Lucas :: 7 Months

LUCAS NEAL

SEVEN MONTHS

written Monday, July 14th. Warning: photo overload. Also, Ash, if you're reading this, I still have your camera. And I am sorta figuring out how to use it, FINALLY! I need to get that back to you soon :)

Closer to age 1 than your birth. This time with you has both flown by, and at the same time it seems as if you've been with us forever. You have kept us on our feet this month as you are SO close to crawling! You roll and roll to your heart's desire and are especially interested in, well everything. You are very busy checking out all that this world has to offer.

Schedule?! Who needs a schedule in the summertime anywho? You've switched it up on us and are NOT sleeping through the night anymore. Wah wah. Also, totally not consistent in when you wake up in the night, either. I thought maybe you were teething, nope. I also thought you might be going through a little growth spurt. I do think you look and definitely FEEL bigger this week.

Weight: You shocked me last month and didn't gain much weight. You were 19lbs and *only* in the 70ish percentile. I'm guessing you've passed 20 by now.

Length:  29 inches.

Diaper Size: 4's.

Clothes Size: You're starting to grow out of most 6 month clothes, but 12 month is still a tad big.

Hair Color: Dirty blonde.

Eye color: Blue.

Health:

Lots of prunes. 'Nuff said.

Eating:

You eat anything and everything we offer you, although you are a tad picky on the temperature. Nice and warm is best. We've been feeding your 2-3 times each day. New foods this month include peaches, bananas, apples, avocado, garbanzo beans and prunes. Wiping you off at the end your meal is your absolute LEAST favorite thing, but you are just so messy, man!

Milestones:

Like I said before, you are SO close to crawling. You are up on all fours constantly, and will rock back and forth. You lunge forward and face-plant quite often. Talking is also getting more entertaing; you can say "oooo" and "baaaa" and "maaaa" and lots of "AHHHHHHHHHHHH!".

Your favorite toy:

You like to play with most anything, but you're especially enjoying toys that make noise. You also love to listen to us sing songs and read books.

Firsts:

-I can't think of anything "new", although I'm sure there were lots!

We love, love, love, love, love ya, Lucas-son. The days are so much sweeter when spent with you.