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. 

Morning snuggles with mommy!

This outfit was super cute, but extra hot. We didn't last long in it

Wish you could hear his squeals

First taste of sweet potatoes

C was happy to help feed Bubbie!

Oh that's what those things are for

His big gummy grin :)

Chilled & Relaxed

Mr. Bath Lover

These boys are some kind of fun!

Look Who's turning 2!

Fourth month

My little man is officially no longer an infant. It's so hard to believe. He is getting so big and his little personality is starting to show. He is full of squeals, still pretty laid back, and a big momma's boy! I'll gladly take it though! Here are the stats for this month:

Weight

• 18 pounds 8 ounces (the same weight c was at 5 mos)

Appearance

• Still losing lots of his hair (has a bald spot in the back from rolling his head around)
• Rolly arms, legs, and wrists
• Very thick thighs
• Starting to get longer his Buddha belly is going away some.
• Very small "nubs" or feet
• Eyes are still not completely brown but very close 

Diapers

• Size 3

Clothes

• 6-9 months 
• particular about his pj's

Paci

• not crazy about it, but takes it some throughout the day.
• Won't take it at all at night (this might be a blessing later)

Tummy time

• Doesn't just love it, we make him have it.
• He is very close to rolling from his back to his tummy.
• Great head control this month (I can finally hold him on my hip some) 

Naps

• Pretty much down to 3 a day sometimes he naps in the early evening if he's really tired. 
• Noises bother him more than they used to

Eating

• Still eating every 2-2.5 hours during the day. 
• He drinks 4 ounce bottles of breastmilk when I'm at work
• Nurses every hour when I get home from work (I guess he misses me, ha)
• Eats 4 ounces at a time and slits up 6 ha!

Night night

• Now sleeping in his pack and play.
• Goes to sleep between 8 and 9 most nights
• Starting waking up multiple times a night to eat again :( between him and c cutting his molars I'm not getting much sleep. I think r has been going through a growth spurt 
• Wakes up for good around 7
• HAPPY in the morning 

New discoveries

• Lots of droll
• Rolling to his side and following us with his head
• Chewing on his hands or anything he can reach
• Starting to reach for things on his play mat 

Happenings 

•  Thanksgiving- we went to Jacksonville and Tilly to celebrate thanksgiving this year. It was a busy two days, but great seeing so much family. 
• Christmas parade- we got the opportunity to ride in the fire truck with. Daddy this year. C had a blast and Rhett was an angel and slept through it all. 
• Photos- the boys got to tag along while I took pics of several different friends and family. We really enjoyed getting to take my friend Tiffany's maternity pics. Rhett can't wait to meet Chapp.
• Out to eat- we went out to eat several times this month and r is so much easier to deal with that c was at this age. I know this will change but it's nice now! 

Here are some pictures from this month:

Pouty Lip

Finally big enough to try out the exersaucer

C loves holding his "Bubbie" who appears just as big as him in this picture ha

This is his favorite way to lay on the ground

Holding his head up so well

Morning snuggles

My laundry buddy!

This is the way he sleeps every night

He looks so big here

Full of smiles & spit up

 

My Rolly Polly

My Thanksgiving Turkey's

He enjoys looking at the baby in the mirror

D and I laugh that he has nubs for feet (they look tiny up next to his thick legs)

Third month

Ok so this monthly blog is getting harder and harder to keep up with now that I am back to work full time... I WILL do this for Rhett because I did it for his big brother. I don't get as much time with my precious boys as I'd like, but try to make the most of the time we do have together. Enough about me, this is about Rhett! Here are some stats from this month:

Weight

• R is growing soooo fast! It's hard to believe. He weights 16 pounds and 9 ounces! 
  
  
  
  
  

Appearance

• Still has crazy hair but it seems to be thinning out
• His belly button fixed itself this month- it looks great now!
• Speaking of belly, it's sooo round
• His eyes seem like they are totally BROWN now
• Still has lots of baby rolls but seems to be getting longer and stretching out some
   
   

Diaper size

• Started the month in size 2 now up to 3's

Paci

• Still a love/ hate relationship
• If he gets mad you might as well forget it
• Picky only likes the rubber nuk kind not the plastic ones

Clothing size

• His 3-6 month clothes are getting too tight so he is in mostly in 6 months or 6-9 months
• Picky about pjs. He only likes cotton ones not fleece. He will scream his head off it they are too hot
  

Tummy time

• Gets it several times a day and is getting STRONG.
• He enjoys watching big Bubbie play and tries so hard to arch his back and roll

Bumbo

• Likes it for very short periods of time then gets tired of it and arches his back to get out

Baby Noises

• Rhett is full of cooes and precious baby noises. Caleb thinks it's funny because he was so used to Rhett only crying or being asleep for so long.
• He typically talks a lot to his reflection in the mirror ( I think he may have laughed a time or two too)
  

Babysitters-

• Daniel & I are SO blessed to have the best babysitters around. His mom & my mom watch the boys everyday for us. They do a FINE job! My mom drives up from Jacksonville and watches them twice a week & Granny watches them the other 3 days a week.
• The boys get so much love & are so well taken care of.
• One day I hope to pay it forward and watch my future grandkids!

Naps

• Still a pretty good nap taker during the morning and early afternoon. 
• He Doesn't nap much at all after 3 pm. He would rather eat every hour from 5-8
• He normally rats himself out after he has been up about an hour and starts fussing some.
• Rhett can sleep through nearly any noise or commotion, this is probably due to big brother being soooooo noisy! I am thankful either way.
  

Eating

• In the day time he still eats about every 2-2.5 hours.
• He is a very fast nurser he normally takes between 6-10 minutes
• Still only had breast milk woohoo! I've met my short term goal. *** sidenote*** When I breastfed C, I did it for 6 months because I knew it was what was best for him, I did not just LOVE it. Feeding Rhett seems so different, I really enjoy that bonding time and cherish every minute with him, probably because I now know how fast they change. ***
• He has had more bottles of expressed breast milk this month due to me going back to work.
• He drinks 4 ounce bottles 
• Still spitting up quite a bit. His clothes and my clothes are hardly EVER dry.

Sleeping

• Rhett is doing FABULOUS most nights. I finally moved his bed time up (a little bit each night for two weeks).
• He now goes to bed around 8:30 and sleeps till 5 most mornings then goes back down till 7:30-8. 
• Rhett started sleeping through the night at 9 weeks right before I went back to work. I am so thankful because after teaching kindergarteners all  day I need the rest. He doesn't do this every single night but I am thankful that most nights he does.
• I'm pretty sure he went through a growth spurt during week 11 because he wanted to eat like every 45 minutes in the early evenings for a week straight.
• He is still swaddled in the rock n sleeper 
• He is such a sound sleeper (unlike C). He normally doesn't move around any until it's close to time to wake up. C used to wake up with a leg out and both arms tangled up, not Rhett he wakes up all pretty and swaddled most mornings.
  

Bath time

• Rhett gets a bath every night before his last feed.
• He really likes the warm water and seems to relax so much.
• He and C still take a bath together and it's so much fun. I normally just hike up my pants and set on the edge of our whirlpool. I hardly ever have dry clothes by the end. It's totally worth it.

Field trips/ Events

• Fall Fellowship- We had our church family over to our house for a Fall Fest. It was such a beautiful night and it was so much fun eating, playing games, and fellowshipping with everyone.
• Daddy's birthday- We had some of our friends/ family over for Daniel's 33rd birthday.
• Cathryn's wedding- Rhett got to go with me to one of my most precious friends wedding. It was absolutely beautiful!
• Family pictures-Rhett was a trooper during the Davis family pictures
• Daddy's hunting trip- daddy went to Kansas this month and was gone for 5 days. Praise The Lord he got a great buck and our freezer is full. I was very glad to have my helpmate back too ;)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Brotherly Love