Nate the Great at 5 months

Nathanael’s 5 Month Stats

Weight: 18.7 lbs. (90%)

Length: 27 3/4 inches (>97%)

Head Circumference: 44.5 cm (90%)

Eating: 8-10 ounces every 3-4 hours during the day.  Nate is VERY interested in “big people” food.  He just stares at the fork – to the plate – to the mouth “motion.”  I’m excited for 6 months to arrive – isn’t that silly?  He would be just fine to start eating simple foods now, Lord knows he’s the same size as some 6 month olds…but I still want to wait.  I’m such a rule-follower.

Bedtime: 7-7:30pm

Awake: 6:30-7 am *Ugh, he is VERY convinced that he should start his day between 4:30 and 5:30.  For too many nights I just caved.  Because it is WAY easier to feed him for a minute or two (literally) and then he’d sleep until at least 7:30 than to rock him/calm him down and then listen to him disagree for 10-15 minutes.  And by disagree…you know what I mean.  But, not good for our family overall.  He was becoming used to that wake up call – it’d throw Abi off – she’d end up in our room…it was a bad pattern.  So, we’re trying to break that cycle currently!

Naps: Sweet buddy sleeps for about 1-1/2 hours in the morning / sometimes a quick 30 minute catnap in the car if we’re out / and then goes down for about 2 hours in the afternoon.  The Lord is SOOOOO good to me – most days Abi and Nate overlap for about 1 1/2 hours.  YAY!  Nate is boycotting an evening catnap.

Diapers: size 3, and the cloth diapers are back!  But, I need to find some new tricks for boys…cloth diapering is a bit easier with girls, in my experience!

Clothes: 9 months or  6-9 months (depending on brand)/9 or 12 month sleepers…this boy is LONG, and that makes sleepers a bit tricky, because of their cute “closed toe” feet.

Favorites: Abi (I think this will be the permenant favorite – that’s what everyone else says!), stroller-rides, sharks at the aquarium, jumping in the johnny-jump-up (nifty little contraption that hangs over the door frame), Sophie the giraffe, snuggles, and his cool bouncy chair – it doesn’t bounce…it slides, and therefore he can “kick off” and glide upwards…you just gotta see it, too hard to explain. 

Latest "tricks": Giggling, big sweet tummy laughs; feet in mouth; growing in that coordination; being really loud when he’s not being held and feels that this act is an extreme injustice; rolling over half-way…we’re still working on this one!; TEETH – his two bottom teeth came in about a week after his 4 month birthday.  PS – have you seen this boy’s mohawk?

 

Looking forward to: Rolling over all on his own (he says he’s still looking forward to this!), being more understanding that his momma’s arms get tired around 5:30 PM, FOOD.