Five months! Time, please slow down. This guy is becoming so much fun to be around and I love his little personality that is blooming as each day passes.
This month has been incredibly challenging in so many ways. Macks has never been a good sleeper, but this month we hit an all time low. He was up every couple of hours each night and cluster feeding like it was his job. I had every intention to start sleep training him, but I just felt like he wasn’t ready. I am hoping that this month we can transition him into his own room and start the sleep training process. As much as I love him being in the room with us, I am very ready to get some sleep.
It was also the first time that I left him with a sitter for an extended amount of time. Because he is a very needy baby and loves to nurse, I was so scared to leave him with someone and with bottles nonetheless, but thankfully he did incredibly well and took the bottles like a champ.
While he’s not sleeping through the night, we have reached other milestones this month! He’s sitting in a tripod position and is much more confident in rolling over onto his belly (so much so that he sleeps on his belly now.)
We had our last appointment with our pediatrician in Manhattan this week. It was so sad to have to say goodbye. She’s been our pediatrician since we moved to NYC four years ago and has watched all three of the kids grow up. She tells the kids she loves them and kisses their forehead every single visit.
Macks is starting to slow down in his weight gain. He only gained a couple of ounces last month. Of course I start to freak out a little bit because of the path that the girls were on, but he’s still in the 25th percentile (according to his dr. when I looked at the WHO growth chart he was in the 50th) which is much higher than the girls were. He also gained an inch, and is in the 75th percentile for height. So he’s our tall and lean little man.
I’m cherishing every single day with Macks. Everyone always told me that there is a special bond between a boy and his mom and while I believed them, it wasn’t until Macks was born that I really felt it. It’s an incredible bond that continues to grow each day. I love my Macks.
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