A at 5 months...

Well, A turned 5 months old with a cold...just like his 4-month b'day.  He was sick enough that we took him to the dr at the beginning of the week.  He did have an ear infection and so he got put on some antibiotics again for that.  The dr also wonders if he has some food allergies due to my inability to get his eczema under control.  So, I'm off dairy for the next month to see if that clears things up for him.

 Aunt Stacey fed him his first solids over Easter...or suck on it anyway.  He's enjoying a mandarin orange.  He LOVED it!  He'd gnaw at her fingers when she'd take the orange slice away.  He's ready to eat real food!  But, I'm going to try holding him off for a bit longer while we test this food allergy theory.

He's lost so much of his newborn hair.  The top hair is still very dark but it is getting thinner all the time.  The new fluff growing under it is much lighter than what he was born with.  The back of his head is mostly bald and his top is getting quite thin also.  All my combing to get rid of his cradle cap is wearing out his original hair.

A's sleeping patterns are getting better.  He usually only gets up once a night around 3.  One night he got up just as we went to bed, so I fed him and then he slept for 7 hours...which meant we slept for 7 hours.  It was heaven!!  It wasn't uncommon for him to sleep 7 hours but the first 3-4 hours usually happen when we are still awake.  It was so nice to have them happen at the same time we were sleeping!!

A started rolling over this month.  He rolled over and 'touched' E for the first time.  It was quite theatrical on E's part.  "Mom!  He TOUCHED me!"  She was upset.  I laughed.  It was funny.  He's going to learn so quickly how easy it is going to be to get her going.  I might have my hands full!

A was 15 lbs 1 ounce at his 4 month check-up and was still just over 15 pounds at his appointment on March 30th.  His colds have kept him from putting on much weight, I think.  But, he's still a good sized little guy.

He is enjoying being entertained more and more.  He loves grabbing at the toys on the activity mat.  He loves pushing the toys off of the exersaucer.  E is usually pretty good about putting them back on the tray, if we ask.  He loves watching her and laughing at her.  She's the best way to entertain him.  He's in awe of her!

No teeth yet...but still lots of drool and chewing on anything and everything that he can get into his mouth.  He loves to chew.  It has been fun this month watching the dexterity in his hands grow.  He can maneuver just about anything that he wants to in his mouth.  I need to go through and babyproof the house again and move all of E's small toys up to her room.  He's rolling across the floor at will now and putting things in his mouth.  I really have to watch him.