5 Months Old

First off, I can't believe he is 5 months old already!!!!!

A few things you should know about Macklin as he turns 5 months old...

Weight: 15.5 pounds (on our home scale)

Length: 26.5 inches (again, unofficial)

Sleeping: We did have an interruption in sleeping patterns at about 4.5 months. He kept waking up and even wanted a full feeding in the middle of the night! Good thing that only lasted two weeks and now he is sleeping through the night and up to 10 hours. He has slept a whole night on his tummy too! The little guy is just moving around! No more swaddles for him!

Naps: Have gotten a lot better now that we are on a more regular routine! He goes down for a nap 1.5 hours after waking up in the morning. He sleeps for 2 hours or more at that time (awesome!) and then takes another nap in the afternoon (less structured but still a good one!)

Eating: All nursing still, 5 times a time. It only takes him 20 minutes now!

Playing: Everything continues to go in the mouth. He loves his stuffed animals. He loves to roll around and move himself on the floor. We have borrowed a jumper from our friends and he is liking that more and more. Still a sucker for the calming powers of the swing. Loves to laugh at Baxter! Still likes to be outside! Is starting to grab at food and things while I am holding him (ex. grabbing my plate while I am holding him at dinner).

Attitude: During the past month we did put him on meds for acid reflux. I really do think they have helped his fussiness due to stomach and throat pain (we had a break in between bottles and he went nuts again). He does get fussy if we messed up a nap or something, but still a rock star kid. We are getting spoiled. Our other kiddos better be this good in the future!