Happy 5 Months, Bennett!

Bennett, at 5 months, you:

- love to smile and "talk." 

- love to watch your big sister. Your eyes follow her wherever she is...and she's always moving. You don't mind when she hugs you and rubs all over your head, or even when she holds you. 

- are still eating 4 ounces every 3 hours. 

- are still in size 2 diapers. You are wearing mostly 9 month clothes. Oddly enough, though, you still fit into some 3 month onesies. You're a long and skinny guy! 

- usually sleep until 2 or 3 am, take some of a bottle, and sleep until 5:30 or 6:00 (or sometimes later). 

- started sleep training last Saturday night. Some nights have been easy, some have been hard. But you sleep so much sounder and are less restless when you get yourself to sleep. We're trying really hard to stick it out because we know, in the long run, it will make you a great sleeper! 

- are sleeping in a Miracle Sleep Suit. You look like the Michelin man, but you can sleep without being swaddled when you're in it. It's supposed to help transition from swaddle to sleeping without anything. We'll see.....

- have your second runny nose/cold. You get so stuffy at night, which has hampered our sleep training a little bit. I've learned that if I prop you on the boppy, you can sleep pretty good for awhile. We have the humidifier going, a vapor plug in plugged in, Vicks on your feet and chest, and I'll rub some Breathe Again oil on your sleep suit. All of that seems to help you breathe for awhile! Bless you! 

- got to go outside for the first time this week and you love to look around and take it all in. 

- are officially a paci baby. You don't love it as much as your sister did, but you need it to fall asleep. You've started taking Avent pacifiers. I randomly stuck one in your mouth because it was close, and you loved it. 

- are such a happy, good baby. You pretty much just go with the flow, which I guess is a necessity with us. 

- love to eat sweet potatoes, squash, apples, pears, prunes, carrots, and bananas. You think peaches are okay. You tried turkey and, oh, your face was priceless. You HATED it! And we didn't blame you. It smelled awful. 

- eat cereal and baby food at night. If we're home during the day, you usually eat a little something late morning. I haven't gotten daycare to start feedng you there yet.