to start mixing fruit, such as pears, applesauce, bananas, or peaches with his rice cereal and work really hard at getting him to eat some. He wants me to try giving him small amounts all day long instead of at just one sitting. He thinks this will hopefully help him sleep longer. My fingers are crossed because I'm exhausted. Also, I'm doing my best to get him down in his crib each night and keep him there most of the night. But by the time 3:30 or 4:30 rolls around, I'm so tired I usually bring him to bed with me. Dr. wants me to try as hard as I can to not bring him to bed with me. I'll do my best. :)
A few of Holden's favorite things right now:
- Loves to scream. Seems he is finding his voice right now and he belts it out. Cracks me up.
- Loves to put anything and everything in his mouth.
- Enjoys his exersaucer (but only for about 10-15 minutes).
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Some of Holden's dislikes right now:
- Doesn't enjoy his changing table like he used to
- Does not like to get dressed. He throws a little fit when I put his shirt on.
- Really dislikes the bath. He does ok for the first few minutes, but seems nervous the entire
time until finally he can't take it anymore and let's me know it. Continues to cry until he is
dressed and nursing.
- Kinda over his indoor swing and bouncy seat. He'll last a few minutes in each.
- Not a fan of going to sleep.