Briggs is FIVE Months!

Welp, another month has somehow come and gone. Our littlest buddy is a whopping FIVE MONTHS OLD! #insertallthecryingemojis ...#seriouslyallofthem. Someone was not interested in taking pictures for this monthly update either. He was way more interested in the cactus pillow and in overall looking like a deer in the headlights. :)

Weighs: Thankfully, we haven't had to have a doctor's visit since his four month check-up (at which he weighed 17lbs) We continue to get comments all the time about the size of this guy! I love each and every roll of his so stinking much.

Sleeps: I would say that this month, Briggs has not stuck as closely with his nap routine. He was doing a decent morning nap, decent afternoon nap, and then a possible catnap in the late afternoon/evening. In the past few weeks, though, his sleeping has been more sporadic. I am going to attribute it to the fact that he is no longer a newborn and doesn't sleep quite as deeply. He is used to sleeping with noise for sure (hello, loud big brothers!), but he sometimes does wake up due to noise I think and then can't quite put himself back to sleep like he did in the newborn days. Let's hope he corrects this soon! ;) He has been waking up a little more at night the past few weeks, and I think it's for the same reason as the sporadic naps. A couple of nights ago, he slept from 9pm to 6am, and this mama was so grateful!!!

Eats: Weird turn of events here. I wrote on the last monthly update that he was trying out some foods. However, he is now not into it all! Whether it's fruits or veggies, thick or thin, cereal or no cereal, homemade or store bought, he is just not interested. He makes an awful face any time I try to feed him baby food! Lol. He has sucked on a couple pieces of fruit that I have eaten around him, and he LOVES that. He's had pear, pineapple, and watermelon that way. So, maybe it's the spoon or just having a mouthful of food that he doesn't like. I did buy him one of those little mesh feeders the other day, and he seems to like that - so far he has eaten pears, bananas, cantaloupe, and honeydew melon out of it. He is still a big-time nursing baby. He sometimes nurses every two hours during the day. Don't know what it is about my boys being such grazers as babies!

Wears: Briggs is wearing 6-month, 6-9-month, and 9-month clothing. He is in a size 3 diaper.

Plays: He's getting more and more into playing with toys and loves to have one in his hand when he's in the carseat or his swing. His two favorite toys are a little crinkly giraffe and a colorful alligator with rattles, etc. attached to it. He's really enjoying the doorway jumper. He bounces and bounces and bounces, and it is just too cute! He still loves watching the big boys (and Daddy) play. He likes when things are busy and there's a lot going on around him.

Milestones: I don't think he hit any milestones this month...which is fine with me because CAN HE PLEASE STOP GROWING UP SO FAST?!?!?

Briggs continues to be the happiest little guy ever. Even though he's had a cough and the sniffles for the last few days, he's still just as happy and content. We love our Briggsie Wiggsie! I want him to stay our little baby forever, but next month he'll already be half a year old! Somebody hold me.