5 Months Recap

As Parker creeps close to the half year mark, I decided I would blog about Parker's development during his fifth month. I will try to keep this going to subsequent months, mainly so I can remeber what all happened. So here is a recap of Parker's fifth month.

1. Parker tried his first solid food. He didn't seemed too enthused over his rice cereal but I can't really blame him. After getting all the exciting flavors from breastmilk, I'm sure bland rice cereal is a step back.

2. He also tried his first vegetable, green beans, and his first fruit, bananas.

3. As big as Parker is you would think he would be super interested in eating solids, however, he hasn't shown much interest in eating. Although in the past few days he seems to be enjoying eating solids a little more.

4. Parker got his first two sicknesses this month. The first was a virus that caused him to run fever for one day. The second was a bacterial infection that caused him to be puny for a few days.

5. Parker now weighs over 20 lbs! 20 lbs. 4 oz to be exact well as of last weigh in.

6. Over a 9 day span (between the 2 sicknesses) Parker gained 7 oz. I don't think I have to worry about him getting enough milk.

7. Parker is now rolling over like crazy! He can roll himself all around to get to whatever catches his attention. 8. Speaking of catching his attention, our cat, Isaac seems to be his biggest thrill. Anytime Isaac gets close enough Parker does his best to get a piece of him. Most of the time it's Isaac's tail.

9. Parker's continues to gain strength and muscle control. He can sit up well on his own, although he still takes a tumble over sometimes.

10. He loves to look at the world upside down.

11. Parker has learned some new noises, including the squeal. Sometimes he even sounds like he is saying "MaMa."

12. Parker continues to be a very happy baby. It doesn't take much to get a smile or a giggle out of him. Besides all the "he's so big" comments, I also get a lot of "he's such a happy baby."

13. He showed the first signs of separation anxiety this month. During one of his physical therapy sessions, the therapist had him with his back turned toward me. He started making a scared face and looked around until he saw me.

14. Parker continues to go to physical therapy. He recently started tilting his head again. The therapist thinks he has the range of motion, but he is just favoring that one side.

15. Parker is my little studier. He is very observant and likes to check out new places. He also likes to make eye contact with people and will stare at someone until they look at him.

16. This month we had to move up to size 4 diapers. I can't believe I have a five month old in size 4 diapers! He's also in size 6-9 month cloths, although soon we will be moving to the next size.

I think that pretty much covers the month. Here are some more 5 month old pictures. (The pictures aren't 5 months old, just Parker.)

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