5 months

It's that time again! Another month has already passed so quickly. Hayden is 5 months old today. He is laughing, smiling, and "talking" so much these days!



Here is what Hayden is up to...

*Rolling over front to back.


*Getting much better with tummy time. He will laugh and play and actually seems to enjoy it now.


*Very aware of the dogs and watches them all the time. Gets “tickled” when the dogs are playing or are close to him.


*Makes so many different facial expressions.


*Will play for longer periods of time by himself on the floor (15-20 minutes).


*Discovering his feet.

*Among making new sounds, he has started to do this fake cough/laugh/squeal noise.
*Everything goes into his mouth.
*Seems to be more interested in looking at and reading books.
*Has become more aware of the telephone. Will just stare at you while you are on the phone and will start talking as well. Too cute!
*Will grab for things around him that are on the table if he is sitting in his Bumbo seat.
*Talks, talks, talks! He wakes up talking instead of crying or grunting and usually has his head up looking around.
*Getting better at soothing himself to sleep. We can lay him down in bed more often and he will go to sleep without much fuss. He has actually preferred this over rocking at bedtime a few times lately, especially when his is really tired.
*Eats every 3 hours during the day. Wakes up about every 4 hours during the night to eat. Sometimes he will go 6 hours. Our night feeding routine is still pretty inconsistent. The good thing is he typically eats about 5-8 minutes on both sides and is right back to sleep. I still have chosen not to start cereal or other foods. I plan to wait until 6 months.
*Takes 3-4 naps a day. The first nap of the day usually being the longest (1 ½-2 hours) and the rest being about 30 minutes to an hour.

Sample Schedule:
7:00 AM-eat
7:00-8:15-wake time (cuddle time)
8:15-10:00-morning nap
10:00-eat
10:00-11:30-wake time (play)
11:30-12:30-nap
12:30-1:00-wake time (play, go outside)
1:00-eat
1:00-2:30-wake time (play and/or run errands)
2:30-3:00-nap
4:00-eat
5:30-nap
7:00 PM-eat and to bed

*Wears size 2-3 or 3 diapers.
* Mostly wearing 3-6 month clothing. Still wears some of his 0-3 months. Most are starting to get a little short though.
*Weighs a little over 14 pounds.