This last month I think I’m starting to see a lot of developments with Oscar, until recently he really has been pretty boring bless him and I was getting a little concerned that he didn’t really seem to be developing. I know he was 6 weeks early but I still can’t help comparing him to his sister who first rolled over at 4 months and 1 day old (Yes I know I’m going to be a nightmare when they get older lol).

Anyway at 5 months I can now say:

1. Oscar weighs 18lbs! Now if you go by his corrected age this puts him on the 95th percentile for a baby born 6 weeks early, if I ignore the fact he was early he is still on the 75th percentile so he has pretty much overtaken most babies born 6 weeks later than him Despite all that sick, something obviously seems to be working

2. Oscar rolled over for the first time about 2 weeks ago (so not too far behind his sister at all ), this took me by surprise to be honest as I really wasn’t expecting it – but I did manage to catch it on video amazingly

3. Oscar has finally learnt to BURP! Probably a strange achievement in most people’s eyes but I haven’t been able to wind him after any bottle before now as he would just bring up the entire bottle rather than burp. Now he can burp without actually being sick!

4. Oscar now sleeps, and when I say sleep I mean it, I put him down to bed at around 7:30-8pm and that’s it (most nights) until 8am in the morning. When both O&Z sleep through (again which is most nights now!) I actually feel like a human being again.

It’s been a very long 5 months but I finally think we are getting somewhere I can’t wait to see what the next month brings