Brody boy is five months old today. Where, oh where, has the time gone? He is getting so big and so strong. I weighed him today and he was sixteen pounds even which is exactly what Ella weighed at NINE months old haha! He is eating 5 bottles a day- most are 6 ounces and his bedtime bottle is 7-8 ounces! He has been eating rice cereal for about a month now and doing pretty good with it. Last night we started vegetables, giving him green beans for the first time. He wasn't sure about them at first and did a little shudder after his first swallow but then did pretty good, eating about a fourth of the container. As far as sleep goes, little man had a rough time from about four months until now but things seem to be improving. He is an early to bed guy, usually down by 7 if not 7:30 at the latest. He had been waking twice like clockwork every night but the past week has been down to one waking around 3 AM or none at all like last night. Hopefully we are on the trend to full night sleeping again! :)
As far as physical milestones, B is getting really good at his sitting. He was a tripod sitter for awhile, using his hands to support him. Now he has decided he's too cool for all that so he is not using his hands at all! This causes him to unexpectedly fall over sometimes when he makes a sudden movement but he is getting more steady every day. He is getting a bit frustrated these days on his tummy because he desperately wants to crawl. He will push up on his arms and flail and kick like crazy but can't figure out how to get anywhere! Poor little man! Hopefully he can figure it out soon although I am not sure I am ready for him to be mobile yet! :)
We are continuing to soak up the summer sun and just enjoy our sweet life. This past week was a bit hectic as I attended a conference for work all day Thursday and Friday. My mom watched the kiddos on Friday which was her first real taste of watching both of them all day. Things went great but I am sure she was exhausted that night! Jeff took the day off Friday and hung out with the kids and they had a great time. He left in the afternoon with Ella and Franklin for a quick trip to Sun Valley lake to see his parents. Apparently Ella just had a ball playing at the beach and riding on the boat. Jeff said she even swam by herself for a few minutes in her lifejacket! My little girl is growing up! She was SO excited to tell me all about it when she got home!
On Saturday I hosted a baby shower for a good friend so my parents offered to keep Brody overnight on Friday for the first time so I could get some cleaning and last minute preparations done. As any mommy knows, leaving your baby with someone else overnight for the first time is HARD! I thought it would be easier now that we have already gone through it with Ella but gosh leaving my sweet man was sad for me. He did SO good though and my parents really enjoyed having him. It was extremely strange to be home all by myself for the night but I was able to get everything done ten times faster than if my family were home and the shower turned out great! :)
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