Those Cheeks!

Don't you just want to kiss on them?

Lukah is 2 months old. At his 8 week checkup he weighed 13.10 lbs! And was 24 5/8 inches. His weight is in the 93% and his height is in the 95%. His head was in the 75% though I don't remember what it measured...down from the 85% it was at his 2 wk appt. This means he's the size of most 3.5 month olds and easily fits in the 3-6 month clothes.

Some developmental things to note:

~He is now sleeping between 6-9 hours in a stretch at night with another 3-5 hour stretch typically making 12-13 hours total.

~He has been dishing out smiles much more consistently which means we are all doing silly voices to try to get one of his beautiful smiles.

~He has found his hands. It was hard to take his 2 month pictures because he had his hands in his mouth the entire time.

~His brothers continue to dote on him. The other night at the dinner table we each said something we were thankful for and Kadyn's was Lukah and Kai. About 10 minutes later we were talking about best friends and Kai said that Lukah was his...and then made sure to add Kadyn too :) I so love that these boys adore each other so much. Sure they can push each other's buttons like no one else can, but their friendship is truly special. And I LOVE how much they adore their baby brother.

~Baby acne is gone though it has been traded for some mild cradle cap.

~Lukah is such a happy baby...as long as I don't eat/drink soy. I also have very limited dairy still.

~Lukah loves being on his back during awake time. He'll coo and kick away and that is when he'll flash his best and biggest smiles.

For the love of fall

I get giddy when I see pumpkins. My favorite time of year. We had such an amazing, perfect temperature summer that it has allowed us to truly welcome and appreciate the cooler, crisp days and nights that fall has brought. We took full advantage this past weekend and spent the entire weekend doing all things fall. We went downtown the Fall Fest where the boys were able to paint their annual pumpkins, we sipped on hot chocolate and by mid day were able to shed our coats to soak in the sun. The next day we went out to the pumpkin patch where the boys got to ride the animal train and help Grammy pick some pumpkins for her front porch. 

6 weeks old

This past Sunday marked 6 weeks!

He is still sleeping a lot during the day but has become much more interactive during his awake periods by making eye contact, cooing, animatedly kicking his legs, and he has begun to discover that his arms are attached. 

1 month old

Though it's only been a month, I honestly can't believe I am already writing about Lukah being 1 month old. (officially 1 month this past Wednesday when I wrote this post)

A few things I want to note:
--He was quickly out of the majority of his newborn clothes and diapers and is rapidly approaching being out of the 0-3 month clothes.

--I marvel every day at how much he's grown. It truly seems like he grows in his sleep each night. At his 2 week appt he was already 9.9 lbs! Despite my being thin, I make straight cream. That put him in the 90% for weight. He was 21 1/4 inches (though the nurse said she wasn't too accurate on that) which put him at 70%. And his head was in the 85%! Now at 1 month I can only imagine he's 12 lbs or more.

--With the large size comes great sleeps. Lukah is another great sleeper. He's currently only waking 2 times throughout the night and one of his stretches is for 5 hours. We're still working on a schedule but I've done a pretty good job of making sure he knows how to put himself to sleep.

--We feel like Lukah has been trying to smile for a couple of weeks, but on 9/25 he truly smiled for the first time.

--He has rolled over 2 times now from tummy to back though it is not consistent.

--He is a spitter upper. Neither of the other 2 were so this is new territory for us and definitely worth writing down.

--Lukah loves, loves, loves his brothers. And the adoration is mutual. We could not have asked for Kadyn and Kai to have accepted him in a more loving way. I'll be writing a post entirely on this another time.

--I have had to give up dairy. I hadn't been eating too much of it but around 3 weeks old Lukah had a few rough afternoons during which he cried for 2+ hours. I was fortunately able to correlate it to the dairy I had either for breakfast or lunch and since giving it up he hasn't had a problem since. That means I am not eating gluten, dairy, leafy greens, or tomato base. I am not giving up caffeine though!

--Another thing neither of the older 2 brothers had but unfortunately Lukah does is baby acne. Right around the 4 week mark he started to get it and now it's covering his face and neck. Boo.