Lucas :: 5 months

LUCAS NEAL

FIVE MONTHS

written Tuesday, May 20th.

What an awesome 5 months this has been! This month has been full of adventures, including moving to a new house.  You are becoming more and more aware of your surroundings, and are into EVERYTHING! You want whatever mom and dad have in their hands (especially drinks-- they look an awful lot like your bottles).  Bound and determined, you practically will jump to get to what you want! You even threw your first semi-temper tantrum when we wouldn't let you eat a place mat.  Tough stuff.  Sadie is the most hilarious one in our crew to you, and you love watching her roam around.  Food is on the horizon, as you are super interested in what we eat already.

Lately you've been waking up around 6:30am for the day, will take a shorter morning nap around 8:30-10 and then a longer afternoon nap from about 12:30 until 3.  

 Weight: Last week you weighed in at nearly 20 pounds.

Length:  ?

Diaper Size: Size 3.

Clothes Size: 9 months is just perfect in most things, or 6-12 months. Pants are difficult to fit over your ever-so-lovable squishy thighs. :)

Hair Color: Dirty blonde.

Eye color: Blue.

Health:

You had another cold last week, which is so sad to watch you suffer through, although it didn’t seem to bother you too much.  Other than that, you’re a healthy guy!

Eating:

You eat 5-6 ounces every 4 hours with cousin Laura, but you like to eat much more often when I’m around. :) You've been waking up around 3am each night for a snack, which I’m hoping to cut out once I’m out of school for the summer.

Milestones:

We might as well call you the roll master! You can’t stay in one spot for even a few seconds. Once you’re on your stomach you can hold your head up like a champ and are strong enough to scoot a bit.  I can tell you want to MOVE.  You grab things with great accuracy, and almost always put things in your mouth.  We even gave you a corn on the cob to play with and you certainly enjoyed giving that a taste!

Your favorite toy:

Still the Jumperoo!

Firsts:

-Taste of food- kind of…(corn on the cob)

-Sippy cup!

-Sleeping on your tummy

Can't wait to spend all spring and summer taking you on adventures and showing you the outdoors.  We love you, Lucas!

-m