Michael Robert - 5 Months Old

Diet || Breastmilk. All day everyday. And I do mean allllllll day...

aaaand his hands or whatever else he or his sister can manage to get in his mouth...

Loves || Being naked, being tickled, his paci, the swing, being worn in the Ergo, faces, his hands, his feet, putting everything in his mouth, Mallory, the dogs, talking, his play mat, smacking his tummy,

Loathes || The carseat. It must run in the family... ;)

Clothes || Generally speaking Michael is wearing 9 month clothing. He seems to have shorter legs (sorry bout that son! My bad...) so he can still get away with wearing 6 month pants but can wear t-shirts as large as 12 months! Oh and still size 4 diapers!

Baby Gear || Not much has changed in this regard since last month. He did rediscover his obsession with his paci and play mat though. These pacis by MAM are his favorite (some glow in the dark which is HUGE for Mom & Dad in the middle of the night!!) and we still have and love this play mat by Skip Hop from when Mally was a baby.

Sleep || We can't complain about Mike's sleep "schedule." He still sleeps better than his sister, buuuuut that is an extremely low bar to surpass. ;) Mike starts his night around 8:30pm and starts his day around 8am. He wakes up 3-4 times during the night but goes back to sleep quickly. As far as napping goes he seems to like a 1-2 hour nap around 10am then another 1-2 hour nap around 4pm --but nothing concrete with of course a few little cat naps sprinkled in throughout the day.

Social/Milestones || Discovering his feet was the most exciting milestone for Michael this month. He's allll about his feet! We are learning that Mike is definitely more social than Mallory was at this age. He is excited whenever someone talks to him, even strangers, whereas Mallory was always a bit more skeptical of new people. He loves to chat, coo and giggle--like I said, happiest guy EVER! His joy is completely contagious!

Health || While the rest of us have spent the better part of the past month with a lingering cold, Mike has been unscathed! That boob juice is some crazy stuff I tell ya! Although I'd be lying if I said I haven't wondered why he hanse even had as much as a sniffle yet. I mean, he is damn near 6 months old and nothin'!