This just in...

Sweet Lucas is a crawling machine. He loves it. So do I! :)
He has been on the move for about 12 days. Which means we have also been on the move; we are the proud owners of two baby gates and hella outlet covers!

Sooooo.....

.....I am thinking about going back for my specialist degree... Any thoughts? Any suggestions? I have gotten info from Piedmont and Walden. Out of the two, Piedmont is faster and cheaper... that is surprising.

9 Hours....

Ok, this weekend was full of firsts....
Friday night, Lucas spent the night at his Grandma Kim's. This was his first sleepover without mommy and daddy and I slept through the night for the first time in 2010. We both did great. Kim kept Lucas so Erik and I could get up and go to the Georgia Tech Homecoming festivities and game on Saturday. It was a fun day and great to see my family! (they came down for GT, too... seeing how my dad and brother are alumni) I could not wait, though, that evening to give my little man kisses and hugs!

Saturday night, Lucas did not sleep well at all... got up like 3 times and then for good at 5am. yikes! (Seeing how he slept from 8pm-5am straight at Kim's, I was a bit perplexed)
SOOOOO, I watched the sun come up while I was reading about babies and their sleep patterns, habits, methods, etc.... and came to the conclusion that we need to let him try crying it out. I received some great advice confirming that we should give this a try. It also prepared me that it was going to be tough.

Last night, We did all routines the same and put him to bed drowsy, but still awake. (We got in the habit of rocking him because we loved it) We opened his closet door to a crack so he had a nightlight. He had tylenol for his teeth, a full tummy, and a clean diaper. We were ready to wait it out, no matter how long. Gulp. He started screaming and it was awful.... for three minutes. Three minutes? Three minutes. OMG. Even I could handle that.  I went to check on him a while after, just to see and he was peacefully sleeping.

When he woke up at 11pm (a new habit because of teething? I don't know, but a favorite of his lately), we let him cry... he screamed and it was awful... for 5 minutes.

Then, when he woke up expecting to eat about 3am, I was prepared for the longest cry ever. He screamed and it was awful... for 10 minutes.

Moral of the story? We all 3 learned he can do this... and all three slept better because of it. Lucas slept for nine hours straight interrupted only by 18 minutes! That is a record. I am proud! I hope tonight is even better... I hear three nights is the magic number it takes before he will sleep straight through. We shall see!  :)

October 4

Yesterday marked 6 months for my sweet Lucas! I can not believe it has already been six months and in the same breath I also can not believe it has only been six months because I can't imagine that there was ever a life without him.

He sits up and each day is getting sturdier and sturdier with it. Today he did not even wobble... he just enjoyed "reading" his book. Here is the picture of him sitting and reading.

He is so much more than I ever could have imagined... I am completely smitten and blessed beyond words. Happy half a year, Sweet Lucas!!

A Few Things I Have Learned

I have learned a few things since becoming a mommy to a very special baby boy:

1. He will only "spray" when you are not expecting it!
2. It is inevitable that Lucas will wake up within 10 minutes of me "resting my eyes" if I do not start my nap immediately after putting him down.
3. There is not much better in this world than his laugh.
4. As soon as he goes to sleep for the night, I miss him and want to go get him up. I don't. But I want to.
5. Lucas wakes up incredibly happy, no matter if he meant to wake up or not.
6. My priorities have drastically changed.
7. So has my idea of "fun".
8. So has my driving.