6 Month Appt

Luke turned 6 months old on June 22, while we were in Lake Shasta with Chris's family. So we had his 6-month doctors appt a week after that. Here is what he weighed in at:

Height: 27 1/4" (an inch tall for his age)

Weight: 18lbs 15oz (perfect weight for his height but in the 95th% for weight for his age!!)

So, in a nutshell, he is a big, lovable, perfect little baby. Everyone thinks he is 11 months old because he looks bigger than most of them :). Alli came over the other day and Luke had his shirt off and she said "whoa, look at all his muscles!!" Haha, I was laughing. That's one way you can look at it. But really, we love all his rolls so much and will be sad if he starts crawling and they go away (since he seems like he is starting to scoot and get his knees up more everyday).

(mama wanted to watch beauty and the beast. luke seemed to like it too.)

He got his first sickness (cold and cough) this past week and has handled it like a real trooper. He is like his dad - never really complains about anything. If he cries or whines, you know he's really not feeling well.

(thanks for the ducky grandma. he loves playing with it)

Luke sleeps 9-11 hours each night. Takes a 2 hour nap and then usually 2 shorter naps later in the day. He just started eating rice cereal and does a great job with that, so I will start baby food tomorrow (since today is the 4th of July) :). He is starting to really love his mommy and generally prefers her if he is tired or hungry (obviously). I'm pretty sure his favorite song is Itsy Bitsy Spider because it always gets a smile or laugh out of him. He loves the hand motions especially. He has already had 2 hair cuts. No teeth yet but he sure does drool a lot! He started sitting completely on his own this past week. He scoots and rolls all over now so I think he will be crawling in the next month as well. Time to get the gates up. Luke still cuddles sometimes, but is starting to be a real busy body. He loves being around his cousin Quinn, and they are starting to interact a little more, so it is really fun that Britt and Steve live so close and they can be friends. He loves his toys, cell phones, and TV remotes now, so the time has come where we have to start putting things away. Why do kids love electronic so much? How do they even know??

(i love this picture. quinn was just lounging on luke. pals.)

He says "bababa" mostly and some other baby sounds. But bababa is the most distinct.

He is happy and playful and really, how can you not love everything about this kid?! Chris and I feel so lucky to have him everyday. Families are the greatest. We love you Luke.

Oh, and had to put this pic up bc it is so funny. I put a baby einstein video in for him to watch and he ended out just lounging on the boppy, chewing on his rings, watching the video. So funny. Am I creating a couch potatoe?