A Beautiful Mess : Fifth month

Our big boy has really been changing lately. He has become so alert and enjoys observing his surroundings. He is our calm child (so far). Rhett is super easy to get to smile right now and is full of coos and belly laughs. Here are some boring stats for this month, the best part (photos) are at the end:

Weight

19 lbs 12 ounces

Appearance

Eyes are pretty much brown
Thin hair but new growth
Eyebrows are getting darker
Very rolly

Diaper size: 3

Clothing size: 9-12 months (and they are getting snug)

Discoveries:

Getting good at grabbing things and putting them in his mouth
Sucks his bottom lip
Fingers are his favorite chew toy!
Found his feet
Rolled from back to belly
Enjoys trying to sit up
jumparoo lover
Belly laughs at Caleb (he has belly laughed a few times when c got hurt, he gets this trait from daddy)

Naps

Normally takes a morning, mid day, and afternoon one-- likes to have a heavy blanket while sleeping
Paci is hit or miss

Eat

Still eating 4-6 ounces of breast milk/formula every 2.5-3 hours. I decided to quit nursing due to some health issues I've been having. It was very bittersweet, but R has handled it way better than I expected.
Eats baby food 1-2 times a day.
Finally less spit up!

Night night

Goes to bed around 8.
Random pattern of sleep at the beginning of this month.
Doesn't sleep as soundly as he did the first 3 months. Once starting baby food, he has gone longer spells again (praise God)
Started sleeping in his own crib (as of last night)

Tummy time-

head is getting very strong.
Can roll to his back (but very selective about when he does this)

Bath time-

He outgrew his infant tub
Now he bathes in our big tub with an inch or two of water.
He enjoys kicking and splashing himself.

Happenings:

Christmas- we celebrated Christmas with Daniels family then went to jacksonville and celebrated with mine. The boys got tons of gifts and we had a good visit. Rhett had his fist head cold during this time which made him somewhat difficult.

Christmas break- I got two straight weeks off with the boys! This time was awesome.

First head cold- looong two weeks of not sleeping well and a crunchy cough that lingered.

4 month apt- 95th percentile all the way around, ha! Dr. B decided Rhett needed his tongue clipped. We made an apt with ent to get it clipped and the doctor said he will need to be put under anesthia, we've decided to wait and get a second opinion in a few months.

Friends came to visit- we had a play date with some friends from school! R was in a great mood the whole night and watched the "big kids" run round and round.

Caleb's birthday- we had a very small celebration this year, R enjoyed watching all the cousins play.