5 Months-It's Going Way Too Fast!!

Yep, you guessed it, Bennett is 5 months old today! This month we've heard a lot more talking, a lot more thumb slurping and still not much crying {lovely}! He's reaching and playing with his toys, likes to kick up his legs and try to grab his toes but mostly Bennett just loves to be cuddled-that's when he turns the charm on. He can totally be fussing (although that doesn't happen much) and as soon as you scoop him up he's grinning from ear to ear and giggling away. Bennett is tipping the scales at right under 15 pounds and I'm guessing about 25-26 inches.

He gets therapy twice a week now and he's doing quite well. We're working on keeping him in a sitting position and as usual, head control. He has not rolled from his back to his belly yet but he gets so close- Harper was the exact same way and did not actually do it until almost 8 months! I think he'll get there before that though.

We've introduced a new toy- the exersaucer! Another huge and bulky toy to clutter up our tiny family room, yay! Just kidding...anything for my kids! Bennett seems to enjoy it, he still needs support behind him but it's nice because he can be on the girl's level as they fly by him while they're playing.


Loving the new toys.


Can I get a smile Bennett??

There's my happy little boy!


Just can't get enough of him!


Still a tad bit too short to reach the base-that's okay though!

I've also been using a spoon to help Bennett get used to it being in his mouth. Ainsley had to go to a feeding therapist when she was a baby so I remember a lot of the techniques used there and he does so much better than Ainsley did I must say. I tried oatmeal cereal (I prefer oatmeal over rice) once and he did okay but I think we'll hold off a couple more weeks since he doesn't take too much formula (26-28 ounces) and honestly I need to think about how I'm going to add it into the morning routine which right now is always chaotic!

He has his 5 month check up next week so more vaccines (I think) and the RSV shot and then flu shots next month... poor guy.

I will be requesting physical therapy next month (he sees an OT now but she's doing everything a PT would be doing) as well as speech. We'll see if I get speech this early but I am very good a nagging so they'll give in eventually;) I think I may start sign language next month too. Never been a fan of it with my typical kids because I always felt like it would replace actually speech but as my OT says, you are saying the word as you are signing it and while they might not get it for a while, they will get it eventually. And kids with Down syndrome want to communicate but it just may be harder for them at first. Plus I think the girls will like it as we work on it with Bennett.

Anyways, that's the plan as well as trying to stay healthy. Everyone around this town is sick and wouldn't you know I'm taking Ainsley in for a cough and low grade fever-please pray it's not H1N1!