the pincer

after lucas' afternoon meal of applesauce, i decided to let him try some fruit puffs again. last time we tried them, lucas still wasn't able to pick up the puffs by himself using his "pincer" grip - grasping a small object between his thumb and forefinger. but he succeeded at it today - we were so proud of him! it's too bad we aren't able to show the video here. not to worry, though. we've selected a few of the bazillion pictures we took to share with you so that you can share in our delight!
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(last row: lucas thinks, "ooh, just one more. mommy, help!")

rub-a-dub-dub

lucas had his first big-boy bath in our tub today. :o)

precious little ones

take a look at all of the little ones in our care group!
(clockwise)lucas, zoe, ella, ciel, lauren, carter, and edwin in the middle...he's in north carolina!

a new friend

lucas was army-crawling around his room the other day when he suddenly discovered a new friend...raffey! raffey has been sitting on the floor in lucas' room since we moved into our house, but it was only recently that lucas took notice of him. there was some hesitation at first but, as you can see, they have become great buds! :o)

up, up, and away...

lucas and i headed off to california two weeks ago to attend my 10-year high school reunion and, as a bonus, to visit our family and friends. it was lucas' first experience flying and i was quite worried, especially since i flew alone with him the first leg. but, praise God, he did just fine. in fact, he flirted with the other passengers on the plane! here are some pictures of lucas' first "airborne" adventure, along with some photos of the time we spent with family in california.

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lucas laying on his aunty vicky at 1 week old and at 6 months old...can you see the difference?

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