5 months!

5 months! It's been a busy month over here.

I went back to work this month, and Luke started daycare. He is very happy there and mommy is happy working part time. I am only working 2 days a week in a position that was my next career goal so we are thrilled it's all working out.

Luke got his first pair of shoes this month!

We also got a Kelty Kids hiking backpack. He seems to like it!

We have to say goodbye to the gummy little smile because right after he turned 5 months, 2 bottom teeth broke through!

And Luke can now sit for extended periods of time. However, bumping his head on the floor has increased!

 

Overall, life is good. I'm loving his personality that shines through a little more everyday. We are blessed to have such a happy, easy going baby who goes with the flow.

Breastfeeding has dwindled big time- we're lucky if he nurses a few times a week now but I'm still exclusively pumping and Luke is only drinking breastmilk so that's still going well. I ended up with mastitis round 3 this month which was annoying.

 

We're planning to start solid foods soon, I'm hoping to do a mix of Baby Led Weaning and some oatmeal but planning to skip rice cereal and purees. He's almost ready to start, I think we'll wait until October (around 5.5 months) for the oatmeal.

Luke's Stats:
Weight: 15 lbs (19th percentile)
Height: 25 inches