5 month summary

Age: 5 month

Height at last check up: 25 ft, 1inch (@ 3.5 months)

Weight at last check up: 13 lbs 4 oz.

– So many more sounds

– Recognizes Mummie & Daddie and always flashes us a smile

– Lots and Lots of Giggles when we talk to him or tickle him

– Grabs our fingers and pulls himself up

– When his face is covered with something, he pulls it off

– Grabs his toes with his hands

– Sometimes flips from his belly to his back (he tends to do this more when I’m not looking!)

– Teething signs like chomping on his fingers, and more drool

– Went through a week of making this funny “aahhh…aahhh” sound from his throat. It was a constant toned sound.

– Last week or so he’s been making lots of bubbles/rasberry’ with his lips

– Shows signs of irritation when he’s not getting attention

– Whines a little more lately when over tired

– Sucks on his fingers when he’s sleepy or hungry

– Self soothes to sleep by sucking his fingers

– Extended his stretch of sleep from 4-5 hrs to 6-7 hrs at a time

– Raise my feet at a 90 degrees, just for fun

– Don’t fit into all my 3 month old clothes, time to retire some of them!

– Almost done with size 1 diapers

– Don’t wake up 2x’s a night

– Don’t sleep on the bed with Mummie & Daddie anymore (moved to floor bed at about 4.5 months)

– Don’t swaddle anymore (as of about 4.5 months we stopped swaddling completely)

– Don’t fit in the sink anymore for baths

Wake up around 4AM to eat and go back to sleep.

Wake up again around 6 or 7AM to play, if Daddie is awake he changes my diaper

Eat again at around 8AM, play some more and then nap again

I’m awake for about 2hr spans. And nap during the day for about 45 mins to 1 hour.

Play with Daddie when he gets home from work around 7PM

I get changed into my PJ’s around 7:45PM, after Prarthna, I am usually in bed by 8PM.

Mummie feeds me before she goes to sleep, usually between 10PM and midnight.

During my awake time I…

– do tummy time, mummie makes me roll around on the floor

– story time, I love reading “Who do I see?”

– Watch mummie cook

– Hang out on the bouncer (which I’m growing out of)

– Singing with Mummie

– Peek-a-boo…”mummie kyaa gaiii?”

– Sitting up on the bed with lots of pillows

What do I eat:  Thepla and chaa almost every morning. Lunch is usually leftovers…Khichdi, kadhi, burritos, tofu, salad, shaak, pasta. We’ve been eating out a lot these days too. Got to cut back!

Clothes size: I’m mostly in 3 to 6 month clothes. I still fit into a few of my 3 month clothes but it’s almost time to retire the 3 month clothes.

Diaper size: My size 1 Pampers swaddlers are starting to get a bit tight. We already have a stash of size 2 ready to go! My pre-folds are starting to get really tight too. Some of the larger pre-folds fit comfortably but it’s a challenge to fasten them closed, there is no more bulks of cloth leftover! I’m getting bigger! I also wiggle a lot during diaper changes…it takes them forever to get the thing on me. I’m pretty good about lifting my feet up to 90 degrees to help out!