Back from our trip about 2 weeks ago!

Lucas was, as usual, a lil cranky throughout the trip.. I've resigned to the fact that he gets cranky easily, so we've more or less learnt to live with it. Hubby clocked about 30hrs of drive time, 1,600miles.. pretty lucky that for most of the time in the car, Lucas was asleep, so I didn't have a very hard time with him in the car this time around.

It's really a challenge bringing a baby on holiday, esp one as long as ours (5 nights). The number of things to bring (I practically packed his entire wardrobe in), the number of bottles to wash and the hunt for hot water... but we would never give up anything just to have our baby come along with us and be part of our daily aspect of life, and that includes going on holidays! This time round, it was a good experience. The next trip, we hope to be able to go by plane, which is another challenge altogether. We're planning to bring Lucas to Hawaii and Florida soon, prob early next year, before we go back to Singapore in Nov 2011.

Autum, or Fall as it is called here, is setting in soon here in the States.. Mom will be here in Nov again, yippee! Cos Hubby is going to another State for 3 weeks' training, so Mom is flying over to help me out with Lucas.. cos I def wun be able to handle him all on my own 24/7 for 3 whole weeks.

Lucas is now 5.5 mths.. He has mastered his back-to-tummy flips perfectly, and has resorted to scaring the papa and me by flipping around during his sleeptimes.. he seems to dislike being on his back now. We have to pay extra attention to him nowadays, in case he flips off the bed himself.

We are also slowly introducing semi-solids to him now starting with brown rice cerals, which we have been feeding him once a day for the past week or so. He's still slowly learning to chew and swallow.. but he opens his big mouth and keeps wanting more.. and if he doesn't get as much as he wants or as quick as he wants it, he starts to wail! The silly boy.

Suspect that he is teething, or at least is starting to soon, as he has been extra fussy, esp during milk feeds, he always cry and struggling while drinking his milk. But he would still finish every single bottle he is given despite the pain. We were, at first, trying to deduce where he feels pain, which leads him to cry. So far, it seems the pain is coming from his mouth.

Lucas turns 6 mths on his Daddy's birthday! 10 Sept! So far, the parenthood journey has been tiring, not just for me, but for hubby as well. But nothing beats having such a joy around us.. its rewarding.. esp to see your lilttle one smile at you, it seems like all the sleepless nights and the milk spit-ups on your clothes and looking like crap everyday doesnt matter anymore. =)