this boy is sweet as pie.
our most talkative baby, and yet he is also so content.
we love his sweetness and his happy, contagious personality!
five months is turning out to be so much fun as toys and objects are everything to him. his curiosity is exploding. any happy, friendly face who smiles at him, he gives those big open mouth smiles and giggles/squeals right on back.
you are sweet, my boy! and as lovable as they come!!
trucker hat // george hats
thermal romper // little bipsy
tatum name sign // quincyjeanart
month banner // hooray everyday
crib // franklin & ben - from sugar babies
still exclusively breastfeeding. with all of our babies, i've chosen to wait for any solids until they reach six months. though this boy has become extremely aware of when we're eating and he's so curious of it. so much so that brandon was soooo tempted to give tatum some of his cookie crumbs the other day (and i'm sure if i wasn't around he would have caved into tatum's adorable hungry baby face). he was grabbing hold of brandon's hand like he know just where he wanted that cookie to go :) we have let him suck on a few pieces of fruit (apple + kiwi) when we've been eating. and he sure has loved the taste that he's gotten. feeding him will be so much fun, i just know it!
more on his curiosity, he is always so so interested in our cups/mugs. he knows just what they're for and that they go up to the mouth. which is what he does if i'm holding him and a drink at the same time. he'll grab ahold and bring it right to his mouth to suck on the straw or cup. he did this the other day and was able to suck my water right up out of the straw! i think he surprised himself just as much as he did me! our quickest babe yet to figure out drinking from a straw! and thankful it was just water rather than diet coke or iced coffee ;)
we moved tatum into his own room (from ours) this month. for some reason i was so nervous for it, and it was tough for me to let him spend the night all the way down the hall. but he has done soooo good and his nighttime sleep even improved.
i started the transition to this, by placing him in his crib in his room for bedtime around 7:30/8, and then grabbing him and bringing him into our room for the rest of the night when we went to bed around 11. it worked and honestly, helped transition me more than i think him ;)
there's no exactness to nighttime. but our usual is:: bedtime at 7:30/8, i go in to dreamfeed around 10:30/11, then he usually will wake around 2 or 3 to nurse. back to sleep, and might wake around 5 or 6 to nurse again. and then awake for the day around 7:30/8am.
he's been quick to get to this, but he is definitely a two nap a day baby. three naps a day did not last very long. i reason it up with the fact that he takes a 1-1.5 hour nap in the late morning and then a bigger 2-3 hour nap in the afternoon. he's most always up from his big nap around 4pm and then stays awake until bedtime. which shocks me that he can hang that long! he most definitely starts getting sleepy around 6:30/7, but it's too close to bedtime for a nap and he always hangs on without becoming too fussy or overtired. which is not like our others babies before!
P L A Y
at this point every month is just getting more and more fun with him here. his playfulness and interaction is becoming so so fun, and harper + tanner are just in love with their little brother!
he's working on all his little (BIG) developmental skills.
grabbing + reaching + pulling + rolling. and he's so close to sitting up!
everything is fascinating. especially those tiny hands and tiny toes. and mom's face :) grabbing hold of my face and giving me a big 'ol wet kiss is about the best thing on earth right now.
everything is fascinating. especially those tiny hands and tiny toes. and mom's face :) grabbing hold of my face and giving me a big 'ol wet kiss is about the best thing on earth right now.
