5 months old

Porter turned 5 months old yesterday. The months seem to be going faster and faster. And Porter just keeps getting cuter and cuter. He is growing into his own. He has a sense of humor and laughs at funny noises, faces, and the Baby Einstein puppets. He is also very loving. He loves to give us sloppy kisses and hugs. Its the best! His new toy this month was a race car walker. He loves to be mobile. He wants to crawl so bad. He's not there, but he's getting closer by scooting with his arms and pushing with his feet when he has something to push against. He's also getting very close to sitting up on his own. He can sit up but still needs a little help for balancing. He is also gaining a love for books. He studies the pictures and tries to turn the pages and then puts them in his mouth, of course.
This month has been all about sleeping for me. Five months of sleep deprivation are finally catching up to me and I'm exhausted! I've desperately been looking for advice on how to get Porter to sleep through the night. In my search I found a great book called "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child". This book advocates a 7 pm bedtime with a 7 am wake time and three scheduled naps during the day. This is only our third night of this, but I love it! And Porter seems to love it too. Although he is still waking up twice to eat at about 11pm and 3am. Once we get the sleep schedule down we are going to concur the night feedings starting with the 3am wakening. He is up to 17.4 lbs. and gaining! I don't know why I'm worried about cutting out a night feeding! He is obviously eating enough. Speaking of which, we gave up on the rice cereal and are going to wait until he is closer to 6 months old to reintroduce it along with other baby foods. I'm excited for what the month ahead holds!