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I set up a camera one while Ivan was playing alone one morning. He was a little sick this day, so he has a nasty cough.  The cough is gone now. The video is 11 minutes long, and nothing really happens 🙂 There is a red light blinking on the camera, which you can see he notices it quite often. Ivan demonstrates his ability to blow raspberries and get his pacifier in his mouth by himself.

our buckeye baby (from early November)

October 26, 2014 – Ivan is 5 months!

Stats:

weight: 16ish pounds (give or take half a pound)
length: 25.5 inches (this is not an exact science)

Interesting Tidbits

• Ivan is so happy almost all the time
• Sits with minimal assistance – he can sit a few seconds unassisted before falling over
• Ivan rolls over from front to back
• tries really hard to roll back to front, but not quite there
• realized he has hands (stares at them in front of his face… ooooh hands)
• giggles while playing alone
• loves to talk
• He is no longer the youngest baby at daycare – he now has two little girls younger than him.
• Sleeps through the night (8:30-6 most nights, wakes up once some nights)
• about to outgrow 3-6m pants (will be wearing 6-9 month pants soon – he has wicked long legs)
• rubs his eyes in this really cute exaggerated way when he’s sleepy
• sits really well in his Bumbo
• Ivan flew on an airplane to California this month.  He projectile vomited on the plane, but never once cried.  He tolerated the time change like a champ, though had a few really early nights, and early mornings.
• Went swimming and learned to splash in the water
• Put his feet in the pacific ocean
• This month we think he looks like Emily – but clearly has mike’s jaw line, ears, long legs, and mouth – more blonde than strawberry, blue eyes. His hair is starting to curl up top.  His hair is a dark blonde/brown at the bottom of the back of his head (right under the epic balding spot.) the balding spot is starting to grow in

Ivan Loves:

• looking and chewing on his own hands
• plastic rings to chew on
• reading books
• holding hands
• stroller rides (as long as he’s sitting upright and not in carseat)
• cuddling chest to chest
• playing on his activity mat
• having a good conversation
• his Ergo carrier

Ivan Hates:

• being hungry
• being in his carseat when he’s sleepy

Things we’ve learned this month:

• We are total baby wearing believers.  He’s so calm in there.
• starting to splash around in the bath
• Ivan gets on his own schedule (sleep and eating) and is becoming very predictable