5 Month Postpartum / Baby Update!

Body

I've started going to RPM classes this month (only once a week) and started taking longer walks whenever I can now that the weather has warmed up. I've lost a little bit of weight this month (0.8kg/1.7lbs), I've got another 3.8kg (8.3lbs) until I'm back to my pre-pregnancy weight and 8.8kg (19.4lbs) until I'm at my goal weight.

Height/Weight

James is now 7.8kg (17.2lbs) so he's put on 0.8kgs/1.7lbs this month. I also measured him and he's 68cms which is 3.5cms more than last month. 

Routine

Things have been going amazingly well for us this month! We started sleep training James (letting him cry it out hurts my heart! - but we never do it for longer than 10 mins) and it's actually worked really well. He's learnt to self-settle in his cot and now sleeps from 7pm til 7am :O I'm so proud of him! We also got a new bottle (comotomo) and he takes it just like the boobie (no gagging or chewing on it). Yaaaay!!! now I can go out without having to race home to feed him. 

7am
James Wakes, Rob spends time with him while getting ready for work (I sleep in a little longer)

8am

Wakeup, Feed James, Rob goes to work

8.30am

Have Breakfast, Play Gym for James

9am
James Naps, Do Laundry & Housework

9.45am

Have a Shower and Get Ready

11am

Feed James then Give Him Solids

12pm
James Naps, Have Lunch, Blog/Relax/Go out

2.15pm

Feed, Play with James (Tummy Time, Reading, Standing/Sitting etc)

4pm
Go for a walk with James (he naps for around 30 mins)

5pm
Feed James (one side only), Rob gets home from work & plays with James

5.45pm

Express (other side), Rob Baths James

6pm
Cook Dinner, Rob does Bedtime Routine 

(moisturises & dresses James + gives him bottle then solids + reads to James)

7pm
James Sleeps, Have Dinner, Relax (spend quality time together)

10pm
Feed James, James Sleeps, Go to Bed

Sleeping

He's been great this month.. sleeping from 7am to 7pm! Never thought this day would come! haha. We still give him his dream-feed at 10pm (sometimes earlier) before we go to bed. I don't think we'll drop this feed anytime soon. His daytime naps are pretty much the same, sometimes he'll be great and other times he won't.. just depends on the day and what's happening.

Eating/Feeding

We've started him on solids this month! He's been loving it so far and so have I! It's so fun watching his reaction to different tastes. I still haven't tried feeding him solids in public yet.. I'm trying to put this off as long as possible! haha. Oh and I'm still continuing to breastfeed him as normal. 

Sizes
I'm still squeezing him into size 00, but I think I'll have to start putting him in size 0 this week. Oh he's so grown up! 

Milestones

James has hit a few big milestones this month! The first one being that he's started solids! So far he's just had a little bit of fruit, veggies and baby rice cereal. For now we're just sticking to purees as I've heard they can choke if you give them finger food too early. His favourite food so far is pear! He loves trying to feed himself with the spoon - it's so cute! Another milestone is that James went swimming for the first time! He had so much fun and was laughing while playing with us in the pool. We even tipped water over his head and it didn't seem to bother him. He hasn't been teething as badly as last month, still drooling and gnawing on everything but doesn't seem to be in pain which is good. I can see a few buds in his mouth but nothing's come up yet. James is also loves sitting up and standing up (although he needs support for both), he's so strong now and is so active! We also got James baptised this month and he was so well behaved (I'm so proud of him). I think this month has been my favourite so far, he's just been so chatty and happy all the time! I just want to spend all day playing with him.

xx