Wednesday, January 16, 2013

5 months old

Oh boy, time is flying by way too fast.  Micah is now 5 months old and has quickly moved away from being a newborn baby.  He was weighed last week and here are his stats.  Weight:  14 pounds, 11.5 ounces (25th-50th percentile), length:  72.5cm (over the 95th percentile) and head circumference:  42cm (25th-50th percentile).  He is a good eater and continues to be so calm. 


Thankfully his favorite toys come with him wherever he goes (i.e. his feet), so he always has something to hold onto and put in his mouth.  He is not sleeping well at night lately, waking every 2 hours to eat.  Sleep training may be in his near future if he doesn't stop this soon!



There are still no teeth popping through, but his gums are so swollen.  Those bottom two teeth are just under the surface and waiting to come out. 



He has such a lovely swirl of dark hair at the back of his head, but is suffering from cradle cap at the top (for which Olive Oil seems to really help!).  All of my kids went through the same dry scalp issues, but grew out of it soon enough.



Micah is rolling from his belly to his back, but will stay and play on his stomach for a good chunk of time.  He is very close to sitting on his own....will stay a few seconds before toppling over. 



He also loves to stand with support.  Unfortunately for him, I gave away our old exersaucer due to space issues.  He will have to practice standing the old fashioned way! 




He has found a new interest in toys all of a sudden and loves to reach and grasp them.  He loves to hear the rhyme "Patti-cake, patti-cake, baker's men....." and will always smile when people talk to him.

I haven't really discovered anything he doesn't like, other than being left to play on his own.  He wants attention all the time, but doesn't care who it is from.  He has not yet had any food other than breast milk and he has never been in a stroller (Soon though, as I want to get back into jogging!).



 



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