To my baby boy:
You are now 5 months old & getting so big already. It seems like just yesterday that you entered into the world & became a part of our family. I try so hard to jot down little tidbits about you so that I will remember how you were later in life. I think that most of them are written down on little slips of paper that I collect & save...maybe someday they will actually all be compiled into a baby book for you! Here are some of the things that make you special, Breckie boy!!
you have been rolling over for at least a month & a half now. You roll very easily from your back to your tummy, & are now rolling all over. You almost never stay on your back.
you love being on your tummy, & have been drawing your knees up to try to move for awhile. You get very frustrated at not being able to go anywhere. You do manage to inch yourself forward a little bit.
for the last couple weeks you have been able to prop yourself up with your hands while sitting up. You are able to sit up for a couple minutes all by yourself!
you continue to move around ALL of the time! You were always very active in my tummy, & continued to be this way since birth. You get bored easily & like to be switched around from toy to toy quite often.
you are very social. You smile so easily & love when people talk to you. Sometimes you will fuss if somebody isn't paying attention to you, & as soon as they talk to you you'll smile & be fine.
Mommy continues to nurse you during the day & you get one 9 oz bottle before bed. You get so excited when you are going to eat, it's so cute. You absolutely will not allow us to burp you until you've eaten about 6 ouces of your bottle, you scream very loudly & arch your back so it's impossible to burp you.
We started you on rice cereal at suppertime when you were a little over 4 months old. You were always hungry, so we decided to try this. Right from the start you scarfed it all down. After a couple weeks you decided that you didn't want rice cereal anymore so we started you on veggies. So far you have tried squash, sweet potatoes, & green beans...& loved them all. You are definitely a big eater already!
You got your first tooth at 4 months old & now have 3 teeth on the bottom. You look so cute when you smile with your little teeth.
Right about the time you started getting your first teeth is when you decided that you would only cat nap during the day. You went from taking 2 3 hour naps to only taking 30 minute naps all day long. This has been very frustrating & tiring for Mommy to say the least! You just don't want to miss out on anything!
You also decided that you would only fall asleep attached to Mommy. Even if you had just eaten an hour before, you would only fall asleep if I nursed you. Then as soon as I laid you down you would wake up. Mommy got smart after a frustrating couple weeks, & tries very hard not to do this anymore! You are very persistent little boy! And loud when you don't get your way! :)
You have the cutest deep dimples on each cheek that are impossible to resist! And you have a great big smile that lights up our life!
You siblings dote on you. Your big brother loves to talk to you & make you smile, & your big sisters love to rub your head & talk so sweetly to you. I have to say that you are very loved & definitely don't lack attention!
your were 16 1/2 lbs & 26 1/4 inches at your 4 months appn't. I believe 78% for weight & 88% for height. Currently I believe that you're at least 18 lbs at 5 months old. You are growing out of everything!!
you love your nightly bath, but it definitely isn't relaxing for Mom or Dad. You thrash around the entire time & kick your legs & splash all around. You love it! And you drench everything around!
In the last 2 weeks you have started to sleep on your tummy at night. It made Mommy a little nervous at first, but after rolling you over a couple nights, you would roll right back over.
You go down for the night at about 9 pm & sleep until about 7 am. Sometimes we have to put your pacifier back in if you are rustling around, & sometimes you even end up in our bed if we're too tired to deal with your crying. You sleep wonderfully then. :)
You have many nicknames: breckie boy, brecka boy, brecks, buddy boy. It's so cute when your sisters refer to you by these names.
you are very ticklish! You have such a wonderful deep giggle that is so contagious.
you have been going to physical therapy for a condition called Torticollis since 4 months old. Mommy has been taking you once a week for an hour long therapy session, & then we have lots of excercises & stretches to do with you during the day. Last week the therapist told Mommy that you were meeting all of your goals & that you would probably only need 1 or 2 more sessions. Mommy was so excited!!! This is definitely an answer to our prayers for you.
you love being outside, especially in your umbrella stroller. This always calms you when you are fussy.
You are a spitty boy, just like your brother was. Mommy has to change your outfit(& hers) a couple times a day. You especially spit when you are on your tummy.
You grab everything in sight. Sometimes we put you in your baby pod up on the kitchen table, but you grab for everything! You also like to grab people's faces/neck, & not so gently either. Sometimes we have to pry your fingers open you have such a tight grip! And many a times somebody in the family has gotten their hair yanked out as well. When you are getting hungry sometimes you will try to eat Mommy's face.
It seems as if I have written a novel, but these are the things that make you YOU. And we love everything little thing about YOU. YOU are a precious, precious gift little one. YOU are loved. YOU are God's child. YOU, Breckie boy, are my sweet little boy, & I love you.
