Crosby - Five Month Update

stats:

weight? - around 17.5 pounds

still wears 6 month sized clothes and size 3 diapers

drinks 5 oz bottles about every three hours (total of 30 oz a day) - and a bowl of rice cereal in the afternoon. i am still nursing him when he is home with me and he'll get a bedtime bottle at night. 

sleep update: we started off the month with crosby sleeping in his swing - sometimes for the entire night - and slowly transitioned him back to his crib (at least for the first part of the night anyway). in early january, for a few nights - we even let him cry it out. i've created a little "nest" for him in his crib with some blankets rolled up under his sheet and the mattress is tilted so he isn't laying completely flat. then the little stinker got an ear infection - so letting him cry at night didn't seem very nice or fair. we then decided to give him his swaddle back :( on 1/13. he's been doing much better since then tho and i'm hoping we can take him out of the swaddle again soon and remove his "nest" and put the mattress back to it's normal position.  but this seems to be working for us right now - so why mess with it!! he will wake up and cry at 3am and then wake up for the day around 5am. 

naps 2-4 times a day for about 45 minutes

enjoyed his first christmas - celebrated with both sides of the family and got to meet all of his cousins! he made out really well in the gifts department too - mom and dad got him a huge stuffed elephant we've named Ralph, some books and a Pearl Jam onsie. he also came home with a ride along elephant toy, a baby laptop, a baby cellphone, an oball, an elephant chew/teething toy, some clothes, a radio flyer wagon, a toddler sled. i'm sure i am missing some of the other goodies he got - but i at least wanted to document the big ones! 

like i mentioned earlier - he got his first ear infection on 1/12 and was treated with amoxicillin. which gave him lots of runny, poopy diapers - that led to...the worst diaper rash ever! his poor little butt...

but the little man still LOVES being naked (we've even instituted "naked time" each night before bath time) - so with that silly diaper rash - we got to play completely naked a few times to air it out. and since he loves having no clothes on so much, on 1/16 after day care - he got all the way naked and....

rolled over from his back to tummy for the first time! all month long he was getting SO close and i predicted that he would finally get it before his 5 month birthday - and he did it! big boy

he gets pretty frustrated when he is trying something new for the first time and will grunt with annoyance. he can grab all his toys now and hardly ever misses! 

found his toes on 1/12 and grabs his feet any times his socks are off

he is sitting up with help and prefers that position more to any other right now

still enjoys bath time - which he usually gets each night before bed - and has learned how to splash with his legs

he pats at things with his hands when he is nursing or drinking his bottle - and recently has started grabbing your fingers while you hold the bottle and gives little squeezes. it melts my heart! we think he is close to holding his own bottle soon

although he doesn't do this all too often any more - he was blowing spit bubbles and doing this lip smacking thing. it was adorable

his favorite toys are - sophie the giraffe, blue teething elephant, green o'ball, Timmy the dog and his rolling, light up ball

he will follow mommy and daddy with his eyes around the room and knows when we are gone. he definitely recognizes daddy's voice too - and will look around for him when he hears it

met his great-grandma Billie on 1/17 when he took a trip with his mommy, papa vern and grandma vera to kansas city. great grandma fell in love with his sweet smile and squeels! he was such a good boy and traveled really well. (didn't sleep very well while we were there though)

loves:

sitting up

playing naked

playing peek-a-boy

bath time

rubbing my head on daddy's whiskers

hates:

being burped

getting nose and mouth wiped

getting dressed