5 months old

Dear Eli,

You are 5 months old! Another month has flown by and you are becoming such a big boy! Here is what you have been up to this month:

• You are a great sleeper at night. I started giving you a bath every night at 7pm. After that you get a massage, then your last bottle, and then you fall asleep around 7:30 - 8:00 p.m. You usually wake up somewhere between 5:00 and 6:00 a.m.
• You are still taking about 3 naps a day. You take your first nap about an hour after you get up, then another nap around 10:00 a.m. and an afternoon nap around 1:00 p.m.
• You are doing really well with your bottles. You eat 5 oz every three hours. Dr. Wyatt said you could have a little bit of water or apple juice. You didn't really drink just plain water, but you love your watered down apple juice. You get this sometimes before your naps to help you fall asleep.
• Your hands are always in your mouth now and you have started to reach for everything! We are probably going to feed you this month because you seem so interested in what Daddy and I are eating.
• You love to sit up with support.
• You are doing so good with your tummy time. You push yourself up with your arms all the time.
• You love to play airplane and bounce on my knees
  
• You love to go outside and you love to watch the dogs.
• You love when I read to you.

You are the greatest joy and I love you more than anything in the world!! You are such a sweet and happy baby. You bring Daddy and I so much happiness and are the greatest blessing of our lives.

We love you Eli (a.k.a. Papa, Pops, Prince, Pince, Bear),
Mama