has anyone seen my baby?

"a glad heart makes a cheerful face." proverbs 15:13a

i think i am in denial that lucas is 7 months old. not that 7 months is a huge milestone, but still. with each passing month i am reminded that my baby is growing so fast and he will hardly be a baby for much longer! and with each passing day, i am so thankful for both of my beautiful, happy, healthy baby boys!

overall, lucas is doing great! in the past week, he has grown so much, physically and developmentally. he has moved up to size 3 diapers! he doesn't seem big enough for 3's, but he has been leaking out of the 2's for a few nites, so i think it's time! he has also started eating and enjoying puffs more- he is really liking them now. we put several on the high chair tray and his hand eye coordination is really improving. he can pick them up, and them get them close to his mouth, but usually his hands are sticky so he can't quite get them in his mouth! but we help him out! he still makes silly faces when he eats them, b/c they kinda get stuck to the back of his mouth. but he likes them and cries for more! so far i've only bought banana, but we will try a new flavor soon. he's also had a few bites of "real food." i've shared some mashed potatoes with him, and also some refried beans when we've eaten mexican!

also, he has started babbling a lot more. i've heard "da" and "ba" lately. i encourage him to say da-da and bu-bba and he just laughs when i say it. it won't be long til he talks non-stop like his bubba trace! speaking of his bubba trace, here's a pic of the boys... watching their new fav show called the fresh beat band. have you seen it yet? they LOVE it and won't take their eyes off of it when it is on tv! we've already started to record the episodes so we have a few for those "on demand" times!

and, lucas is sitting up on his own pretty well. his balance is def improving. i think he really likes being so big. he just smiles when he is sitting up playing with his toys! (unless he is super sleep and i'm making him sit up for a picture. see below!) he is also getting up on all fours and rocking! more often that not, if we lay him down on his back, he will flip to his belly. and then he lifts that head up and then pushes up on his hands and knees! it is so hard for me to believe that he is getting so big, so fast! where is my baby? has anyone seen my baby??



lucas has had a lil cough/cold for about 2 weeks though. i keep thinking it's just a cold, and i've taken him in to his dr twice in the past when they've told me "it's just a cold, let it run it's course." so i'm taking that approach now, but will def take him in to the dr soon if it doesn't seem better. for the most part, he isn't too fussy. and part of it i think might be teething? i'm not sure! his top gums are so swollen... it's so crazy to me that he got his 2 bottom teeth at 4 months and hasn't gotten any since. i remember trace got 2 more at 6 months. oh well. soon enough he will have a mouthful i'm sure!

we are praying for protection for the boys during this crazy flu season. i really hope that the babies stay healthy, as well as me and nate. nate's been fighting this cold with lucas, and so far trace and i have dodged the bullet. hope we can keep up our defenses for a lil bit longer!

we are really enjoying this fall weather! i know nate is looking forward to football season. me, not so much, it's never been my fav sport. but go noles and roll tide anyways :) i will try and watch a few of the games with nate, but i bet he'd rather me keep the boys occupied in the other room so he can watch the games. ha! i am looking foward to fall mainly b/c of the cooler weather. and i've bought the boys some new really cute fall outfits that i can't wait for them to wear. and with fall, comes lots of holidays as well. i get super excited about them and usually go overboard, but that's ok, right?? so what do you like most about fall? i'd love to hear your fall favs and traditions!

and for a few more pictures... last week you saw lucas as a monster, and now here's trace! i just love my lil monsters~ don't you?

trace isn't big into having his pic made anymore. but sometimes we can catch a smile!
lucas is cheesing so big! he must've learned this from his bubba!


where's lucas?? PEEK-A-BOO! here he is!

and one last picture of my lil blue eyed babe! he's snuggling with his blanky right before naptime.

sleep tight lil one. mama loves you more than you'll ever know.