Finn is 5 months old! Hooray!
Some facts about Finn:
-He is a tall boy! At his 4 month checkup he was 26.5 inches tall, 87%.
-He's getting chunkier! At 4 months he was 15 lbs 2.5 oz, 43%, compared to the 12% he was at his 2 month checkup.
-He is starting to wear his 6-9 month size clothes. So proud :)
-Around 3.5 months old, we decided to wean Finn and switch him to formula. It was a hard decision and I felt a little guilty but now I know it was the best decision for him and for me. That first week of weaning was torture but we survived and now everyone is happy!
-We started him on solids shortly after he hit 4 months. He ate his first serving of rice cereal as if we had been starving him his whole life! Now he is up to 2 meals a day of rice cereal or baby food and will probably move on to 3 meals a day pretty quickly. So far he has had rice cereal, banana, pears, apples, sweet potatoes, carrots, and squash. He loved everything but was a little more hesitant with the pears, I think they were just a little tart for him.
-He still loves to chew, suck, and slobber all over his hands and fingers. This doesn't help with the drool. He is always soaking wet down the front of his clothes from trying to chew on stuff.
-His very, VERY favorite thing to suck on is his little lovey blanket (which has developed the lovely nickname of Finn's "face blanket"). It is always soaking wet! If he sees it close by he will lunge for it and spit out his binky so he can suck on his lovey.
-He still is constantly rolling from his back to his stomach. Though he is slowly getting better at rolling back over.
-He is getting closer to being able to sit by himself. He does really well in the corner of the couch and with the boppy pillow.
-I pulled out the jumper this month for Finn and he loves it! He has gotten really good at turning around and jumping all over the place.
-Finn has also started to really use his voice this month. Before he only really made a "goo" sound but now he loves to shriek/scream/squeal. I think it is just the cutest sound. And if you copy the sounds he makes, he will respond to you and just keep going.
And finally some more pictures!
