Oops! 5 month update

Oops! I’m 8 days late in posting Elliott’s 5 mo old blog. Better late than never!

Size

Elliott did not have a 5 month appointment, but yesterday he went to the dr because he is sick with his first virus. His weight is very similar to his weight at the check at the beginning of the month. I had hoped he would have picked up some more weight, but no such luck. I don’t get it, as it feels like he is always eating!

In clothing he still wears 3-6 month clothing, although he has grown out of a bunch of the 3-6 month sleep and plays. There are some 3-6 month ones he still fits in, but they look like 3/4 sleeves. I think that completely opposite of his brothers (and me) he has a shorter torso and longer limbs. 

Eat-Sleep-Play

Elliott continues to breastfeed every 2-3 hours during the day. Remember that 4-5 oz bottle of breast milk he had been getting every night? Well starting the evening of his weight check, he started refusing it. Yep, right before I go back to work. He started only drinking 2 or even 1 oz of it and then started refusing completely. We still try to give it to him 2 oz every night but he screams. Now that also means that getting him to bed has been a challenge each night. Even with nursing he no longer falls asleep eating and is carried off to bed. He Is put to bed awake but drowsy by Steve most nights, as we found if I do it, Elliott will fight sleep for 45 min, while if Steve puts him to bed, he only fights for 10-15. I hope we figure this bottle thing out soon.... 
Elliott is usually out by 9 and mostly still sleeps until 6am, although he has woken up in the middle of the night to eat once or twice a week lately. We still don't have a nap schedule during the day, but he is starting to take longer naps, like an hour or 90 minutes intead of all the 20 min cat naps. Some of the naps are mostly taken in his chair, although they always start out on Mom, the car seat, or on rare occasion, the swing. 

He still loves his toy firefly and turtle the most these days, although he now likes to play with a much wider variety of toys. He very rarely wants a pacifier, but likes to chew on a banana infant tooth brush. He's still not as into the swing as he used to be and its still hit or miss with the activity gym, although for the time he is on it, he does play with the toys s lit more than he used to. He also discovered his feet and grabs at them, but has not tried to get them in his mouth yet. Elliott still would rather be held by mommy than anything else. If someone else is holding him he is fine,but he is usually looking for or staring at mommy. The only exception is that he also really loves watching his brothers. He gets so excited when we pick them up at the bus stop after school. Elliott is still super grabby and babbles all the time. When he cries it sounds like he is calling Mom.

Personality

Elliott is still the happiest baby ever, always smiling and laughing, especially for his family, but also for everyone else. Everyone is always commenting how alert and aware he is. He still drools like crazy  and has to wear a drool bib (that must get changed often) because he drools so much he gets drool rash from his neck and chest always being wet.
He seems to like eating “solids” but prefers nursing. He’ll only eat rice or oatmeal if there is fruit mixed in. He loves apples and pears the most, likes peaches and squash, jury is still out on peas, and dislikes bananas.

Likes:

Mommy!!!! Sucking on his hand, eating, playing, toys in general, being held, laying on his side, being talked/sung to and played with, sitting up (supported), sleeping with his arms by his head, watching his brothers, tv (just like Logan) and napping on mommy.

Dislikes:

Waiting for food, his chair, being alone/no one paying attention to him, going to bed, and the car.

New this month:

Noticing his feet, eating solids, refusing the bottle, increased playing, ability to put pacifier in his own mouth.