ScrumpyDaddy

Posted by Rachel

Zach is now 5 months old. He is growing leaps and bounds. I had to change out all his clothes right before Thanksgiving to his 6 to 9 month clothes. Zach you have to stop growing so that we have enough clothes for you, LOL! Zach is now 19 lbs 13 oz.

Zach is getting much better at his fine motor control. You can see him concentrating on controlling his hand to pick up specific toys. Then once he has them he can now hold onto to them and put them in his mouth (which he does most of the time) or shake them to make noise. He loves one rattle in particular. Whenever he moves it and it makes its rattle noise he smiles. We keep that one at the dinner table with us. We have been putting Zach in his high chair at the dinner table with some toys whenever we are eating. He seems to like that better than the bouncy chair or on the floor. He likes to be up with the rest of us at the table. We will probably be starting him on solids soon. He seems to be getting interested in watching us eat, typically a sign they want to start solids.

Zach is also moving forward with his gross motor control. He has now rolled over completely several times, though I think Dave has missed everyone of them. Dave will be with Zach and trying to get him to roll over for him and of course Zach does it the second Dave looks away for something. You catch it one of these times Dave. Zach has also discovered his feet. He is starting to grab them when he is lying on his back. We now have to keep shoes on him to keep him from pulling off his socks and then sucking on them. Wet socks, gross! We still have to work on those stomach muscles to help him sit up on his own. He is getting much better though. When you hold his hands he will try and pull himself up to sitting position. He still can’t stay there on this own and needs support, but we will keep working on it.

Zach is still a very happy baby. He loves to make noise and make himself heard, whether that is good or bad. He also loves his sister and still smiles whenever he sees her. She is wonderful with him. She is now starting to play with him more, since he now reacts more to her. She reads him books, gives him toys, and loves to help whenever she can. She will get very jealous if you don’t ask her to help. She is a great big sister. I hope it remains this way.

Unfortunately, Zach is sick right now with a bad cold. It has gone to his chest so he is coughing and wheezing. Dave took him to the doctor yesterday and they prescribed nebulizer treatments every 4 to 6 hours to help open him up. I hope he gets better soon.