seven months old

lucas' two bottom teeth are fully in and he has become quite the good eater. he's also become a handful. though he's not "crawling" yet (still only does the army crawl), he can scoot around a room faster than i can catch up with him. he's also found the power outlets, so we made sure to cover them all. amazing how much they develop in just one month!
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here's lucas "helping" me with the laundry

so playful

a good night's rest...finally

we are proud to announce that lucas is sleeping through the night...yay! he has been doing it successfully for over a week now, so we are finally catching up on the much needed rest that we've been lacking.

arms extended

the sweetest thing happened today. lucas reached out his arms to us for us to hold him!!! the first time it happened, a friend was holding lucas while he was fussing and, as i walked closer to him, he turned his body towards me and extended his arms to ask me to hold him. my heart melted! :) of course, we tested it out a few more times when allan got home to make sure it wasn't just a fluke. it wasn't. :P

sweet thing

photos of our sweet boy at six months...
...taken by his daddy

six months old

lucas turned 6 months old over the weekend! it's hard to believe six months have gone by. we had another well-check visit at the doctor's office today and lucas had to endure four immunizations...again. he was such a little trooper.

height: 26 inches (40%)
weight: 16 lbs, 13 oz (45%)
head: 17 inches (30%)
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a look back at this past month...

lucas has had a busy month! he loves to play in his exersaucer; he doesn't like to sleep; he's become very interested in food; he's welcomed a new friend into the world; he likes to take walks in the evening; he's sitting up much better than last month; and he's propping himself higher off of the ground, which must mean he's getting ready to crawl! oh, and we can feel his bottom two teeth...they're finally coming in!

the aftermath

i'll spare you all from having to look at what i'm talking about, but this morning i experienced the aftermath of yesterday's alligator pear. all i have to say is, "YUCK!" and, i hear that this is only the beginning. :P

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lucas and his friend, carter, after their walk this morning

wednesday night special - "alligator pear"

for those new parents out there, we have read that avocados (known in the past as alligator pears, vegetable butter, or butter pears) are an excellent source of unsaturated fatty acids, or essential fatty acids (EFAs), which are vital for a baby’s brain development. so, we decided to feed some to lucas tonight, hoping that he would take well to it. check out his reaction!
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m'm m'm good!

check out our little guy eating rice cereal in his high chair tonight! he took his first bite of rice cereal last week (august 3) and continues to like it. we're hoping he'll be as good about his carrots and peas! :9

theophilus...friend of luke

a friend of ours gave us a really good idea on how to capture lucas growing bigger. he told us to take a stuffed animal and take a picture of lucas with it every month so that we can see lucas' growth in proportion to the size of the stuffed animal. isn't that a great idea? so, we got lucas a teddy and named him theophilus. we call him theo for short.
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lucas and theo5 months

a trim

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lucas got his hair trimmed for the first time today. his stylist was none other than moi - his mommy dearest. i was nervous to do it at first because i only had pointy scissors. allan held lucas while i snipped away. i didn't take anything off the top or back, just the sides. i think it turned out pretty well. most importantly, lucas escaped without any nicks. whew. :P

five months old

this month, lucas has begun to learn how to sit up by himself. his first attempt lasted long enough for me to run and get the camera. he's not a pro yet (he's still doing faceplants), but he's getting there! lucas is also showing more interest in his toys, talking (babbling) and laughing a LOT, and we can see two little white spots on his lower gums. it looks like his first two teeth are soon to arrive. stay tuned!

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mommy's little firecracker, daddy's little bottle-rocket

we took lucas on his first vacation this weekend to celebrate the grand ole' fourth of july. we went down to cannon beach on the oregon coast with some friends to have some fun and enjoy some fireworks. we had a great time! lucas did really well on the drive down, and he did great throughout the weekend. we were worried that he would be afraid of the loud noise from the fireworks, but he did just fine laying against his daddy's chest all night long.

lucas getting tired of being in the car
in front of haystack rock at cannon beach
mommy's little firecracker
the three of us
watching fireworks and roasting marshmallows with our friends