Pomerleau Family Blog: Brandon: The sixth month (May 2011)

At 5 months, Brandon weighed in at 18 pounds and 10 ounces and was 27 inches according to my measurement. I went back to work this month, which was a difficult transition. Brandon would generally go to bed at around 8:30 PM and sleep until I had to get him up to go to work usually around 6:30 AM. Our routine during the day was I would get up usually around 6:00 AM get ready and then get Brandon up and breast feed him and take him to daycare. Then I would work from about 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM. I would visit Brandon during my lunch break and breast feed him as well. I worked Monday through Thursday these hours and then went in for a half day on Friday afternoon. Sean watches Brandon on Monday and Friday afternoons. Once I went back to work my days got so busy. Time seemed to fly by! Brandon was the hit of daycare-all the kids love him as he is the only baby. The kids at day care talk to you and you talk back. Brandon really became a social butterfly this month; smiling and laughing more often.

In May the weather started getting better so Brandon and I would often go on walks after work to get exercise. I even started jogging with him with my BOB jogging stroller. I also turned 30 in May and got to celebrate my first Mother's Day with Brandon. My friends threw me a 30th birthday party and we went to Henry's Tavern downtown and Pam and Anthony came to baby sit Brandon. Then we came back so I could put Brandon to bed and celebrated at our house with a keg of Ruby and cake and presents. It was a fun low key birthday. Mother's Day was also low key since Sean had to work but I enjoyed my first Mother's Day with Brandon. On my actual birthday, Sean was off and made me a really good shrimp and steak dinner and a good salad. I got to celebrate with my parents the following weekend when Sean, Brandon, and I went down to Corvallis for the weekend. We ate at this really good restaurant in Corvallis called Del Alma.

At Henry's celebrating my 30th birthday

The birthday cake Rosie made for me

Brandon on Mother's Day

This month, Brandon started solids. We started him with rice cereal and then tried pears and sweet potatoes and other single fruits and vegetables. We feed him solids about once a day. Brandon loved solids. Brandon is nursing still every three hours, about 6 times a day. Brandon is now grunting more often and squealing and makes a grunting sound now when he is displeased with something. Brandon is learning how to move around to get his toys too. Brandon loves to play with his feet still and and still loves his exersaucer and jumperoo. He also learned how to roll over from his back to his belly consistently and even though I lay him on his back he rolls over to his belly now at night to sleep. He also learned how to sit up without putting his hands down.

Trying solids (rice cereal) for the first time

Still loves playing with those feet

Smiling for the camera

Grandma Larson visited in the middle of May

For Memorial Day, we went with Brooke, Logan, and Taylor to Netarts on the Oregon Coast and stayed at a beach house for 2 nights. We had a blast at the coast. We took the kids to the Tillamook Cheese Factory and to a little wine tasting/farm house. The weather wasn't the best at the coast but Logan and you enjoyed being able to explore a new house and play together.