Grayson: 5 months

Pictures are getting a lot harder--this guy does NOT like to sit still!

Weight/length:

Big, happy baby! At our appointment for his ears, Grayson weighed 17 pounds! I'm assuming he is a little longer than 26 inches. This boy is LONG! He is still wearing his 3-6 month clothes, but has moved on up to size 3 diapers. He is still sucking down 7 oz for at least 4 of his 5 bottles. His appetite has been a little off since we have been recovering from stomach bug 2.0. We are going to start our solids adventure in about 2 weeks! So exciting! :)

Sleep:

Sleep has been a lot better lately. Bedtime varies based on naps and how tired little man is, usually somewhere between 6-7, getting up anywhere between 6-6:30. (Even though we have had bedtime as early as 5:30 before!) He has been going down well and if he wakes up in the night, he is really good at putting himself back to sleep. This month Grayson has been rolling over from back to front very consistently and has been doing so in the bed. He sometimes will cry when he realizes he's on his tummy, but usually doesn't care, and will stay/fall back asleep. After a few sleepless night for me/going in and flipping him over (just to have him roll back) we figured since 1) he got himself there,2) he has great head control, and 3) he CAN get himself back over, that he will be fine. I'm not convinced he's a tummy sleeper, since he seems way more comfortable on his side, but he's content enough if he ends up there. Some mornings he will wake up and talk to himself for a while or "sing" until it's time to get up...or sometimes he will do this around 4 and then go back to sleep. Dad and I enjoy listening on the monitor. :)

Naps are still a work in progress. I think he's afraid he's going to miss out on something exciting if he sleeps. Maybe we will have some progress being home all summer! Wish me luck! :)

Likes:

Grayson loves the ergo carrier, putting anything and everything into this mouth, his feet, blowing raspberries, talking, singing, giggling, and squealing

Dislikes:

Grayson hates the node frida, being hungry, being tired, having his hair washed, being in his carseat, sitting still

Milestones:

Grayson is rolling back to front and front to back very consistently now. Although he's not crazy about tummy time, he does it soooo much better now that he rolls there on his own. He found his feet this month and now they are one of his favorite play things. He has also been babbling up a storm, as well as experimenting with blowing bubbles and raspberries. He has been talking, squealing, and laughing so  much more! Grayson is also going to go on his first vacation and first flight very soon! Very exciting and also makes me very nervous! Hope it all goes well! :)

Here are some more of our 5 month pictures....notice how the badger is now making his way to Gray's mouth.... haha!