Liam 5 months

Liam is 5 months and thriving.  Just after I wrote the 4 months blog and wrote that he had rolled over a few times, he began rolling over constantly.  He pretty much refuses to stay on his back and always rolls on to his tummy.  During this past month he has also learned to scooch around in a circle and forwards if he wants to reach something.  Liam is still only nursing and taking on weight as needed.  His hand eye coordination has rapidly increased and he can easily grab things and more controlably put them immediately into his mouth.  The most recent hit was when I gave him a toothbrush.  He chomped on it for like an entire half an hour.

Liam amazes us everyday with his good mood and mild personality.  He has been suffering from a difficult cough and in fact he has the RS virus, but it is SLOWLY getting better.  However, even from all the coughing he remains happy and gives lots of smiles to everyone..also strangers. He just seems to take any situation as it comes.  If you really want to get him smiling then he loves music, especially when I sing to him and when we play the piano together.

His schedule has also changed a bit.  He goes to bed around 7:30 or 8pm and sleeps until 7:30am...well of course with some nightly nursings.  Usually around 2 and again at 4 at the current moment.  Just 1 week ago he was waking around 11 and 1 and 3 and 5...every two hours...so we like the current situation now much better.  Then he takes a nap from around 10am to 2pm-ish and again a short 30 minute nap at some time before going to bed for the night.  It's weird to have our nights to ourselves again...I actually miss that alone time with Liam where things are quiet and there is time to just hang out with him. So I'm trying to really focus on our time together during the week while Silas and Benjamin are at pre-school.

His brothers are still absoutely in love with him and are still the best at getting him to laugh! We absolutely enjoy watching them love on their baby brother.  We are so blessed!

Weight: 8.5 kgs and length 65cm

First time at Babybio with Godmother Kirsten. We saw La La Land