Luke 4 and 5 months

So since I have neglected the blog this summer I also missed Luke's 4 month summary and Luke's 5 month summary and since we are approaching 6 months in just a couple of weeks I thought I would combine months 4 and 5.

Stats:

4 months - 17lb 15 oz and 27 1/2 in long. 95th percentile in both

5 months - 19lb 6 oz and 27 1/2 in long

 - Strangers seem to comment on how "fat" he is. Yes I realize he is big, real big. But I think it makes it easier to snuggle with him and I catch myself often just squeezing his chunky legs. I love every fat roll on his body :)

New things:

(combining 4 and 5 months)  

•  Started using the exersaucer and loving it at 4 months. At 5 months he can pull the taller hanging toys down to make the lights and music come on.
• Reaches for everything. Loves to grab onto hair and not let go
• Loves looking at himself in the mirror. I realize he doesn't recognize that it is him but he loves it.
• Started to sit up for short periods of time. Once he loses his balance it is over and he face plants
• If I am holding him and he gives someone a big gummy grin he then buries his face in my arm as if he is bashful. It is the cutest
• He has started moving around in the crib. Lay him down vertically and we sometimes find him laying horizontally or his head on the opposite end of the bed facing different direction. Keep in mind he is still swaddled arms and all
• He loves for ANYONE to sing to him. Like seriously loves for you to sing. His favorites at the moment are Patty Cake, Head Shoulders Knees and Toes, and Rolling in the Deep by Adele. Yes I realize the last one is not really a children song but he laughs every time.
• James stills completely adores and loves him but over the last month the feeling is most definitely mutual. Luke constantly watches him and laughs at him often even when James is not trying to make Luke laugh.
• At 4 months he got in the pool for the first time. He is still indifferent but doesn't seem to mind it too much.
• It is amazing how much hair he has grown from 4 months to 5 months. You may be able to tell from "chair" pictures.
• He is still the sweetest and happiest baby I know. He has definitely stolen all of our hearts and I could not be more proud of our precious baby boys.

Not sure Luke loved having these toys cover his eyes but James thought it was funny

Trying to figure out what is going on here??

His future girlfriend Presley

Luke's 4 Month Picture

By far my favorite picture thus far of James and Luke (as you can tell I added it to the blog header)

Luke loves to join story time in James room

Luke's 5 Month Picture

This smile gets me every time! Luckily he gives them often :)

Summer in Pictures

Obviously it has been awhile since the last "real" post. I guess you could say I have taken a blog hiatus. Apparently, working a full time job, raising 2 young boys, having a crazy summer has left no time for the blog. I thought I could do it but I can't. I have managed to take some pictures throughout the summer so I will briefly summarize our summer as imagine I do not have much time at the moment for a long post :) I had planned on having several posts for some of the events below but decided to consolidate.



Trying to stay out of the heat by going to the pool often

 

For those that may remember I posted earlier in May that James was traumatized going under water when he went to the pool for the first time this summer...he is over it.

Our 2nd annual fireworks show in our driveway

Celebrating our 5 year anniversary in Rosemary Beach without children :)

We left our hang up clothes at home leaving us to have to purchase outfits to wear to dinner thus we "borrowed" these bikes from the condo we rented instead of renting cruiser bikes. The seats on the bikes left our rears very sore that we didn't notice our legs being sore from so much exercise. Ha!

James doing a little exercise to keep up (iphone photo)

Chad got on a bike kick after our beach trip so James got a big boy bike! The Huffy Rock It.

His first fall. Maybe I am terrible for taking a photo but it was pretty funny. He obviously was not hurt.

Chad managed to find his bike that has been in storage for 8 plus years at a friend's parents' house. Ha!

Love this picture of Chad and Luke after dinner one night.

Luke loving his brother's shades

James and gobbles

Beach!

Our wonderful sitters!!

Great friends celebrating Erin and Connie's wedding. Somehow we left out Connie.

67 Days

But who is counting...War Eagle!

The things he says...

Lately James is non-stop talking. He is really taking in the world around him and his logic provides so much entertainment for us. It seems everyday he is saying something new that is completely hilarious. I wanted to jot down a few of my favorite examples.

1) One day I was assisting James after he went potty.
James: Don't flush it. I want to flush it. Don't flush me.
Me: I am not going to flush you.
James: If you flushed me that would be a DISASTER!

2) I was in the kitchen getting our things together for the day while James ate breakfast. We had the TV on in the background and sometimes one of us is singing along with a commercial we have heard numerous times. This time I happened to be the one singing. James smiled at me and then said, "Momma you crack me up"

3) Lately we have really been working on the differences between he and she. James usually refers to everyone as "he". So we explain boys are "he's" and girls are "she's". So we are dining at our usual Mexican spot one night. There is a large group of Harley riders at the table next to us. A guy at the end of the table is wearing the typical "Harley rider" attire and has long gray/black hair that is braided in a pony tail. James very loudly says, "Momma that he is a she!" Thankfully the restaurant is loud so I don't think he heard him.

4) James still sleeps with a sound machine. The other night the power flickered and turned the sound machine off. James was upset and called for his daddy to turn it back on. The next morning he gave his daddy the recap of the night.
James: Last night my sound machine turned off while I was sleeping and I was like "I give up" then I cried for you and you turned it back on!

5) The other morning I knelt down with Luke in my arms to help James button his shorts. James wrapped his arms around both of us and said "I love you guys" He looked at me "I love you and I love you" looking at Luke.

No words

James decided Mr. Potato Head needed to wear his play safety goggles. However since they are made to fit a child size head James had to improvise.

James is still waiting for the day Luke wants to play with Sheriff Woody...maybe if Luke stares at him long enough from his play yard he will grab one. There are plenty to choose from.

Luke - 3 Months

From May 3rd to June 3rd has only been a month but SO much has happened/changed in this month it is amazing. In order to condense this post I will give bullet points...

• Spent first night away from Luke - not really by choice (had to attend a wedding out of town where no children were allowed on Mother's day weekend) wasn't thrilled about it at first but ended up really enjoying the break and full night's rest.
• He has began showing signs that he may be a thumb sucker. I am trying to make him prefer the paci by removing his thumb and replacing it with a paci but not sure if my efforts will deter.
• He sat in his bumbo seat for the first time and didn't seem to mind it.
• He is grabbing for toys and hanging on to them for a short period of time. 
• He is holding his head up really well and has great control of it.
• At 10 weeks Luke began sleeping in his crib (in his room upstairs...) - We slept in the guest room upstairs for the first week one so I wouldn't have to make too many trips upstairs during the night and two because I really wasn't ready to be that far away from him during the night.
• At 11 weeks Luke began sleeping through the night!! I think the combination of his own space and increasing ounces for night time bottle did the trick. Now to clarify my sleeping through the night is 9pm- 5:30 am. At 5:30am I retrieve him from his bed and put him in ours and he continues to sleep for another hour or hour 1/2 .
• At 11 weeks we heard his first out loud giggles. It is the cutest most precious little sound. The giggles are still sparse and he sometimes startles himself by the sounds but I am sure they will come more often.
• At 11 weeks he went to the beach for the first time and it was our first family of 4 mini vacation (reference previous post) I will say I forgot how much you have to pack for a baby no matter how many days you are staying. Our car looked like we were staying for weeks but it was really a short 2 day trip.
• Luke is gradually losing his newborn hair and poor thing has small patches left in the back. New hair is starting to come in and it is definitely blond just like big brother.
• At 13 weeks just shy of his 3 month birthday he started day care and I returned to work. It has been an emotional week for me to say the least. I am physically at work but mentally not there yet. I miss him like crazy during the day but picking both babies up in the afternoon is the best. He is in great hands and seems to be doing really well according to Mrs. Heather. I know he is charming her with his smiles. We still have some work to do to figure out the most efficient way to get all of us out the door without it seeming so chaotic but I am sure that will come with time.
• At 3 months Luke weighs approximately 16 lbs. He is drinking 6 bottles a day and hates to take a break to burp. He has the best demeanor and is so happy all of the time. Chad had a weekend deep sea fishing tournament over Memorial day weekend and Anna and I took both children to Orange Beach on Sunday to wait for him to return. James was so excited about seeing his daddy return we just couldn't leave even though it was late. It was way past Luke's bedtime and I had no bed time bottle and it was only 95 degrees. He never made a peep!

Pictures from the last month.

Nana and Papa B came for a visit!

Sweet brothers

 Luke's official 3 month photos. This is usual smile so big and loving those dimples.