5 months (Luke)

5 months old already…so hard to believe!!

• We took Luke to the doctor on January 21st for his 4 month check-up.  He did great with all of his vaccinations.  He didn’t even mind the shots…he just didn’t like the nurse holding his legs down. He was 26.2 inches long (85th percentile) and weighed 17 pounds 7.5 ounces (90th percentile)…such a BIG BOY!
• He is finally sleeping in his crib at night. It was surprisingly easy to transition him from the swing.  He likes having the sleep sheep on, as well as the aquarium.  He also wants his pacifier and to hold on to something (usually his blue dog lovey). We’ll put him to sleep on his back, but he typically rolls over on his stomach to sleep.
• Speaking of rolling over, he’s rolling all over the place. We put him on a blanket on the floor and before we know it he’s across the room! He’s even gotten up on his knees a few times, so he’ll be crawling in a few months for sure.
• We usually give him a bottle around 5:30 pm and then put him in his crib around 6:30.  He’ll sleep until about 10 pm and we’ll give him another bottle. After that last bottle, he’ll typically sleep until around 4 or 4:30 am…hopefully we’ll get him sleeping until 6 am soon!
• We’ve tried introducing food (cereal, oatmeal, sweet potatoes, pears), but he is not interested.  He makes the worst face!  We’ll keep working on it though. He’s taking 5 bottles a day (6-8 oz in each bottle).
• He’s still a little wobbly when trying to sit up, but he definitely prefers sitting up to lying flat.
• Luke has 2 bottom teeth!  We can’t believe he got teeth so early.  It’s definitely been harder on him than it ever was for Gwynn.  He loves chewing on teethers and our fingers and Orajel is our best friend!   
• He started laughing a few days before he turned 5 months old.  Daddy is the best at getting him to laugh!