Five months: Colin Bennett

Sweet baby Colin,

You are five months old already! It's so hard to believe how quickly time is passing by. We try to soak up each and every moment with you and enjoy each stage. With that said, you are at such a fun stage right now... you are laughing and smiling at us all the time. Your little giggle is hilarious! You love to reach for things and play with Mommy and Daddy. You are still a snuggle bunny and we love it.Your fourth month was certainly a fun one and the one in which you have changed the most!

Size: At five months old you are 15.4 lbs and getting taller by the day. You are wearing nine month pants and six month onesies. You are a little string bean! Your long legs are too short for six month pants but the nine month tops are way to big.

Eating: You are still exclusively breastfed and eat 6 times per day. You nurse when you first wake up, get three bottles of pumped milk while you are at school, nurse when we get home and nurse again right before bed. When you are home with Mommy you are exclusively breastfed. You  no longer need to have a snack in the middle of the night, which has been great! In a few short weeks we will have met my original goal of six months of breastfeeding! I am so proud of the both of us and look forward to introducing you to purees. I'm excited to home make all of your food so that we know what is in it. It creeps me out to think about what must be in jarred baby food that allows it to have such a long shelf life. No, thanks!

Loves: You love hanging out with Mommy and Daddy for sure. You enjoy talking to us and "bouncing" on our laps. You love to "sit up like a big boy" and enjoy any of your seats that allow you to do so (bumbo, highchair and jumperoo). You love your toy ball, your abacus, your light up snail and your new tummy time mirror. You also love being outdoors and in the jogging stroller looking around as well.

You LOVE to play peak-a-boo! You think it is hysterical. We can't get enough of your belly laughs when we play.

Sleeping: You still take at least one larger nap during the day (2ish hours) but its not consistent with morning or afternoon. You'll take a few cat naps as well. You are primarily sleeping through the night (8- at least 6am). I'd like to start to get you on a more consistent nap schedule I think introducing solids will help with that. 

Milestones:

10/2/13-your first taste of food! You had single grain oatmeal. The doc gave us the green light to give you a few tastes before your six month "green light" for food.
10/7/13- you started really talking up a storm! We love your baby babble
10/11/13- rolled over in your sleep
10/12/13- rolled over in front of Mommy, Daddy, Gram, Granddad, Uncle Ralph and Aunt Barbara! We were all so proud and so excited to see! You've been a rolling fool ever since. :)
10/26/13- first time visiting the aquarium
10/29/13- you sat in the "tripod" position for a few seconds! The beginning stage of sitting up independently.

You have several nicknames: Mommy and Daddy call you beebs, C, Bayba C and Chubby in the Tubby. Gram and Granddad call you beebsm, beebalino and bebe. Your teachers call you "collywood" (like Hollywood) due to your handsome looks and popularity among your friends at school. Your main nicknames and the ones used the most often are Collywood and Beebs. Mommy even has a "Beebs song" she made up.

Random tidbits: You have really started to tolerate tummy time so much more. I think you are feeling more confident and the stronger you get, the more you like to lift your head up. 

You are by far the most loved little boy on the face of the planet. Mommy and Daddy love you bigger than the universe and enjoy each and every moment with you. You are learning new things by the day and are so interactive. Your fun personality and infectious smile are to die for. We can't wait to see what the next month will have in store for our little family.