Luke's First Christmas!

We celebrated our first Christmas with our Luke! It was absolutely wonderful and something we'll cherish forever! Daddy had the video camera rolling and Grandma and Nana were snapping pictures left and right. Luke fell asleep about half way through opening presents but he thoroughly enjoyed all the hustle and bustle and watching everyone open his presents for him. He was spoiled by all and has a lot of fun toys to enjoy during the coming months!

Smiles Smiles Smiles!

Play Yard!

Luke just loves his play yard! Below is a short video of him bebopping to the music!

Daddy and Me!

Slideshow...

Play Yard!

We put Luke on his play yard two weeks ago and he was not able to focus, or really enjoy it... We put him on it yesterday and he absolutely loved it! He was content for over an hour. He loved the changing lights and sounds... he didn't reach for any of the toys yet but he enjoyed looking at all the bright colors!

Sweet Luke!

I thought I'd share some more pictures!

Luke's First Thanksgiving!!!

Luke celebrated his first Thanksgiving yesterday! He had a wonderful day and enjoyed turkey, stuffing, and lots of pumpkin pie! Next year he's looking forward to actually chewing his food :)

3 weeks old!

Today is Luke's 3 week Birthday! We can't get over how fast he is growing! His personality is really developing and it's pretty great if I do say so myself! He is such a good boy and is constantly making Ben and I smile! More pics below!!! He's getting so strong and daddy and Luke have been practicing lifting his head together. He just loves his boppy, he prefers to lounge and fall asleep on his boppy than in his pac n' play. Mommy and Luke, he definitely loves the boob!

Grandmas!

It's official, Ben and I are on our own! We've had two whole weeks of help from the "grandmas" and we couldn't be more greatful! As you know, Grandma Sko was here for the first week, Gammy Dem came in relief and stayed Saturday-Wednesday and then Nana (Conroy) came Wednesday to Sunday! Between the three of them we have had it easy! Our house is clean, our belly's are full, and diaper duty has been simple!

Today has so far gone very smooth! The baby was up from 8:00am-11:00am and has been asleep from 11:00- until now (2:30). I was actually able to take an almost 2 hour nap! Wooohoo! He's starting to stir a bit now...

Below are a few picks of Luke and his grandmas during their visits!

Thank you all sooo much! Ben, Luke, and I are very blessed to have you in our lives! I know Luke enjoyed getting to know you and Ben and I are truly thankful to you! You've given me time to recover and us time to spend with our baby and not worry about the day to day tasks! So many people have told us to cherish this time with the baby and you have allowed us to do just that! Cherish our bubba!

After bath time, Luke is sucking his thumb to soothe himself! Every bath is getting easier and easier since Mom and Dad are getting quicker and smoother!

Chillin with dad watching football and sports! This kid is learning early!

More Pics

More pictures of the bubba! He's doing great!

First Hokie Game...

Ben has been looking forward to this moment since we started talking about having kids! Daddy and Luke watched their first Hokie game together on Thursday and we won!

First Doctor's Appt...

Luke had his first doctor's appointment yesterday and everything looks great! He was a good boy and he now weighs 8lbs 12ounces, he's gained almost a pound since Monday!

Mom and Edgy have been here helping us since last week and we don't know what we would have done without them! They've been cooking, cleaning, and watching the baby so Ben and I can sleep during the day. Not to mention, mom has changed hundreds of diapers and has gotten peed on a number of times! We are really going to miss them and so will Luke, but lucky for all of us we have Windoes Live Messenger and will be able to see each other every day!

Luke gets his picture taken about a hundred times a day, especially since grandma Sko is here! Below are just a few...

Our little bundle of Joy!

I'm sure most of you have already heard that our sweetheart has arrived! He is doing great, he is healthy and is absolutely beautiful! Ben and I are enjoying every minute and couldn't be more happy! We are truly blessed! I'll try to update this more often with new pictures of Luke!!!

Update...

Today is the first day that we are past due! The suspense is just killing us! We are both so excited and anxious we can hardly stand it! The dr. said he will let us go up to 2 weeks over before inducing. Please say a prayer that we don't go that far over!

Below is a picture of Ben modeling the blanket I made our son, some updated nursery pictures and a very patient Mel. Mel can definitely tell something is up, she just doesn't know what :0)

Diaper "cake"!

The office staff at one of the Dr.'s offices that Ben works for made this wonderful diaper cake for us! It was such a sweet and creative surprise!

Baby Mama...

Finally, I'm posting pics of my ever growing belly! We have two weeks left and every day I get bigger, and bigger, and bigger... We can't wait!

VA Baby Shower!

Buffalo Baby Shower!

Nursery Cont...

This weekend my mom and Edgy visited and helped complete the nursery! We absolutely love it and it far exceeds my expectations. We have some finishing touches to add: pictures in the frames above the dresser, more of the navy blue storage bins for the cube bookshelves (they were sold out at target), and of course toys, teddy bears, and books to fill the shelves. I know our baby will be very comfortable in his new home!

I want to thank my mom for all her help and for all the wonderful items that make this the most perfect nursery ever! We literally spent the whole day Saturday shopping and putting the room together and continued working on Sunday! Thank you mom and Edgy! We can't wait to bring the baby home and show him his new bedroom!

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Ben and I are really getting excited! We just started the 32nd week and the clock finally feels like it is winding down! I've been feeling good :0) Except for my body retaining water and swelling, but I know this is normal and we only have approx. 8 more weeks to go! I'm really looking forward to the baby showers our families are planning for us!

Nursery!

We are so excited, the nursery is really coming together! And we are even more excited because we are using furniture that both of us used when we were babies. Our baby will get to use my baby crib and Ben's baby dresser. (Actually Ben's mom had the dresser when she was a baby too) Once the room is completely put to gether I will post pictures but for now a picture of the crib is below. Edgy completely cleaned and polished it for us. (It was rusty and a little scuffed from being in storage for 25+ years)

Thanks Edgy!

Good bye old friend...

Today we finally said goodbye to the Ford Taurus. It was sad to see him go, but we decided that with the baby coming we needed a more reliable and larger vehicle to tote around all the baby gear that comes with having a baby! So we have added a Chevy Equinox to our home. I know, it's not a Ford... and I feel like a bit of a traitor, however I feel the sacrifice was necessary for the good of the baby! :0)

Below is a similar picture of our new vehicle: