5 Months Already!

My how time sneaks up on me! Ben and I were just discussing the other night that we can’t believe that we have had 5 months with Isaac already. Sometimes it feels to me that we have had him an eternity. Other times I am in disbelief at how big he has gotten in such a short time. It is all very wonderful.

Here are this months milestones:

1. He continues to grow at an alarming pace! We are now definitely into 6-9 months clothes and some days I get a little short of breath thinking it won’t be to long before 12 months clothes are necessary. My goodness! I have no idea how much he weighs right now (too much at any rate) but he is currently 27.5 inches. At the advice of our pediatrician we have began the purchase of the convertible car seat(s) as he is getting long and HEAVY!

2. He has become MUCH more vocal this month. It started out with just the coos and such but has quickly progressed to yelps, loud grunts, and periodic screams. He seems to be testing out that little voice of his. As I write, he is loudly grouching because the rings (that are attached to the exercise mat) won’t come off when he pulls them! He definitely uses his voice for squealing and laughing too which is loads of fun.

3. He is much more mobile. He is really fun to watch in the baby monitor when we put him to bed because he just rolls all over the place. He regularly rolls from his stomach to back and back to stomach. He hasn’t quite figured out that he can get places doing this but he is slowly working on that skill.

4. We had our first Christmas. That was lots of fun and you can be read about it here and see pictures here, here, here, here, here, and here, if you haven’t already.

5. Isaac survived his first New Year’s Eve Party – Disney style! He was our little Sebastian for the 20 minutes that he enjoyed the party but it was fun!

6. Just a few days ago Isaac got his first tooth! I would love to show you a picture but I am lucky if i get a quick glimpse of it myself! The second one on the bottom is just about to break through as well. It is so close!

7. Eating food! Several weeks ago we started Isaac on rice cereal. He has proven to be a Callahan and eats very well! He loves his rice cereal and is now enjoying peas. Other vegetables will be added in as we progress. Probably at the rate of one new vegetable a week. I think green beans are next on our list.

8. “Star” is back! We got the exercise mat out again and he seems to be enjoying it again. He has moved from just watching her and making her sing to slowly plucking off all of the stuffed animals and trying to do pull ups on the mat! It is worth at least 10 minutes of sanity for me on most days.

9. Sleeping. If we didn’t have a video monitor this would be a scary thing to me. But we do, and unless I am sleeping I can watch what he is doing. We have been sleeping him on his stomach as it is his preferred method of sleep. When we put him on his back he inevitably ends up rolling over onto his stomach anyway. The only thing that freaks me out sometimes is his desire to smash his face into the side of the crib. I often go in to check for breathing. I really think he would like a blanket to hold in his hand too but I can just imagine that this would result in him smashed, face first in the corner with the blanket over his head! YIKES! So no security blanket fro now.

This is a picture of how he fell asleep playing while I was writing this post. SEE! Totally loves being wrapped up in a blanket! But I was sitting right there and could remove it from his airway. So cute, but don’t worry, I won’t cave!

10. ExerSaucer. At his 4 month appointment the doctor recommended us not putting him in the ExerSaucer until he was rolling around more. So we have kind of put it away for the month. We have gotten it out a few times, but rarely. Now that he is getting to be more mobile it might be time to try it a little more often.

11. Sitting up. Here really wants to be sitting up on his own. He really tries, but he just doesn’t understand that he isn’t quite there! He loves being pulled up in to the sitting position or held that way so that he can play with nearby toys.

12. At Christmas time we dropped the evening nap. This week I think we are working on adjusting the schedule again but it is hard to tell because teething has been a little bit of a disruptor. Right now we are still at 3 naps each day and about every other day he still takes a long 2-3 hour nap in the afternoon. I am praying that nap sticks around for awhile but am thinking that it is on it’s way out!

13. Hair! He has discovered hair and that if fits nicely in his hand! Mommies hair of course! So sometimes I taunt him with it other times I guard it with my life!

14. Games that he likes to play:

• Kisses! Oh, how fun this game is for all of us! Basically I attack him with kisses and he smiles and giggles. LOADS of fun! I have even started putting his mouth to my cheek and saying “Give me kisses” which he also really enjoys (or at least I like to believe he does). He has even started mulling my face with them! (yes, I know he is teething, appease the mother in me already!)
• Patty Cake. This is a Grandma Gallivan exclusive but involves his amazingly cute feet! From what I hear it is a Monday night favorite.
• Still lovin’ the “take my clothes off” game. This one never seems to get old. Isaac getting fussy? Just start by taking his socks off. When he gets bored with that, take his pants off. When he tires of that, undress him all the way! (Of course he kind of expects a bath at that point).

Goodness! A whole lot sure does happen in a month. When I am feeling like I am not accomplishing much it is nice to write these posts. Then I can look back and see why it is that my house isn’t clean and the laundry not done, I am too busy helping my child develop into a little boy (and working on that new website)! So thanks for walking down memory lane with me this month. Feel free to peruse some photos (not previously published) from Isaac’s 5th month of life!