{Big Boy}

At 5 months and 3 days, our big boy weighed in at 20 pounds on our little scale at home. Who knows how accurate it is, but look how cute he is being weighed!

{Becoming Buddies}

{Hide and Seek}

This weekend has been an eventful one! Our A/C went on the fritz and Chat was working nights, so Luke and I packed up and stayed with my parents all weekend. It has been very fun! Last night, they had dinner plans with friends so Luke and I had the evening to ourselves at their house. I had him on a blanket playing on the floor and walked in the other room. When I came back a minute later, he was gone!! My heart immediately started pounding and my heart racing. But then I realized where he might be. And I was right...under the coffee table. Clearly he has learned to roll!

{5 Months & Sweet Potatoes}

To celebrate Luke turning 5 months old today, we gave him sweet potatoes! It went...err...okay. Here are some pictures and a video to do it justice :) I think we might need some more practice!

{Grandad's Birthday}

Last night was a big night...Grandad's 61st birthday! We celebrated with a spaghetti dinner at my parent's house. It was delicious! Luke got to spend some time with everyone before heading to bed in his pack 'n play in the study. He did very well! Grandad's birthday marked another momentous day. It was a year ago exactly that we told our families that we were expecting Luke. It is amazing how life can change in a year!

{More Toes}

{Progress}

I need to document this significant week...for the first time, I can put Luke down for his nap or bedtime AWAKE!!! It only took us almost 5 months to accomplish this :) He does cry at first but after 2 to 8 minutes (depending on the day), he settles down and goes fast asleep. This so beats having to rock him or feed him to sleep EVERY time. This has been my biggest hurdle the past two months and I am so excited that we have made progress!!!

Here is a picture of him today asleep for his first nap (yes, he is only in a diaper because he pooped on his onesie right before nap time!). He looks like he is in a little jail....

{Tootsies}

It is amazing how much happens in just a few days with our little man! It seems as though he is learning something new on a daily basis. Luke found his feet over the weekend! He now is spending much of his time grabbing his toes and trying to pull them close to his mouth. I am wondering what will be next!

{Birthday Girl}

One of Luke's gal pals had her first birthday party this past weekend. Addison turned the big 1 and we had to help them celebrate! It was a great time and Luke was exhausted after all the festivities, but he did great!

{Goodbye}

To the swing that is. Over the past few weeks we have had a few hiccups with Luke's swing...as in Luke tries to get out of it. Twice he has ended up on our hard wood floors. So we are trying to use it less and less and hopefully put it up for good within a few weeks once he can truly nap well in his crib. We don't leave him alone anymore because the last time I thought he was fast asleep and went in the other room for 5 minutes, this is what I came back to...

{Day #2 of Rice Cereal}

Luke gave us a sign we need to wait a little bit longer. I will let the video explain...Poor little guy!

{Rice Cereal}

Since our little man is quite large and eating us out of house and home, we decided to see what he would do with a little rice cereal this week since we are approaching 5 months. Just check out the video...I think we might wait another week or so to try again!

{Smiling Man}

Luke is full of smiles and giggles! It is the sweetest face and the most amazing little voice I have ever heard...

{Babbling}

This is to prove how much Luke likes to 'talk' now! He does these babbling sessions several times a day now. I can't get enough of it. I think he definitely likes the way he sounds...

{Baseball Junkies}

This is what I see all the time...Chat and Luke hanging out watching baseball on TV. Luke immediately quiets down when he gets in the position and when baseball is on. Yes, he can tell when it is baseball or something else. You see, Luke already loves baseball and spending that time with his dad. They are already two peas in a pod!

{Another Gal Pal}

Luke is one lucky guy...he is always surrounded by beautiful ladies! This is Luke and Addison at a playdate at our house. Addison is turning one this month and Luke will be attending his first birthday party. We can't wait!!

{Great-Grandmother Love}

Luke is lucky to have two wonderful great-grandmothers.

{The Fourth of July}

This fourth of July was a quiet one, but so nice. Just a few friends and family over with lots of food. Luke was in bed fast asleep by 8:00, so no fireworks for us this year. This is Luke with his baby friend Sayler. Doesn't he kinda look like Humpty Dumpty?!?!?