Colton Edward: 5 month update

This is by far the best month yet! You are so much fun to watch.  You are so much more aware of everything around you.  You watch the pup dogs play, look out the window in the car, watch every move daddy and I make.  You chew on EVERYTHING you can get your hands on.  I am pretty sure I see the first of your teeth coming in which might explain all the drooling and chewing this month.  Your laugh has to be the best sound I have ever heard.  It makes me laugh and smile every time.  No matter the day I have, your laughs make everything better.  You are such a good baby.  I am one lucky mama!

5 month update

Size:

Weight: 18 pounds 10 ounces (93rd percentile)

Height: 27 inches (94th percentile)

Head: 17.5 inches (90th percentile)

You are definitely a BIG boy! You are currently wearing 9-12 month clothes and size 3 diapers.  

Food: If you couldn't tell from your weight, you are a great eater.  You eat around 7am when you wake in the morning, have between 18-20 ounces at daycare, nurse around 5:30, and then your last feeding is right before bed at 7:00.  I am starting to prepare for your first foods next month!

Sleep: Since your 4 month birthday you have continued to sleep GREAT! You go to bed around 7pm and wake around 7am.  It is an understatement to say this has been life changing.  You went through a two week period where you were waking up crying after the first hour of sleeping.  I let you cry it out which was very stressful but we are finally back to normal.  You take a 1-2 hour nap in the morning, another 1-2 hour nap in the afternoon, and a 30 minute nap on our way home from daycare.  

Hair: Your hair continues to grow in and is brownish blonde

Eyes: Still blue with beautifully, long eyelashes.  

Activity: You have become VERY active.  You love to jump in your Exersaucer, door jumper, or standing on Mommy or Daddy.  You have only rolled completely over a few times but you love to just lay on your side.  You even have started to sleep on your side at night. You are such a talker and love hearing yourself talk.  You often lay in bed in the morning before I come and get you and just talk to yourself.  I love listening to you on the monitor.  

Likes: Jumping, talking, standing on my lap

Dislikes: Being hungry or tired.  

Mommy update: Spring Break was this month.  It was so much fun spending a whole week with you.  We went to visit Grandma and Grandpa Lucht and you did such a good job sleeping in a different crib and room.  I was so proud.  Daddy has been traveling more this month which was very stressful for Mommy. I don't realize how much I depend on him until he is gone for a few days.  Other then that, I am just counting the days until summer vacation!

Colton Edward: 4 month update

You are such a growing boy! I love your cubby thighs and cheeks.  Your personality comes out more and more each day.  You love to hear yourself "talk" which Mommy and Daddy think is so cute.  You are getting closer and closer to rolling over completely.  You have done it once at daycare but never at home.  You love to grab and pull on everything.  You are so strong!  You still are such a happy baby and smile all the time at anyone who will show you attention.  

4 month update

Size: 17.9 pounds (87 percentile)

We go to the doctor for your 4 month check-up and shots in a couple weeks.  

You are currently wearing 6 month clothing but are transitioning to 9 month clothing right now. You are growing like a weed!!

Food: Still nursing.  For awhile there you were eating about 20 ounces a day at daycare but the past couple weeks you are eating 14-16 ounces.  I think it is because I am able to get in two feedings in the morning before heading to work.  I added a pumping session at 9pm because you are not needing to nurse as much at night. This is helping me stock our freezer with extra milk.  

Sleep: This has been a difficult month for sleeping.  For most of this month, you starting getting up multiple times at night to nurse which resulted in Mommy getting very little sleep.  There were many tears from Mommy because of the lack of sleep and frustration.  It didn't help on the weeks where Daddy was out of town.  You have also still been sleeping in Mommy and Daddy's room in the Pack-n-Play and had never slept in your own room.  On your 4 month birthday, I was ready for a good nights sleep and was ready to let you cry it out in your own room.  To my surprise you have slept GREAT in your own bed in your own room since then.  You are sleeping 8-10 hours straight which has been so great for Mommy.  You still go to bed between 7:00-7:30 each night.  You naps have become shorter (30-45minutes) but I am okay with that if you are sleeping better at night.  

Hair: Your hair continues to grow in and is brownish blonde

Eyes: Still blue with beautifully, long eyelashes.  

Likes: You love to sit in Mommy or Daddy's lap. 

Dislikes: Being hungry or tired.  

Mommy update: Mommy got a stomach virus right after parent teacher conferences and was unable to eat or drink anything for 4 days.  It was not how I wanted to spend my first long weekend with you since going back to work and was pretty upset about it.  Also since I was unable to eat or drink anything my milk supply dropped significantly.  I was able to nurse you while sick but was not able to pump enough milk for daycare.  I had to dip into our freezer supply.  It took exactly a week after I was symptom free to regain my supply.  Mommy has also had a rough month juggling being a working mom.  There have been many tears and feelings of guilt this month.  I am looking forward to a week off in a couple weeks for Spring Break.