Cars and Electronics

These are Lucien's favorite things along with his puffs, Mommy, Daddy, and his Blankie Buddy.  Lucien is now 8 months old and he is tearing up the house.  His crawl is faster and the transition to a stand is so quick that the remote controls go flying off the coffee table or into his mouth if you turn your head for a minute.  He spends hours chasing anything with wheels that rolls across the floor.  He is definitely a dare devil and is not afraid to let go of support while he is standing to test his balancing skills and try to take a step.  Luckily when he does fall, his legs shoot out like a gymnast on a pummel horse and stops his head from hitting the floor - Way to work your core Lucien!  

Lucien had a recent doctor visit and he got his last shots until his 1st birthday.  He maintained his height of 27 inches tall and weighed in at 18 lbs. 12 oz. 

He has had a change of diet lately and Mom is no longer breast feeding him.  8 months of mother's milk boosted his immunity enough to get him through life so far without a cold.  The hardest part was not weaning baby off but weaning Mom off.  It is so difficult to break that bond with your child.  I can almost understand how some Mom's breast feed their child until they are 3 years old...well, not really.

    

His change of food and his desire to explore has also changed his sleeping habits.  Lucien is finally sleeping through the night.  He wakes up at about 5:00 to eat and then goes back to sleep until 7:00am.  It's great to have a stretch of more than 6 hours sleep in one night.  Although, his naps have also changed and sometimes he goes through the day with only 1 nap in the afternoon.  That's a lot of time to entertain Lucien.  His favorite activities - he loves to get out of the house and just hang out outside, or go swimming (aka splashing), or go anywhere to smile and flirt with strangers.    

On the Move

Lucien is almost 8 months old!  Boy oh boy, he's on the run now...more like a slow crawl but he's moving quick.  Father's Day was a blast!  

We took Lucien to his favorite summer hangout, the pool at Grandma's place.  He loves to splash around in his Coolibar suit.  Lucien has 2 two teeth now and loves to munch down on whatever he can get his mouth on.  His favorite has been mangoes (since we have such an abundant supply).  I was told to try the "graduate" puffs and he loves them.  These puffs melt in his mouth and he can eat them non-stop.  I have to admit, I am guilty of tossing him a puff or two to stop his whining.  He has become coordinated enough to pick one up in his little fingers and pop it in his mouth.  He loves to eat!  But he also loves to expel the energy and run all over the house in his walker.  If you come over, Beware!  Your feet will surely get run over.  

Yum, that looks tasty...

I wanna PUFF!