On Thursday March 12th, Cooper turned 5 months old. We can't believe how much he has grown. Everyday he surprises us with something new. This particular day was a disappointing one for us. We found out that our daycare provider, Stephanie, is no longer going to be able to continue with her childcare business. Her husband is really sick and she feels it is best for her family if she is able to spend more time caring for him. We are really going to miss her. She was the absolute best! We now have 3 weeks to find someone new. Keep us in your thoughts and prayers that we will find a good daycare for Cooper.
On a lighter note here are some of Coopers likes and dislikes at 5 months old.
Likes:
watching the fish and lights in the aquarium
tummy farts
standing up and trying to walk
flying in the air over daddy
lying under his play gym
having his diaper changed (or at least lying on the changing table)
playing the kick game
chewing on his chew blanket
talking to grandparents on skype (this is the only time he will sit for at least 10 minutes)
sucking on his hands (or any hands that come near his mouth)
watching the fish in his light-up crib toy
watching anything that lights up
having his chin tickled
watching mommy and daddy vacuum
looking at faces
Dislikes:
being woken up in the morning
sitting
lying on his stomach
staying asleep during the day at home (although it's much better than it has been)
having to be burped during the middle of eating
getting out of the bathtub to dry off
New Abilities:
flopping over from stomach to back
almost sitting up by himself
holding onto toys long enough to get them into his mouth
We tried to post a few videos but for some reason we couldn't get them to work. We will try to get them up soon.
He has been teething a lot lately so this was nice and soft for him to chew on.
When dad was at the store this weekend he happened to find this really cool toy. It's called a teething blanket but we call it a chew blanket because that's what Cooper does with it. So far he really likes it.
Since Cooper does not like sitting too much we take every good opportunity we can to practice his sitting. This, however was not one of those times. I had to post the picture because I thought it was so cute.
Thanks to the help of our daycare provider Stephanie, Cooper has been sleeping better this weekend. Part of our problem was that we were feeding Cooper on a 3 hour schedule and she was doing a 4 hour schedule. She suggested feeding him every 4 hours (he's totally capable) and feeding him right before he goes to sleep. All weekend, with the exception of one time on Sunday, Cooper slept 1hr 30 minutes - 2hrs!! Yeah! We found out that by the time he eats he is exhausted and goes right to sleep afterward. No rocking at all. This has been a wonderful weekend because Paul and I have gotten to do something for ourselves and have fun while he was sleeping.
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