Dear Lucas. You can stop growing up right now!

What happened to my sleepy 9lb little newborn! You feel like a very alert, no longer a newborn, 2 month old! And that is making me a little sad Lucas Gregory. Not that I don't love watching you grow and change, but it makes me realize how fast these days are going and how fast they'll continue to go. So somebody please tell mother time to SLOW DOWN! Thank you.


Anyway....
A certain somebody has found his hands. And therefore in the middle of the night, a swaddle is getting very wet from someone trying to suck on them-through the swaddle...interesting Lucas.


Along with those hands, there has been some 'semi-rolling' going on. When I say roll, it's more like I put Lucas on the couch for a minute so he can do a little tummy time and the gravity probably helps a little bit, and Lucas lays on his arms and then does a little belly twist, and then ta-da. He's on his back. So we're going to stick to laying you on the floor from now on Lucas. Don't want you to decide to roll right off the couch! And don't worry, I'm right there when you are on the couch on your tummy!

And lastly, today I finally worked up the nerve to put you in the crib in your own room, for a nap. It wasn't that I was afraid Lucas, it is just that I wasn't quite ready to have you leave our room yet. Your little purrs and sweet hums kind of lull me to sleep. But this week you were doing a lot of grunting from 4am-6am, in your sleep, and it was causing us to not sleep. Plus, I think you are ready for your own room now Lucas. You have been doing 4-6 hours sleep stretches every night since you were about a month (it is too bad Caleb never got that memo when he was your age :) So we'll see if I can stick to my guns tonight. Maybe I'll put the monitor on (even though we share a wall and can hear you) just so I can fall asleep to those sweet sighs and purrs.

We love you so much Lucas Gregory!