He's 5 months old

Last Friday, Oliver turned 5 months old. With Miles the months just flew by so fast. Every time I posted his accomplishments for the month, I could hardly believe it had been another month. Time doesn't seem to be going as fast with Oliver. I think with him being our second child (and probably our last) I try to savor each day more and enjoy his baby state. With Miles I was so anxious for him to move on to the next step that I don't think I fully enjoyed all the steps along the way. I'm doing things a little different this time, or at least trying!

I know I've said it before, but Oliver is such a happy little guy! He only starts to get cranky if he's extremely tired or if he's hungry. He can be easily distracted from that crankiness as well. All you really have to say is "Hi Oliver!" with a smile on your face and he'll flash his great smile back at you. He's such a cutie!

There was no doctor's appointment this month so I'm not sure where he is in the weight department, but he's a healthy "little" boy. His chubby thighs are so dang cute. You just can't help but squeeze them! He is wearing a size 3 diaper now and is in the 6-9 month clothing size. His short legs fit better in the 3 month clothing size, but his waist fits better in the 6-9 month size. 

He drinks 6 ounces of soy formula about every 3 hours during the day and will drink 8 ounces of formula a couple of times at night. It seems like every other night he'll sleep from 7 p.m. (his bedtime) until around 4 a.m. and then the next night he'll sleep from 7 p.m. until around 2 a.m. He gets up for the day between 6 and 7 a.m. depending on when he ate last and when his big brother gets up for the day. He isn't a fan of rice cereal so we've stopped giving it to him. We'll wait until he is 6 months old to start baby food.

His first tooth arrived on April 22nd (my brother's 40th birthday). It is his front bottom right tooth. It feels as if the left one isn't far behind.

He takes two naps that are about 1-1/2 to 2 hours long and a third nap in the late afternoon that is generally 1/2 to 1 hour long. He still loves to be swaddled and loves to sleep with his binky. Without the Woombie we would be toast. We keep trying to "teach" him how to sleep without being swaddled, but we end up giving in and putting him back in the Woombie because he will only sleep for 20-30 minutes un-swaddled. We also want to wean him from the binky sooner rather than later, but right now if he doesn't have the binky when he goes to sleep, he'll cry for hours. We'll keep trying to sleep train, but for now we are okay with how things are going. I guess with a second child we are more concerned about us getting sleep too that we haven't forced the issue like we did with Miles.

When lying on his back, Oliver will roll over on to his left side. He seems to favor that side. He won't go all the way over yet to his tummy, but he's getting closer. When on his tummy, he will tuck his knees up underneath him which causes him to face-plant sometimes. By doing this motion over and over and being the squirm-er that he is, he can move around on the floor to an extent. He definitely is not a fan of tummy-time though.

He still likes to sit up, but hasn't quite figured out the balance part of sitting up alone yet. We have to help him. The Bumbo comes in handy a lot, but it won't be long before his chubby little thighs won't fit in the leg openings!

He loves to reach for things out in front of him so we have to be careful if we are holding him while eating or drinking. If we are looking at our phones while holding him, he loves to play with it. He's helped me make some bad moves in Pet Rescue Saga a few times! Lol!

He seems to really love his older brother. Miles likes to play "hide-and-seek" a lot with him and it makes Oliver laugh and laugh. Oliver is also a big fan of his dad. When Dad gets home from work, Oliver is all smiles. Oliver is such a cute little guy! We love him SO much!

Click here if you want to see Miles at 5 months.