Luke is 6 Months Old

Luke is 6 Months Old! Well, actually he is almost 6 months old, we're a few days early:). He is half way to a year which is really hard to believe but after looking at these pictures you'd believe it. He's getting so big! We're about to head to Florida and we wanted to make sure we posted his 6 month status report before leaving. Luke has been up to alot this month and has reached quite a number of milestones. Here is our list of his milestones and things we love about our little boy.

• Dave is on a mission to teach Luke how to swim. I know he's only 6 months but it's fun to see him kick those little feet in the water. Luke LOVES to swim. He's almost floating by himself. Dave has got it to where he just holds his head for a little support.
• Luke is loving his solids. So far he has tried carrots, bananas, peas and rice cereal. I think we'll try avocados, sweet potatoes and pears next.
• Well so much for sweet smelling poops! With solid food comes solid and rancid poop. Agh, both Dave and I gag when we change him. Those poopy diapers go straight to the outside garbage can! One good thing that's come of the solid poop is maybe no more diaper blowouts??? We haven't seen one for a couple of weeks now!
• Luke still sleeps great, 10-12 hours.
• Luke still nurses well also. One time we went down to 4x's. Now it's 5x's and he's pretty much let go of the extra feeding that got it to 6x's. It's crazy to think back to that first month when he was feeding 12x's a day and then it went down to 8x's a day. I remember being so exhausted and feeling like a cow being milked. I may try and slowly ween Luke off the breastmilk soon. At least that's what I've told myself. I think it will be harder for me to give up then I realize.
• He now talks and has conversations with the fan.
• He loves to play with his wooden blocks.
• He inches and scoots so well now.
• He sits up on his own.
• He still giggle giggle giggles and squeals:)
• We found his first birth mark located on his top right foot.
• He loves to touch, feel and grab things.
• He's a little snorter.
• He likes to pick things up with his feet.
• He likes to put his feet in his mouth.
• He loves to play peek a boo and hide and seek with Mommy and Daddy.

Upcoming Events: We're excited to head to Florida for our roadtrip. Luke will be meeting his cousins, great grandmas, aunts and uncles on the Gentile side. When we get back from our trip we'll be visiting the doctor for another round of shots as well as a status report on his growth. We are looking forward to it all!

Luke's 6 Month Photo Shoot