May

May was a busy month for the Thompson family.  The biggest news is that the littlest Thompson turned six months old on the 18th! One day I turned around & Lucas was no longer a tiny newborn snuggled in my arms, but instead was a infant sitting on his own, happily playing with his brother's toys.  Such mixed feelings ... he's growing too fast but I am delighting in watching him grow & seeing his personality emerge!

At six months Lucas is:
 * sitting on his own without assistance
 * transferring objects between hands, reaches for toys just out of reach
 * rolls from back to tummy & occasionally tummy to back
 * prefers to sleep on his stomach with his bottom in the air & face buried between his hands
 * plays peek a boo
 * squeals, laughs, gurgles, babbles
 * cries whenever Mommy leaves the room
 * is sleeping through the night (6:30 pm - 5:30 am, with an occasional 3:30 am wake up)
 * is able to eat solids, but so far is only interested in avocado
 * is scooting around in the crib when he's half asleep
 * sits in the big tub for his bath & loves splashing, especially when big brother joins in!
 * grabs anything in sight, especially Mommy's hair (ouch!)

The little one is our mild mannered boy.  Lucas loves to snuggle, being in the baby carrier, and is content to sit & play with his big brother's toys.  Legos are his favorite right now - give Lucas a box of legos and he will work on tipping the box over so the legos fall out.  It is fun to watch Lucas as he plays.  Rarely will he get frustrated when he is unable to do something.  He simply moves on to what he is able to do.  If reaching for a toy that is too far, you may hear Lucas grunt in frustration then in the next second see him recognize that another toy is closer & chose to play with that one instead.

Lucas loves to be around Jordan and puts up with quite a lot. It is hard to explain to Jordan what is not okay (rolling over on Lucas & other things) when Lucas is laughing! "He likes it Mommy! See, he's laughing" This is said daily as Jordan 'plays' with Lucas.  Thanks little one, you are not making this easy for your brother to learn what he is not supposed to do!

 Lucas laughs when Jordan:
  * sprays him in the face with the hose

  * rolls him across the room
  * pours water over his head in the bathtub (after a second of shock)
  * pretends to let Lucas fall so Jordan can catch him  "Whoa!! He fell! I caught him! Whoa!"
  * jumps on the bed so Lucas falls over
  * rams trains against his leg
  * the list could go on and on ...

With all that being said, I do love watching their relationship grow, even when there are times I have to step in to make sure Lucas is safe! It warms my heart to see them play together (parallel play) and the delight that Lucas has in his big brother.  It's my continual prayer that these two grow up to be best friends (amidst the usual sibling rivalry).

Another important event this month was having the boys dedicated at church! We prayed that we would find a church for our growing family, and God answered that prayer by leading us to COD.  What an answer to a prayer it is!  Our boys are growing up in this church and friends are being made. David & I have both been getting involved at church, which is wonderful. :)  I mentioned in an earlier post that David is on the worship team.  He has also attended the men's retreat & a few other things.  We are both involved in a great small group.  I volunteer in the nursery one Sunday a month, and I am so excited to say that I am on the leadership team for our Growing Up Mom group!

A quick update on Jordan: our big 3 year old is finishing up his first year of preschool.  He has learned so much & it has been so fun! Potty training is just about complete (HURRAY!!!) What a nightmare that was.  Ask me sometime how Jordan decided he wanted to do his business in the toilet ... that boy is really something else :)  Jordan continues to make us laugh & we delight in his imaginary play & the really random things he comes up with.  The other night during prayers he said he was thankful for a monkey (makes monkey sounds), a tiger (roars), then segues into singing "We are the dinosaurs, marching marching.  We are the dinosaurs, we made the earth flat, we made the earth flat.  We are the dinosaurs, marching marching, we are the dinosaurs. ROAR".  My silly boy :)

Peek A Boo!