dear wesley aiden: Five Months

Wesley Aiden, how did you get so old? I'm sure when you are 5 years old and not 5 months I will wonder how you got so big as well. But seriously, how did 5 months pass by so quickly and yet it seems like FOREVER ago that you joined us in the world on New Year's Eve 2012.

You continue to amaze us with how you grow and seem to learn new things everyday.

Some of the things you started doing this month:

1) You REALLY slept through the night.. like 8pm to 6am sleep. it was AMAZING for Dad and I.
2) You found your toes
3) You like to scratch things (the wall by your changing table, your car seat, your face.. lol). Mom has to make sure your nails are trimmed AT LEAST once a week so you don't scratch yourself.
4) You started eating at daycare! Finally.
5) You now eat 6 ounces in one bottle. You are still drinking only my milk. Next month, we start solid food so I need to do some research about what I need to do to prepare and what we are going to start you on first.
6) You started doing this shrill cry that we are not fond of when you are upset. I hope it is just a two week phase because it is ear piercing when you cry.
7) You talk constantly, and smile and laugh ALOT
8) You like Dad's hugs and mom's kisses on the cheek.
9) You are still in size 2 diapers
10) You rolled over several times from belly to back but nothing consistent as of yet. You don't mind tummy time though, you just don't want to roll over at all. :)
11) You have started to roll onto your side from your back, so I'm assuming it won't be long before you are rolling over onto your tummy.

We didn't have an official doctor visit so these are guesses.
Weight:
Height:
Head:

Overall Health:
You overcame your cough from the last month, and the antibiotics helped with that. Once you got over that, you have been very healthy and growing like crazy. I swear your Dad says everyday "Did his hands/toes/feet/cheeks get bigger today?". And I feel the same way.

Clothes:
You are wearing 6 month and 3-6 month clothing. I even bought some 9 month pajamas and you are fitting comfortably in those. Umm, can you please stop growing up so fast? You have too many cute clothes to only wear them once. :)

Sleep:
You officially slept through THE ENTIRE NIGHT (from 8:30pm to 6am) and May 20 and May 21. I hope this continues to be a trend because I looove the sleep.

Diet:
You are still solely on mama's milk. I'm pumping 3 times a day to make what you need and then some which I store in our freezer. Your milk is taking over both the deep-freeze and our normal freezer. You have started to eat about 6 ounces per bottle, so you are definitely a little pigger.

Milestones:
You found your toes this month on May 15, 2013. You are very flexible because you can grab your toes and put them in your mouth! You do struggle a bit to do this because your belly gets in the way but you love to do this at the moment. You are laughing more and more this month.

Here is your 5th month in pictures....