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Luke just loves his new baby sitter, Aunt Missy! He told me that he loves cuddling with her and playing with her. Missy is great and we don't know what we would do without her! We're blessed in so many ways and were greatful that we can have family watch Luke while he is so young! Luke gave her a run for her money the first few days she watched him during lunchtime. He didn't particularly like getting a bottle but Missy's got it down now!

Laugh out Loud!

Luke was laughing up a storm tonight! Ben and I have never heard him laugh like this... Ben was making goofy faces at Luke and laughing with him and Luke was loving every minute of it! We didn't get it on video because it was too much fun watching him crack up! All these firsts are soo special!

3 Months

Luke turned 12 weeks old this past Thursday! It's so hard to believe that he is already three months old. He is such a joy! Last night he slept for 6 1/2 hours straight. His normal bedtime routine is he goes to sleep between 10:00-11:00pm, usually wakes up between 4:30-5:30, eats, and goes right back to sleep until 8:30-9:30am. So he now only wakes up once a night. Luckily I can fall right back to sleep too, so it's not bad at all.

His neck is getting so strong. He is constantly trying to sit up. I think it's only a matter of days before he can lift his head while on his tummy. He hates tummy time right now because he has to try extremely hard to lift his head. But once he gets the strength to do it I think he'll love tummy time.

I think that Luke is going to be a talker like his Uncle Joe. He coos all the time and it seems like he is always trying to tell us something. I swear I heard him say mama a couple times now, Ben keeps practicing dadadadad with him, and I say mamamama... He'll probably say dada first :0)

New Luke Pictures!

Sooooooooooooooooooo CUTE!

2 Month Check Up

Luke had his two month check up yesterday! Can you believe he will be 10 weeks old on Thursday... double digits! He now weighs 13lbs 12oz and is 24 inches long. This means he has gained over 5lbs and has grown 3 inches since birth, CRAZY! He was given three shots and one vaccine orally. It was awful to witness but our boy did great, he had a few sobs but was quickly soothed! I think Ben and I had a harder time with it then he did.

Last night Luke had a tough time, the shots made him sick and he was very uncomfortable. We hadn't heard him really "cry" until last night. The tylenol helped to calm him down and this morning he had a slight fever, 100.1, and he's slept most of the day. No tears today so that's a plus! For those of you who are parents I'm sure you can understand when I say it has been torture watching Luke be sick. It's absolutely awful! I know that these vaccines have been proven to work and that they are necessary, but it's heartbreaking! Ben has been trying to reassure me by saying "it's a lot better he feel a little off now, then have him get really sick later", and I know he is right but it's still hard. And apparently he will need second and third doses of all of these vaccines at 4 and 6 months!!! AHHHH! But we will get through it... We've been trying to stay calm around Luke so he feels good vibes...

Other than that, Ben and I are loving being parents! I'm back to work and we are establishing a pretty good routine. Luke is on a schedule and only wakes up once a night, eats, and goes right back to sleep! He is such a joy, funny, inquisitive, and smart! Ben and I are enjoying every minute of it! (Ok, except for when he's sick... we don't enjoy that but we know its part of life) Luke is exploring, he now knows he has hands, feet, and ears! He smiles a ton, and sucks his thumb! It's amazing to see all of his expressions... We've seen happy, sad, excited, frustrated and scared!

Love to all!

So big!

Luke is getting so big! We love watching him grow, learn and explore! He is 9 weeks old, almost double digits! He goes to the dr. on Monday for his two month check up. He's scheduled to get 3 shots which I am absolutely dreading. I'll let you know the official weigh in on Monday, but I weighed him yesterday and he was 15.4 lbs with his clothes on! We are finishing up the #1 diapers we have opened and are already moving on to #2's! Enjoy the pictures!