Five Months

Emery - You are five months old today!

At the doctor about a week ago, you weighed 17 pounds. You weigh more than your sister did at her 6 month check up already!

You are mostly in 6 month clothing.

When we use up the last of the size 2 diapers in about a week, you will be in size 3. You are in size 3 overnight diapers because that is the smallest size they make. You have been leaking out of your diapers while you are sleeping:(

You are finally on 4 (8 oz) bottles a day. That makes things so much easier! You usually eat around 8:00 am, 12:00 pm, 4:00 pm, and then your last bottle at 8:00 before bed.

I was nervous you wouldn't stay asleep going to bed around 8:00 pm, but you are doing great. You normally get up around 7:00 am - sometimes a little earlier and sometimes a little later. You were going to bed around 10:00/10:30, and that makes for a long day! So this schedule is easier for us and you are doing awesome on it!

You take two long naps or 3 shorter naps a day. You are a great sleeper!

 

You are still doing good in the car. The big carseat and kindle watching have been miracle workers!

You are still liking the jumperoo, but the exersaucer is your favorite.

You have been tripodding for about a week now. You want to be sitting up so bad! I can't believe you were doing this before you turned 5 months. That is so not like Meyers. Y'all are so very different!

You still don't have teeth, but are still constantly drooling!

You are still a high maintenance baby, but you are getting better. You can stay somewhat content in some of your toys for longer periods of time. You just need lots of attention. You can be so happy and then I walk out of the room and you lose your mind! You can be the happiest, squealing baby when you want to be. You definitely go the ends of both spectrums - from mad screaming to happy squealing.

We started cereal a couple of weeks ago. Your sister screamed when we first fed her cereal, but you just got a funny look on your face. I think you actually like it now and you do pretty well getting it off the spoon and swallowing. 

I made ALL of Meyers's baby food, not because I'm opposed to jar baby food, but because I thought it sounded interesting. These days, I barely have enough time to stay caught up on laundry, so I'm thinking you will be eating jar baby food. Hopefully you won't need therapy later on in life because I made Meyers food and yours was store bought:) I've bought it, but you haven't had any yet. I need to get on that!

You have been getting up on your hands and knees for the last few days. You just want to move so bad!

Your hair is getting so thick, but it's still light. And your eyes are still blue.

I am thinking you are looking less and less like Meyers these days.

 

Here is Meyers at 5 months. 

Meyers was really bothered that she wasn't in these pictures with Emery, so she had to get in for a few. She was taking pictures of Emery, too, with her Minnie camera:)

You sure do love your big sister!