The Zoo

Noah enjoyed the aquarium so much when we took him in NY that I decided to take him to the zoo today.  It is a fairly small zoo, so it only took about 2 hours to do everything which is a perfect amount of time when you have an infant!  Noah loved watching the animals, especially the giraffes who got quite a few laughs out of Noah.  We were able to get about 5 feet away from them and they were huge!  Noah also liked watching the ducks swimming and he got a great deal of amusement out of a ceiling fan in the bird sanctuary.  

Silliness

Playing can be so tiring!

finger paining

We decided to try finger painting since several friends with kiddos suggested I try it with Noah.  He had so much fun!  

My 25th Birthday

We can sit!!!

Just shy of 5 months and we are sitting up!  

Bulldogs are funny looking!

Noah has started laughing every time he sees our dog.  I got a quick video on our last walk.

Fingers crossed!

Noah has been sleeping better the last couple of nights.  We still are not back to our 10-12 hour stretches, but we are doing 6-8 again.  His appetite is also going back down to normal too...he is still eating more than usual, but a lot less than he has been eating! 

On a side note...I feel like the worst mommy in the world today.  Noah rolled off the couch this morning.  He was right next to me, but I got up to let the dog in and he decided to roll.  He bonked his head, but I think it scared him more than hurt.  He cried for a minute but was quickly content with just snuggling for a few minutes.  

We have "the curse"

So I had been hearing about this "curse"....AKA "the 5 month curse", when babies who have been sleeping through the night start to wake up all night.  Well, Noah went from sleeping 10-12 hours to 4-5...if we are lucky!  He was going to bed around 8, waking at 6-7, then going back to sleep until 8.  Now, we go down 8-9, wake up to eat sometime between 10-12, then wake again to eat between 2-4 and are up again around 7:30.  

Still I can't complain too much, but it really stinks when you are used to sleeping all night!  I think it is a combination of waking up hungry, wet, and uncomfy from teething.  He has been super fussy the last few days and I think his gums are really starting to hurt.  Also, he has been waking up very wet, so we are wearing size 3 overnights to sleep in.  And finally the kid eats non stop!  I am only nursing once a day (teething isn't so much fun for mom) and pumping and having to give him a bottle or two of formula as he has been eating 45oz plus the nursing session, and solids 2x a day!  He is like a bottomless pit and there is no end in sight.  

We have a new game...

Screaming!  He loves it.