12 Weeks

Well tomorrow Luke will be 12 weeks old. I only have 5 more weeks of maternity leave. I'm very sad. I don't want to leave him and go back to work. It will be very hard for me to leave him at daycare that first day (and all the rest of them).

Last weekend was a very busy weekend for us. Jason had Friday July 3rd off and so we went up to the Wild Animal Park. It was hot and miserable and we didn't last very long

Saturday we went up to Lake Elsinore for a BBQ at my uncle Mike's house and then we all went to the Storm game (Padres minor league team). Luke had a lot of fun at the game and didn't even sleep while we there. Since it was the 4th of July there were fire works but we didn't want to be in the park to watch them because it could hurt Luke's ears and so we watched from the car and he sure did like them. The next day Jason and I left Luke at home with my mom and went to a Padres game with our friend Lindsay. I had fun but don't think I will be ready to leave Luke again any time soon. Luke was good for my mom except that he didn't nap.

After such a long weekend and not very good naps I started working on getting him on a schedule and we did good most of the week. He actually took some good long naps in his crib. He is probably ready to be in his crib full time but I'm not quite ready yet.

Luke is getting bigger and bigger. On Thursday he weighed 11lbs 3oz. I can hardly believe it. Some of his 3 month clothes are getting a little snug on him. This week our family has been a little sick. Jason stayed home on Tuesday with a fever and cough. On Thursday night I was getting Luke ready for his bath and he felt very warm to me so I took his temp and it was 101.6 then the next morning he started coughing and he even vomited a few times (not like spit up but actual vomit). Saturday morning I woke up with a fever and cough. It was hard for me because Jason had 2 baseball games and I had to take care of Luke all by myself and of course he decided not to nap that day.

Luke got to go swimming for the first time today. He had fun. He likes the water a lot. Bath time is still my favorite time of day because he is so happy.

Luke's first time in pool

In his pool float

On his way to the pool

In his swim trunks

Watching the Lake Elsinore Storm game on 4th of July with my Uncle Mike

Go Storm!

Luke loves his daddy so much

Playing on the floor with Daddy

Luke in his big boy outfit

Sophie in her new spot

My sunflower cupcakes I made for my moms birthday

Random pics from my phone

Luke and I at his first Padres game


Not sure why but I love this picture



Lukes first time sitting up on the couch


Super excited

So cute

He look so funny in this picture

Cuddled up

So tiny. this was right after we came home from hospital

9 weeks Old!

I can't believe he is 9 weeks now. Where in the world did the time go? Although to look at Luke he has changed a lot in 9 weeks. A week ago today he weighed 9lbs 11oz and was 21 3/4 inches tall. His doctors appointment went good. He just cried a little for the shots and as soon as I picked him up he stopped. We did have a mini meltdown about 4 hours after the shots but I just took him for a little ride in the car and he calmed down. While we were at the doctors he said the thrush looked like it was almost gone and I explained to him that everytime it gets like that a few days later it is really bad again. I told him that I was sterilizing everything after every use and he said that is part of our problem. By sterilizing you are killing off the good bacteria so the yeast has no competition. As of yesterday it was getting worse again so I called the doctor and he is having us use a different medication so hopefully this one will work for us. Luke started taking some vitamin drops yesterday. They totally smell like vitamins and I wasn't sure if he would like it so I just mixed it with his bottle and he took it. We also got to start giving him some water. The first time I gave it to him he started sucking away at the bottle then all of a sudden he realized it wasn't milk and he slowed down and was looking around like what the heck is going on here. Now he loves it. We just give him a little bit here and there. The doctor wants him to get used to it before we start him on juice and stuff.

Well my favorite part of the day has become bath time. Luke could be happy, sad, tired, or screaming his head off and once you set him in the water he is instantly happy. I had been telling my mom about how much he likes his baths and so when she came over yesterday we gave him a bath and she didn't think he was going to like it because he was awfully grumpy but sure enough he started smiling and kicking his legs. It really is the best part of our day.

We had our first fever over the last couple of days. Poor Luke did not feel good. He is back to his happy normal self today and at this very moment is taking his first nap in his crib. He had fallen asleep on me and Jason put him in the crib and he woke up but never cried and eventually put himself to sleep. He is not going to sleep there at night for another month or so but I would like for him to take naps during the day in there. We got the video monitor set up and it is so nice to be able to see him while he is in there all by himself.

Next weekend is 4th of July weekend. On the 4th my moms family is heading up to Lake Elsinor to go see the Storm play ( Padres high A team) that should be fun. Then on Sunday Jason and I are going to the actual Padres game to see the Padres beat the Dodgers (he he don't tell Jason I said that!). We are going to leave Luke with my mom. I'm very nervous but I know Luke loves my mom so they will be fine. It will be nice to have some fun away with my husband and Lindsay!

Well here are some new photos of Luke. My mom now calls him a butterball. He is getting so chubby. I guess its good because he did not have any fat on his body when he was born. He was so skinny. Now he looks more like other babies to me.

Uncle Kyle and Luke

Great Grandpa and Luke

Papa and Luke

Enjoying bath time

We went and had this done and I just love how it turned out

Luke and Rory, look how much chubbier he is than her now she is so cute and petite.

My very big boy

Things are going good around here. Luke is getting big. In Jasons words " his face and head are huge". He gained 20 ounces in 10 days! I couldn't believe the scale. I weigh him once or twice a week at my breastfeeding group and I could not believe my eyes I thought the scale wasn't right so I did it again and he was weighing in at 9lbs 2oz. We have now grown out of the newborn diapers and newborn clothes. As I was packing up the newborn and preemie clothes I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the preemie onesies. They are so tiny and I can't even remember him being that small. Its incredible when you see them everyday you just don't really notice how big they are getting. Some days his hair is really really red and some days not so much but it is slowly changing starting with the sides and movings its way up.

On June 5th he smiled at me when I was talking to him. It was 5:00 in the morning and I ran into the bedroom and woke up Jason and we tried to get him to smile again and he did! He is all smiles now. He seems to know my mom and smiles at her too. He has the most fun playing on his play mat and watching the mobile on the pack n play. He goes crazy for those two things. The mobile on the pack n play are just three little bears and you have to wind it up every 3 minutes and when it runs out and you start to wind it up again he gets a big smile on his face.

We are not doing good on the breastfeeding right now. I have been pumping and giving him bottles. Because of the thrush he just doesn't want to nurse. Hopefully once everything is all better we will be able to nurse again and get much better than ever before.

We have our 2 month check up on Wednesday. He is going to get 3 shots and some oral thing. I am not looking forward to this because it made my friend April's son Jaylen sick. I know they get sore and cranky but we just got through a rough couple of weeks and I am not looking forward to anymore rough days.

The only other new thing going on for us is that Jason and I are getting baptized tomorrow. I am very excited!

Here are some photos of my sweet baby boy and a video at the very end of Luke playing.

Almost 6 weeks now!

Wow does time fly. Luke will be 6 weeks old on Monday. He is getting so big and changing daily. Just within the last week he has become much more alert and interactive. Its amazing how fast they can change. Within the next 2 weeks they say he will begin to smile at you on purpose! I can't wait. Today he laughed for the first time. It was so cute no real sound came out but it was still so adorable. I just love him so much!

Uncle Josh and Luke


First Padres game with mom and dad




Isn't he adorable?



Play time

Luke and his friend Jaylen

He LOVES bath time!

Luke meeting Aunt Tite for the first time

Uncle Kyle and Luke

Our 2 babies hanging out together

I'm sad

I don't have time to post any pics or write a long story I just wanted to say that my baby boy is 1 month old today. Time is going by so fast. He is getting so big. He finally learned how to breastfeed. Finally no more pumping for me (well ok I still pump a couple of times a day but no where near the 8 times I was!!!). I think Luke is going to his first Padres game tonight hopefully it all goes well.

Luke's Friend is here!!!

So Loralyn had Aurora Lyn (I'm calling her Rory) on May 5th (my original due date!). The three of us went to the hospital that evening to see the precious little baby girl. She was 6lbs 3oz and 18.5 inches. She is too cute. Here are a couple of pictures of the babies together and a few new ones of Luke.

Beautiful Aurora

Their first nap together (ok so Aurora is still awake).

My kid loves to stretch

Luke and Mommy sleeping

Adorable!

The kids playing together (actually Sophie likes this much more than Luke does right now).