We've Got a Crawler

7.19.10: First Crawl

If you would have asked me two weeks ago, I would have said, "Lucas probably won't crawl" Well, I was wrong. Here is the very first day he took one move forward. And, at the same time, he can go from lying on his belly to a sitting position. He is also pulling himself up to a stand all by himself. I went to check on him in the crib this afternoon and I totally expected to find him lying down on his back but when I walked into his room, he was standing up holding on to the rail of his crib starring at me with a big grin. :) And a whole new phase of mobility begins! I hope I have the energy to keep up with my little man! :)

Lake Roosevelt

7.16.10-7.19.10: First Vacation for Lucas

We drove to Lake Roosevelt to stay with Aunt Carol and Uncle Mick at their cabin. We prepared for our first road trip with the little guy. What normally takes 41/2 hours took us almost 61/2, but he did pretty good for his first long car ride.

We got to go on their new Pontoon boat, which was awesome. Janet and Mike came over from Spokane on Saturday and James stayed the entire weekend to help Mick.

On Sunday, we took the boat out for a long ride up the Spokane River searching for a sandy beach but they were all occupied. So we came back to the Anderson beach and played in the water for a while. Casey and Lucas played in the water had a blast together.

Our drive home was awesome. He had two naps and we only had to stop once in Wenatchee for a little break. We had a picnic at a park by the river and let Lucas move around a bit. He showed us the first signs of crawling at the park. :)

What a wonderful vacation! Thanks Carol and Mick.

Mom and Dad-Pure Entertainment

8 Months Old

June 26, 2010

Lucas is already eight months old and I am so sad how fast the time is going. He just started waving "bye-bye" on demand this morning. He is trying so hard to pull himself up into a stand. He is not crawling yet, but could be soon...he seems more interested in standing and walking then he does tyring to get around on all fours. His top right tooth is poking through, which explains all of his drool. He started shaking his head about a month ago and will do it if you shake your head at him first.

The other day I was feeding him applesauce that I had made. I asked him, "Do you like Mama's applesauce and he shook his head no" I thought it was hilarious. We recently placed him in the big tub for his bath and he loves it! He splashes his hands in the water with his mouth wide open and then sprays himself in the face and laughs. It is pretty darn funny. We signed him up for eight weeks of swim lessons, which start next Tuesday. We are excited to see him in the water.

He is sleeping and napping really well. We put him down at 6:00 for bed and he sleeps until 6:00 the next morning. He usually takes two pretty good naps during the day.

We are working on clapping and sign language and he is getting so close to picking those up too.

I just can't believe in four months he will already be a year old. Were does the time go?