Camden {5} Months Old

Camden is {5} months today and like I say every month...where is the time going?! He is starting to get a HUGE personality. He smiles all the time (even when he is upset we can still get a smile out of him). He has really found his voice and loves to hear himself. And he most definitely lets us know when he is upset. We've been able to get a few laughs out of him, but mostly he likes to do this for Grandma and Grandpa and dad. This past month was little harder than usual. We suffered from a little thing called the "four month regression", where waking up four times during the night was part of our nightly routine for about a week. It was tough on mommy, daddy, and Camden, but I guess it is pretty common. Schedules sure are unpredictable with a baby, but with a face like this one, it was hard to get upset :)

{Height and Weight}

At five months we aren't sure how much Camden weighs, but if I had to guess he is probably over 17lbs. now. His height is starting to slow down, but man this kid is growing out of all his footie pajamas. In fact we have very few 3-6 month clothes left that he fits in. He is mostly wearing 6-9 and 6-12 month clothes. At five months he is also wearing size 3 diapers. 

A lot of people ask how old Camden is when they see him. I tell them and they are amazed by his size! He's a big kid, but to us he's just a chunky, healthy boy with the cutest darn cheeks!

{Health}

Camden is a healthy little boy and we are so grateful for that. He did however get a fever after his immunizations this past month. It lasted for about two days, but we made it through after a few rough nights and lots of cuddling.

{Sleeping}

At {5}months, Camden is sleeping an average of eleven hours all together. He adjusted his schedule a little bit this past month and started going to bed at 9:30, which we love because it's an hour earlier then he was going to bed before. He'll usually sleep until about 6:00, wake up and eat, and go back down until 8:30. Now, besides the one bad week he had, he has kept to this sleeping schedule pretty good. 

He is getting on somewhat of a schedule with his naps. He will usually take a nap around 10:30, 1:30, 4;00 and usually a short cat nap before bedtime. I am glad he can be flexible with his day schedule because we are constantly on the go (it seems).

His new favorite way to sleep (which totally freaks us out) is on his tummy. I didn't even know he was capable of rolling over in his crib until this month. I put him down for the night, came in and there he was, on his tummy. I didn't know if I should leave him or flip him over...I flipped him over :) but sure enough in the morning he was back on that tummy!

{Eating}

At {5} months we are finally on an eating schedule! YAY!! Camden eats 5oz every three hours. We did sneak him a few feeding with rice cereal this past month, but he wasn't getting the whole spoon thing. So, we gave it a break for a couple of weeks and a couple of days before he turned {5} months we introduced pears and...HE LOVED IT! I am excited to introduce some new foods to him. 

 

{Likes}

*He loves Sophie. We got him this for Easter and goodness she gets a lot of action :)

*He loves to have his whole fist in his mouth...and pretty much everything else in there too! 

*He likes to play on him tummy. If you set him down on his back, he will almost immediately roll over. 

*He is starting to like his stroller a lot more. 

*He loves going on walks.

*He loves Charlie! They are starting to interact more and whenever he sees him, he will reach out.

*He loves to suck on his pacifier clip...it must taste better then the pacifier.

*He loves to stand on our laps instead of sitting

*He's starting to kind of like his car seat (we haven't had as many fits thrown in the car)

* He loves to suck on the washcloth when he gets in the bath

*He likes sitting in his Bumbo to eat. He is growing out of it though, so he will need a high chair soon.

{Dislikes}

* He doesn't like to be on his back. He lifts his head and feet off the ground when you lay him down, like he is trying to sit up. 

*He doesn't like to be hot. With summer just around the corner, we will have to make lots of trips to the pool.  He would be happy if we let him be naked all day long.

{Firsts/ Holidays/ Etc.}

 * This past month Camden got to sit in a swing for the first time. He wasn't too sure about it at first, but ended up enjoying it a lot. 

* He went swimming for the first time. Same as the swing, he wasn't sure he liked it at first, but once dad got in with us, he was okay. 

* He celebrated his first Easter.

 

Camden you are getting so big! We look at your newborn pictures and seriously wonder how it happened so fast. Everyone warned us how fast you would grow up and though it makes us sad, we love the new stuff you are learning. Everyday there is something different you do! You are changing right before our eyes. Your smile and little giggles and babbling make our day. You bring so much love and happiness into our home. We love you so much little boy. Happy {5} months!