5 months old

Rian wearing his St.Patricks day tee yesterday! He's so patriotic!

Age:

 5 months & 2 weeks

Clothes size: 

6-9! Ive noticed this size can vary a lot from shop to shop! so annoying! Penneys size 6-9 is tiny compared to Next's 6-9.. which is more true to size I think!! Rian's a big boy! :P

Sleep:

 Not so good the last while.. Rian keeps waking up in the early hours fussing.. kicking the sides of the cot and kicking off his blankets.. I think it might be down to his teething getting more intense! Poor bugger! Some nights he ends up coming into my bed! He loves his mommy!! *smug grin* :P

He will have a bottle between 5-8 and go straight back to sleep til around 9! 

Feeding:

Breakfast:

5-8am: Bottle of milk

9-11am: organic baby rice/mashed banana & half of a bottle

Lunch:

1-2pm: pot of 100% fruit puree by Cow&Gate (they are very yummy!!)

4pm-ish: Bottle of milk

Dinner:

5:30-6:30: One of the many choices of Ella's Kitchen organic packets. He will have half of one of the bigger packets! Loves them all! and I love giving them to him! Cause they are made from organic fruit and veg and nothing else :) 

Supper:

7-8pm: Last bottle before bed :) 

New Things:

Rian has gotten so much stronger! He loves sitting up or standing up (aided of course) and looking around. It's save to say he's the nosiest baby I've ever come across! He is so so good when we are out too and never cries and rarely complains! He just loves people watching! His grasping objects is getting better! (everything going to his mouth haha). He is also a lot more alert and turns to people talking to him or calling his name. Everyone has commented on him following my every move when I'm not holding him! He never cries after me just has an eye on my at all times... so cute! He has come on a long way with his food too! He LOVES his food and is always watching me eating anything.. Makes me feel so guilty he cant have my food! He even loves to chew on half a Farley's Rusk! He doesnt really swallow the bits that break off but it's great for his teething! :)

Things coming up in the next month:

TURNING 6 MONTHS! omg the time has flown :( my little baby boy is getting so big! 

Mothers day... He better get me something!!! :P

I want to get Rian a new buggy too soon.. The one he has (a Quinny) is so heavy to carry.. the seat part is huge.. and I KEEP getting electric shocks whenever I use it.. Like off every object I touch.. and people.. Ive even given Rian a few electric shocks!! Its so annoying and weird! But it definetly is only when I use the Quinny buggy...Ironically called The Quinny ''Zapp'' HAHA! :P 

I also am convinced Rian will get his first tooth very soon! And I think he will be able to sit up unaided by 6 months! eeek so exciting! I remember when he was a floppy vegetable haha! 

Rian experincing sun for the first time haha! Problems of a winter baby! 

MommaKatie xo.

4 months old

Rían out for his first family dinner :-)

Age: 4 months & 2weeks 

Clothes size: 3-6 months (just about fitting!!)

Sleep: roughly 12 hours a night! Waking a few times looking for his dummy! He has a few 30minute-1 hour naps during the day!

Feeding: 8oz bottles 5-6 times a day!! He also gets a few teaspoons of baby rice with his 10-11am bottle! We started that 4 days ago, as he was looking for his bottle every 2 hours!! Hungry baba! :) 

New things: Rían now has little fits of laughter! Especially if you hold him up in the air or tickle his tummy/under his chin!! It's the cutest thing ever! I love his little laugh! He also rolls over, from tummy to back a lot and he is much better on his tummy at tummy time than he used to be, now he can hold up his head and have a good look around for himself. :) 

My mom has also copped that he follows me around the room and is always watching what I'm doing! Even though I'm sure it's a mother few months before he will get attached and strange with people, he has clearly made a favourite in me yaaaayyy! :) 

He also loves to be held sitting up or standing up! He gets all excited! Thinks he's the shit haha! 

Things coming up in the next month: Rían has an appointment for his hips to be x-rayed as he was born with a clicky hip!! You used to be able to hear the click when changing his nappy or dressing him but I haven't heard it since he was about 2 months old, so hopefully it has all sorted itself out, which happens in a lot of cases! I'm hopeful that is what has happened with Rían as having a big cast on his legs or having to wear double nappies would be a dose! It's usually hereditary but no one on my side has had it and only a cousin on his dad's side had it! It can also happen if there is very limited room in the womb! And towards the end there was NO room! They were even worried about the fluid level left around him, so I think that was the cause! In that case it nearly always rectifies itself! :)

We also have Ríans new little cousins christening to go to soon! Haha! He's 3 months younger than Rían and already getting christened and we haven't even begun organising Ríans own christening! Which I think will be on in April! Hopefully the weather will have improved by then! If only a small bit! Easter is always a nice time to have a religious event anyway!! :P 

Having coffee in M&S with grandad! :)

MommaKatie xo.