It's been an interesting week with Luke--lots of different changes/phases are going on right now with him. He's definitely growing into a big boy right before our eyes! For the past few weeks, he has been going through some separation anxiety and didn't want anyone to hold him except me or Cory. He would tolerate someone else holding him for about a minute, maybe two if they were lucky, and then he would stick out that bottom lip and just lose it! Well, this week, my brother and sister-in-law came over to see Luke, and the Lukester let them both hold him!! For a long time too!! I was so happy! Hopefully this phase will end soon--especially since we have a big weekend with friends, and I know they are going to want to hold him!

Timothy and Luke--notice the smile on Luke's face! Yay for Luke letting his uncle hold him! Heather and Luke

Luke loves his Aunt Heather. She always makes him smile! On a side note, this is Cory's favorite outfit on Luke. I made him go with me to Once Upon a Child, and Cory picked this one out for Luke. Maybe because it looks more big boyish or maybe because it isn't monogrammed! Either way, I think it's funny and random to see what Cory thinks Luke should wear! The best is when Cory has to dress Luke. I'll have to take a picture next time because it's always so random and so not matching! I love it!

Also this week, we have been letting Luke cry himself to sleep. Our doctor wanted Luke to be able to self-soothe and put himself to sleep by the time he was 4 months. We didn't quite make that goal--I was still nursing him, rocking him, holding him--whatever worked to get him to go to sleep. So we decided this was the week, our almost five month old needed to figure out how to put himself to sleep. Last night he screamed (and I mean SCREAMED) for over an hour. Tonight, it was just 45 minutes. Poor baby. It's been hard, but I know it's what we have to do. And I know it will get better...