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Life of Luke part 2

September 20, 2020

With the snap of a finger our sweet Luke is already almost 6 months old. Reading through the last post, so much has changed with him! 

He sleeps all night in his crib, and recently we have stopped giving him a dream feed (a feeding while he continues to sleep but before we go to bed), and only feed him once during the night when he wakes up. His bed time is around 730pm and he wakes up usually around 2-3am to eat, and sleeps until 6am or some days later. We have also started to do a little bit of sleep training to help him learn to fall asleep on his own. It is really hard to listen to him cry, but he has learned so quickly. We started last Monday and stayed in the room with him with a hand on his chest while he cried for a long time, the next night only two minutes and then he didn't cry at all when we put him in bed the nights after that. Every once in a while he will cry but it's not for very long and he gets nice and comfy,sometimes sleeping on his side. We got him a sleeping sack because he started rolling to his side and getting his legs stuck in the crib slats. Now that he is able to roll he sometimes sleeps on his sides and it is the cutest! Unless he wakes himself up when he flips back over.


He seems so ready to begin eating solid foods but we are following the advice of the WHO to wait until at least six months to begin. He loves to sit in his high chair at the table during our meal times and play with his utensils, toys, and watch us eat.  We have been able to stretch out his feedings to closer to three hours, especially if he is having a great time!

 On September 10th, he rolled from his back to his belly for the first time! He had been able to roll side to belly for a long time but finally was able to put it all together! We are so happy as we had been practicing that for a while! Now it's hard to keep him on his back.

 

His little personality is in full swing! He has little facial expressions and love moving his eyebrows, he has quite a birdy voice and tons of giggles. He tells us when he is bored or uncomfortable. When he is in a good mood, he can play by himself for 20 minutes or so before asking for mom to come back to play with him! 


 

He is still not a great sleeper during the day, but we have recently started getting 32-40 minute naps, which sounds short, which it is, it is still better than the 23 minutes he used to do previously!

Naturally at this stage, everything loves to be explored in his mouth. He is getting really coordinated moving his hands to his mouth to do so. He can sometimes bring his pacifier to his mouth correctly, often times it is backwards. :P 

He had his first fever after a vaccine and handled it like a champion! Was a little grumpy, slept a little extra and woke up the next day totally fine!

Mel is slowly starting to adjust to him again. She has started to cry when he cries, which can be stressful when I am by myself, but she is letting him sit a little closer, pet her and maybe soon they will be playing together.



Luke still loves to listen to stories and we read a story before every nap and at night before bed. He sits through the whole book and seems to really focus in on the pictures. He often stops his crying of fussing once I go to the bookshelf. They are magical.

The only travel we have squeezed in since my last post was to visit Joel's hometown of Soito to celebrate Joel's birthday. It was a nice visit but Luke isn't accustomed to the heat they have there! Joel and I cycled to a nearby dam/lake and enjoyed beautiful walks in the morning before the heat. It's always nice to relax and enjoy the calmness and peace in Soito. 

Here are some pictures of the last few months! Sending lots of love to everyone during these crazy times!













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  1. BethieVanOctober 12, 2020 at 2:45 PM

    ❤️❤️ you are such a great mom!!

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    1. Nicole Van DeezeOctober 12, 2020 at 8:26 PM

      Aww thank you! Thanks for reading and can't wait to see you! Love you!!

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    2. BethieVanJanuary 14, 2021 at 7:38 PM

      Can't wait for your next one 😚

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