Silas John - Week 19

Our week was much smoother than last week.  I realized a couple of things in the course of the week.  The first is that Silas needs longer wake-time (the time between naps).  We've bumped him up to 1 1/2 hours between most of his naps.  This led to him napping longer too.  The second thing I learned was that Silas wasn't waking from naps because he was hungry, he was waking because he had too short of wake-time.  No wonder he acted so frustrated when I kept trying and trying to get him to take full feedings.  In actuality, he wasn't hungry enough for a full feeding!  He's now doing much better eating, and it's so fun to have him awake longer. Because, really, who can get enough of this face:

Our big news this week is that Silas ROLLED OVER onto his tummy!  Amos started by rolling onto his back, so I fully expected Silas to do the same.  To my delight, he learned his tummy first.  He still hasn't rolled onto his back yet, but I'm OK with that not happening anytime soon.  I dread the sleep disruptions that will be caused by that skill.

I thought that he was just going to be content to lay on his back and watch the world pass by him.  He changed my thinking this week.  He was pushing out of his bouncer, dancing in his exesaucer, rolling over, and wanting to sit on his own.  He's figuring out how to make his body work for him instead of against him by hitting himself in the face.

With this nice weather, he spent some time outside this week and doesn't appear to have the aversion to the sun that Amos had for the first half of his life (he's completely over it now).  And he sure makes a cute Teddy Bear.

SCHEDULE: I'm been meaning to put this on here for my sake, but keep forgetting.
7:00 -- wake up feeding
8:05 -- nap
10:30 -- feed
11:45 -- nap
1:30 -- feed
3:00 -- nap
4:30 -- feed
6:00 -- nap
7:00 -- bedtime feeding
This definitely still fluctuates, but it's the goal.

And here's Amos at the same age:

Five Months Old

"And I'm sitting up all by myself."

This past month has been my favorite so far!  I know I'll probably keep saying that, but we've had so much fun this month!  Amos is really starting to interact with us.  Last month, he would grab at his toys, but this month he demands them, or knows when they are gone and smiles really big when they are back!  He reaches for us and tries to play with our face!  He's also very involved in play time.  Repetition really gets him going!  If something tickles his fancy, we can just keep repeating it and get a big belly laugh every time!

He's reached that stage where he just moves all around in his crib.  I can finally just put him down in it and he will figure out for himself where and how he is going to sleep!  We've been waiting for this for a long time.  I put him down at one end and in the morning, he's on the opposite end, facing the opposite direction!  

He still like to chew on everything, but no tooth has popped up!  We did start a little bit of rice cereal at the end of this past month.  He seemed so interested in what we were eating that I thought we would start practicing with food before he really needed the extra calories!  So for his first feeding, I got the video camera out, all ready for some craziness!  Major letdown.  He took the food like no big deal!  No funny faces.  No spitting food.  Just swallow and smile!  He's already a pro at eating!

He's got hair!!!  And it just keeps getting fuller and darker!  It very fine, though, so it almost looks like fuzz.  He's starting to fill out a little more too.  We still wouldn't call him chunky, he's just a solid guy.

His favorite things are chewing on everything, but specifically Sophie the Giraffe that he borrowed from his friend Ace!  He also likes to play in the tub.  This is a very recent favorite!  After getting done cleaning, his feet start going crazy with splashing!  Drinking water!  Looking at the Christmas tree!  Playing with Daddy's beard after waking him up on the weekends!  And finally...bouncing!

He's not a fan of...being naked, sleeping in his carseat, the booger sucker, missing a nap, and staying still.  He's pretty much always gotta be moving!

That's all for this month!  I can't wait to see what next month brings!  The best is yet to come!

Somebody's turning 20!

What's fun about Amos at this age is that he's comfortable in anyone's arms, but he knows when he is in Mom's.  I love this look because to me it says, "Oh, its you Mom!"

New things this week:

Amos and I have worked hard this week.  He’s been a little under the weather, and not his normal self!  I keep trying to blame it on a tooth, but nothings been popping up!  I’ve been told babies can teethe for months.  So this may be the new normal and I had better get used to it!  He’s chewing on EVERYTHING.  Here’s his new favorite thing to chew on…

...his lip!

He’s moving into the phase where sometimes his crying isn’t actual crying and is more of a whine!  That happens when he gets overly tired, or is somewhat scared!  When he doesn’t know if he should smile or cry, we get a look like this one.

Amos has been working out this week.  Working out his abdominal muscles.  The length of time he sits with out help depends on how long Mom can entertain him with a toy or silly faces before he realizes he's working too hard! He seems to like sitting, and he doesn't mind falling over either!

Also new this week is his high chair!  I busted the thing out because, in my head, I’ve been tossing around the idea of when to start food and thought it wouldn’t hurt to get him use to it.  Last night he enjoyed watching us eat dinner while in it.  And he even took a few swigs of water in his grown up big boy chair!

"Of course I love my chair,  I've got a toy in both hands!" - Amos

We’re excited for this upcoming week, as we will have Dad with us for 5 days straight!  And we get to see some new family members that we haven’t even met yet!  Wish us luck as we travel!

We have so much to be thankful for!