Simon is five months

What Simon is doing

• Smiles at everyone who will look at him. 
• Has rolled over three times(back to tummy)...once was off the couch! He was ok and now he is not allowed to stay on the couch anymore! Poor chap the floor is a vulnerable position for him so he doesn't get much floor time. Big sister is always ready and eager to play with him aka: sit on him
• Screeching! We hardly heard a peep out of him (except for the occasional cry for the last 4 months....now all of a sudden he has found his lungs) 
• Sucking two of his fingers....not all the time but pretty much every day. 

Eats: Eats about every two hours. Although he doesn't like to nurse when he first wakes up...he likes to eat about an hour after he wakes up, then have a little break then eat again before he goes down for his nap. He nurses for a grand total of 5 minutes. He really could take it or leave it, the whole eating thing. Opposite of his big sister! He is wetting his diaper/pooping enough and gaining weight (although not tons) so the doctor isn't worried.

Sleeps: Simon has had some major sleep regression during this fourth month of his life. He is up 3-6 times in the night (will nurse for 10 minutes then go to sleep for an hour or two....the longest stretch I get is 4 hours at the beginning of the night). In one word it has been: TERRIBLE. Chinese New Year (two weeks away) holds some major sleep training for the little man.

Naps: He is still at 3-4 naps a day. He is getting much better about napping in his bed. He hardly fusses anymore. He is no longer swaddled. He loves his blanket that was knit by Grandma Susan. Although this week he has been all over the place. He will do a couple days of 1 hour naps then the next day only sleep in 20-30 min stretches. I thought after three months the whole sleep thing was going to get better. Sadly it was much better the first three months if his life than now!

Weighs 13.3 lbs

Likes: when Joy interacts with him, riding in the ergo, riding in the car, generally happy to be along for the ride.

Dislikes: When Mommy tries to force him to nurse (he bites and arches his back!) Ouch! He doesn't like to ride in the car at night... So weird Also he doesn't much like tummy time

Favorite event this month: Christmas break with Daddy home. He was ambivalent about Christmas presents :-)