- weighs 16lbs. 3 oz.
- wants to grab everything- including my glasses, and he is so quick about it
- loves to stick his hand in anything you have on a plate
- loves food! he likes sweet potatoes, carrots, sweet peas, bananas he still makes funny faces at apples and pears but doesn't object to eating them.. we have peaches and green beans to go...
- he knows how to hold medicine in his mouth and spit it out- especially this last Rx because it is nasty!
- every time I put him on his tummy I put toys in front of him for him to reach and grab. Well he grabs the toy he wants and then rolls over on his back to play with it.
- he can sit up unsupported, he uses his arms, for a few minutes then he sees something he wants and falls on his face trying to get it.
- he will still not sleep through the night. I love the people wo tell me to put him in bed with us and let him fall asleep nursing.... that only works for the kid who can get full off of one side... not my 16lb baby!
- he is not crawling yet but he does manage to scoot to get what he wants
- he is very ticklish on his back, sometimes he laughs about it and others he holds his breath till his face turns red.
- i find it entertaining when I go to get him at night and he has done a complete 180 in his crib.
- he can put his passy in his mouth all by himself.... unless it is the middle of the night, he for some reason needs me to do it....
- he loves to smiile and laugh
- he loves dogs, he completely freezes when a dog walks into a room to watch- when Zoe licks his feet he laughs
- any time you try to wipe his mouth he opens his mouth and tries to stick the burpcloth in his mouth
- EVERYTHING goes in the mouth
- he loves to talk and has added "mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm" to his vocab.
- he is a typical boy and loves anything that makes noise.
- he loves to hit
- any time you are holding him and talking he holds up his hand to your lips
- if he is reaching for something and you don't let him have it, if he decides it is worth it he will throw a fit......man I didn't think that hit till later.....
- he thinks his hands belong in your mouth nad that your belong in his
- he thinks its funny when you hiccup
- he tries to copy anything you do with your mouth with his mouth... lets just say hours of entertainment...
1 comment:
If you gently blow on his face when you give him the meds, it will make him swallow it. I've been in the same situation before and it works.
All of my kids would open their mouths when I said " wipe your mouth" so instead I say "wipe off your lips and cheeks" and their mouth would stay closed. It takes several times of saying that though before it sinks in.
Now at 5 mmonths old, he should put himself to sleep. You need to have a routine, like feed him, bathe him, read to him, then place in crib. He may cry a bit, and it may take a few nights, but it'll be worth it. Ben never slept through the night until he was 1, because I answered his every little cry, and didn't allow him to teach himself to soothe himself. After Ben, the other kids went down while awake, but happy, and put themselves to sleep and stayed asleep. He should be sleeping through the night at this point.All his cries will hurt Mom and Dad more than himself, esp. if he doesn't really "need" anything but attention. Pretty soon, you'll know if he just wants attention, or if something is really wrong.
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