{Levi - 5 Months}

Levi Daniel, you are five months old!

You sailed through your fifth month of life! Your happy disposition is a joy to be around. Papa and I both say, our favorite thing to do is watch you watch you big brother. You love watching Elijah and you love all the silly noises that he makes. You are constantly smiling and laughing around him. Elijah, like wise loves to play with you on your play mat and enjoys showing you the books he is looking at.

Levi, you seem to have hit a growth spurt and are requiring more food! One day, you were incredibly grumpy which was out of the norm for you. It took mama a bit to figure out, but when I offered you some extra food – you gobbled it up. We started supplementing with formula and you have done well with that. You are getting a mix of mama breastfeeding you and supplementing with bottles. You finally started taking a bottle from mama which has been a big relief. Typically you get 2 bottles at some point in the day to keep you full. You outgrew your 6 month clothes and are solidly into 9 month clothes.

Just as you celebrated 5 months you started rolling from your tummy to your back. It is the cutest thing to watch as you cautiously make that roll. You’ve started babbling more at us which has been fun! You make “ba-ba” sounds and “da-da” sounds, which of course your papa claims that “dada” was your first word. You have also developed a strong grasp and my hair is often in your hands.  You continue to be very content laying down, holding your feet, and babbling. You also have started to notice Charlie more. When she comes around, your eyes are definitely on her.

Levi, your sleep continues to be all over the place. On a good night you only do one wake up in the 1am-3am hour. On a tough night you are up 2-3 times. It seems like if you get good sleep during the day you are more inclined to sleep well at night. But if you don’t sleep well during the day, anything can go at night. At least when you wake up at night you are a happy guy and smile as soon as you see me. Papa and I think we will do more focused sleep training at the end of November.

Your 5^th month has been busy. You had your second laser treatment for your birthmark. You are of course very unhappy during the treatment, but then shortly after you are all smiles again. You have done great as you transitioned into your daycare class. You do not sleep very well, but you enjoy all the sights and sounds. You also started up in your infant class at Community Bible Study. We are still trying to figure out a good routine for Thursdays at CBS so that you do not get over tired. You also recently went to your first pumpkin patch and your first Seahawks game!

During your 6^th month of life we think you are looking forward to being dedicated at church, a family trip to the Pumpkin patch, being at home more with mama as she resigns her job, and celebrating your first Halloween.


Here are some photos from your fifth month of life: