Five Months

Love his pants and jeans... and notice his HANDS!

More hands....

Every month, I can’t believe how much bigger Lucas gets. This month is no exception. Every day I seem to notice something new, or his clothes seem to fit a little different than the day before. We are enjoying every moment of this little guy's life! People ask us all the time if he is always as happy as he seems when we are out and about, and luckily for us, the answer is yes. He spends most of his time being happy and smiley, which makes the unhappy times seem just a little more bearable! We don’t have stats for this months post but I’m pretty sure our little chunky monkey is finally going to be closer to that 50^th percentile in weight next month!

More eating of his hands!

Likes:

• Talking – he has recently discovered just what his vocal cords can do, and trust me he is trying out just about every sound he can think of. He will sit and talk for hours if you will let him. He especially likes it when you will respond back to him in “his language”.
• His Hands – this one we aren’t too fond of, but he really loves to suck on his hands, and if you tell him not to he will get a big grin on his face and giggle and stick it right back in. One day Vinnie was determined to not let his hands be in his mouth and was watching him extra close and our little stinker still managed to sneak his hands in.
•  Laughing – he pretty much thinks everything is funny. No matter what is happening or who is talking he seems to find humor in it. He came to see me at work one day and he just laughed and laughed at everything and everyone.
• Smiling – he is quite the charmer. Even if he is upset for some reason if he sees someone looking his way he will flash the biggest grin you could imagine.
• Cereal – he gobbles it all down so quickly… if only his tummy liked it as much as he does.

One cool dude!

Dislikes

• Bed time/nap time – it is THE ONLY time this kid really screams. But when it’s time for sleep you better believe you will hear this kid. He has perfected his "I don’t want to sleep" cry.
• His car seat :( - we have reached the point where he is just a little to long for his car seat, and it is starting to be warm outside, so he sweats in his seat. And he just seems to hate getting in it anymore.
• The camera – he seems to get really shy any time I pull out my camera or my phone to take a picture or a video.

First time using a spoon.

Accomplishments:

•  Talking – again he just loves to have conversations with us.
• Eating from a spoon – I don’t know how he figured it out so fast, but he is really really good with a spoon.
• Moving – he has figured out how to get himself from point A to point B really well. Whether he rolls to get there or uses his strong little legs to push himself forward. It is really quite amazing. I’m pretty sure we are going to have a crawling baby pretty soon.
•    Grabbing – he has been working on this one for months, but he has finally fine tuned grabbing the thing he wants. My sister, Kimi, has been babysitting him while I finished school, and the other day I went to pick him up and Lilli looked at me and said “Do you know he likes to grab hairs?” Sadly that is one of his favorite things to grab(as it is for most babies). 

Mother's Day

Four Months

Lucas loves George.

This month has proven to be just a great as all the others. I think every day we love Lucas more and more. This little guy has really changed our family for the best. He can make the absolute worst day turn to a great day just by smiling at us. I know I’m driving people crazy, because all I want to ever do is talk about him.

Stats:

Height –26 inches -  83rd percentile

Weight - 14lbs 12oz - 32nd percentile :(

Head - 41.91cm - 56th percentile

The doctor also told us today that he is ready to move on to solid foods!
 

Angry face.

 

Likes:

• Playing with daddy – he likes playing with mommy but the squeals and giggles he makes while playing with daddy are amazing.
• Baths – he has finally figured out that if he kicks or hits he will splash, and he LOVES it!
•  Toys – he has 3 toys that make him happy no matter what is happening around him. He has his Sophie, George, and Herman (thanks to his daddy for 2 of those names….)
• Playing with his jungle – its a music maker that has toys that move around, it entertains him for hours.

His jungle.

 

Dislikes

• Being tired but not wanting to sleep – he fights sleep all the time and just screams and screams until he just can’t stay awake anymore.



Accomplishments:

• Rolling – he can now roll from his belly to his back and from his back to his belly… and he quite enjoys doing so.
• Sleeping in his crib – we have now made it 8 or so days in the crib and he doesn’t fight it at all any more.
• Holding his bottle – he can’t do it for his whole feeding, but he will hold his own bottle for a good portion of his feeding.

So cute!

 

Three Months

Lucas with mommy and daddy on his blessing day.

This month has started out as the best so far. We were finally able to bless Lucas. The whole Schofield clan was able to come home for it, along with my grandparents. Lucas is such a character these days. I can’t think of a moment that he isn’t making us laugh or smile. Coming home from work is quite possibly my favorite part of every day because I get to see my sweet little man. 

Even though this wasn’t a normal check-up month, we did get stats for this month. Lucas got sick and his crazy mom decided he had to go to the doctor, so here they are!

Stats:

Height – 25.25inches - 90 percentile

Weight - 12lbs 12oz - 40 percentile

Isn't he just darling??

Likes:

• His hands – he prefers his hands to anything else. I am so worried at this point that I’m going to have a thumb sucker for life!
• Talking – he is such a wonderful conversationalist.
• Baths – this is a new one… he really hated them for a long time. But now the warm water makes him really happy.
• Music – I know I have said this in every post so far, but he loves music so very much. 

  

  This is daddy's favorite

Dislikes

• When his bottle is gone – doesn’t matter how much is in the bottle, he doesn’t like it to be gone ever.
• Non-moving car seats – as long as we are in the car and going, he is fine… but if we stop… just get ready for the tears.
• Not knowing how to breathe – with his cold and still being a nose breather he has had some very sad moments of not knowing exactly what to do.

  

  Everyone loves this grumpy face for some reason.

Accomplishments:

• Making noises - he will have full on conversations with us where we will respond with things such as “oh and then what happened?” and he will just squeal and giggle forever.
• Sitting up – he still has to lean on one of us, but he is getting some really good control.
• “Standing” – we will hold him up and he will plant his feet right on the ground and just stand there.

  

  I just love this picture.

  
  

  

  And this one too!

  
  

  

  We got professional pictures done... this is just one of the many.

Two Months

2 months old

Well our little man is 2 months old already, and still the most amazing baby in the world. I don't think a day goes by that we aren't thankful for our little miracle. We have learned so much from this little guy. It really is hard to think of a time without him, he completes our little family.

Stats:

Height - 24inches - 86 percentile

Weight - 11lbs 8oz - 46 percentile

Head - 39.37cm - 35 percentile

ouch!

shots are no fun!

Likes:

• His pacifier(this should be a love not a like) - I think his favorite game is "lets see how many times I can spit this out and get it back"
• Disney music - Mainly I think he loves how silly mommy gets when its on, and when she dances with him to it.
• Cuddling mommy - he does his best sleeping with me.
• Fidget time - every day he lays on his back and kicks and throws his arms around for a half hour or more. The entire time he is doing this he is just squealing and laughing.

Dislikes

• Waiting - when he decides it is time for something he wants it RIGHT then.
• Being cold - his little lip always quivers and then he just screams!

Accomplishments:

• He is a champ at holding his head.
• He wants to see everything around him, his eyes are constantly looking at all the new things around him.
• He is amazing at grasping things and unwilling to let go.

• Laughing - it melts my heat every time!

loving fidget time!

One Month

1 month old

It’s crazy to think we are already to the point where Lucas is a whole month old! He has been such an amazing blessing to our home. I am pretty sure Lucas is the best thing I’ve (we’ve – I’m sure Vinnie would agree with me on that) ever done. He is absolutely perfect and wonderful. Everyone keeps asking us how we are surviving with a newborn at home… like we are supposed to be having a hard time, but we must have been given the best baby ever. He sleeps through the night, he doesn’t cry too often, and he seems pretty happy to just be held by someone.

 Likes:

 •Cuddling – especially all day long with mommy when dad goes to work(not sure why or how he knows daddy is gone… but he does)
•His pacifier – it is his favorite thing in the world.
•Music – he and daddy will lay and listen to it and he is just happy as can be.
•Car rides – he will sleep forever as long as the car is moving.

Dislikes: 

•Diaper changes/getting dressed or undressed – anything that has to do with making him cold!
•Baths – I think that has to do with being cold also, but I haven’t figured out the real reason for that yet.
•WAITING – he cannot handle having to wait a few minutes for his bottle to be made.
•Being put in his car seat – he loves it once he is in, but he hates the process of getting in.

Accomplishments: 

•He is getting really good at lifting his head (only for a few seconds but its pretty awesome)!
•He is really good with his hands. He can push his own pacifier back in, he also likes to pull his pacifier out and then just hold it in his hand.
•He is an amazing sleeper, AMAZING!

I absolutely love this little guy; he is everything I have ever hoped for.

Bath time

He loves to sleep!

Lucas Monte Hankla

During my pregnancy as most women do, I woke up quite frequently to go to the bathroom. When I woke up around 3:30am on January the 4th, things didn't seem any different than normal. Until I got out of bed and realized I had just "wet my pants". Little did I know that it was actually my water breaking. After having quite the freak out about it being "too early" Vinnie and I headed off to the hospital. I was positive I was being crazy, but at 4:40am I was admitted to the hospital. I won't go into too much detail, but unlike most women my water broke before I even started having contractions, so they had to give me medicine to get things moving. After an incredibly long day and after my epidural had already worn off, I finally gave birth to Lucas at 8:55pm. He was 3 weeks early but weighed in at 7lbs 10oz and was 21in. long. He is absolutely amazing! He is the perfect addition to our little family, he makes us so very happy!

Baby Lucas

So for all those who don't already know, Vinnie and I will be expecting our first baby in January. We are so excited to have baby Lucas join our little family. Now I finally will have a reason to blog. So for family and friends who want to keep up on our little guy and all the cute things he does this will be the place to find it! Our Little Man