6 Months Old!

(This was written on September 25.)

Dear Lucas,

How can you already be 6 months old?! How has half a year already gone by?! Please slow down! Don't grow up too fast! We are having so much fun with you and we know a day will come when you won't think we are so great, or funny, so please make the days slow down:) Because you sure do make us feel like we are the funniest people on earth.  You cry every day but you laugh, hard, every day too.

You still hate going to sleep. You fight it every time but you LOVE to blow raspberries so in between your cries you pause to blow bubbles.  It's hard for us to not giggle when you do this but its even harder for us not to cry when you cry.

You are still taking 3-4 30-45 naps a day but that 4th nap is starting to disappear. There were a couple of days this past month that you slept for almost 2 hours which was great for all but looks to have just been due to a growth spurt.  You go to sleep at night between 7 and 8 p.m. You wake up once to nurse and then wake up for good between 6 and 7 a.m. We would like it if you woke up closer to 7 but you tend to like 6 a lot better:) Oh, and during the day you always wake up with a smile!

You are 18 lbs 2 oz (56th percentile), 26.5 in tall (59th percentile) and have a 17 in head (80th percentile) You are sitting up all on your own. This is awesome but now you don't like to play on your back so much. You are too cool for that now.

We thought you may never consistently roll over but once again you amazed us! Last week you were on your back playing, I went to the restroom and when I came out I could hear your grunts like you were on your stomach so I ran out to you and there you were, on your stomach. I was in shock.

An hour later we were in your room and you did it again. Of course you wouldn't do it on command so it took a few days for daddy to see it and even longer for me to catch it on video but now you won't stop.  You roll over almost every time we put you on your back which would be fine but you don't like being on your tummy. It's a vicious cycle:) Last night you even woke up screaming because you had rolled on to your tummy.  I feel like the next few days are going to be interesting while you figure this out.  You are now eating food!

It's been two weeks and at first it seemed like you may not like it but now you can't get enough.  You love it! We knew you would.

You love sitting in your high chair at the table with us. You love to be involved in what's going on and it's a great view from there.

We are making your food and love doing it. So far you have gobbled up sweet potatoes, zucchini, carrots and avocado. We are so excited to keep introducing you to new foods.  Of course you are still nursing which you do about 6 to 7 times a day.  This past month you went to San Diego for the first time.

You did such a great job in the long car rides and in the hotel. You really are amazing and all of our San Diego friends loved you. We love San Diego and it seems like you will keep that tradition alive:)

You are still teething but they haven't popped through even though we can feel them. I'm ready for it though because it bothers you so much.  Sometimes you respond to your name but not always.  I think we have too many nicknames for you, like Little Monster, Buddy and Vampire Baby (you sneeze every time you see the sun and curl up like it may melt you) that it's confusing. You now fully reach for things and everything goes straight to your mouth.

You put both arms out when you really want something and that something usually is something you aren't supposed to have like our sun glasses or the buttons (that's the remote for any of you who don't know our language). Football season has started and we love football around here but Mommy and Daddy don't agree on which team is better so we're excited to see which team you choose. (Go Niners!)

Last week when you hit the buttons you changed the channel to the 49ers game so you may have already chosen;) Oh, people are always commenting on your eyes! You have big eyes like me but they are still light.  We think they will be like Daddy's but right now they are a blue/grey.  It will be interesting to see what they will be!

You also still have a full head of hair.  It's getting a little bit lighter. It's also starting to curl like Daddy's which I love. You still are so intrigued with everything going on around you. You can sit for quite awhile just watching me put away dishes or fold clothes or even while I put on my makeup. You love the grocery store with everything going on and you really love our garage and we have no idea why but if you are fussy we just take you in there and you immediately calm down while staring at every thing around you.

You are not really a fan of sitting in your stroller like a big boy but we're working on that.  I think you would rather be in your carseat so you can look at us but once you realize all the other things you can look at it doesn't seem too bad.

You also still LOVE the bath! You really are such a happy baby and we love every minute with you! You are an absolute blessing and we cannot imagine life without you.

We love you!
Mommy and Daddy