A Good Night Sleep

Last night I fed Luke around 9:20, then got him in his pjs, read him his Bible story and tucked him into bed shortly after 10. Guess when he woke up to eat again? 5:15am!! I could not believe it! He slept for nearly seven hours and went eight hours between feedings. It's a new record!! After feeding him at 5:15, he then went back to bed until 9! I am so proud of him! :) He definitely felt rested, too. This is what I found when I went in to get him this morning: He is definitely starting to move--a lot! While I was in there, he completely shifted himself almost 90 degrees!

This picture I had to include, too. Luke is wearing his daddy's outfit from when he was a baby. I haven't found a picture of Jonathan in it yet, but I'll keep looking!

Our Little Boy is Growing Up So Fast!

I know, I know, moving from a size 1 diapers to a size 2 isn't that big a deal, but it just means he is growing so fast! From my own methods, it looks like Luke is now around 24 inches and 13 pounds! I can't believe it! We got him a mobile for his crib and he absolutely loves it. Check it out...

Pictures from this Weekend

My family came up from Indiana for the weekend. We had a great time hanging out and watching all the cute things Luke does! :) He is worn out from all the attention, though. I think he'll sleep well tonight... After a flat tire, my family didn't get to our house until 1 am Saturday morning. Luke was so excited to see them!

How precious is this? He really does love his Auntie Em!
I got a new 'do this weekend. Emily tells me I'm a "hot momma" now. haha

Uncle Jacob's trying really hard to make Luke smile.
We took Luke to the mall for some serious shopping!

Luke and Grandpa
Luke loves his Grandpa and Grandma!


"My aunt loves me" (but does Luke really love her in this picture??)

So Relaxed

I've caught Luke in this position lately when he's getting ready to go to sleep. He cracks me up! :)

Little Man

So I put Luke in this outfit today and I couldn't help but think how much he just looks like a little man. Check out his cute shoes! I had to include the other pictures to show off the beautiful flowers my husband got for me "just because". :)

Luke and Mommy

Aren't I So Cute?

Check out my cool camouflage band-aids I got from my shots!

First Trip to the Fair

Luke got to go on his first trip to the fair this week. He and all eight of his cousins enjoyed a day full of fun. Okay, so maybe Luke slept through the majority of the day, but I'm sure he had a blast anyway. Maybe next year he'll be more into it. :)

Micah loves his new cousin!
Luke and (most of) his cousins.
Luke and Julia spent most of the day like this.

IWU Homecoming

Hey, for those of you IWU alumni, Jonathan, Luke and I are going to Homecoming this year (the first weekend in October). So if anyone else is going to be there, let us know so maybe we can meet up and hang out! :)

Two Month Stats

Luke went for his two month check-up yesterday. He is still right in the 50% range for his height, weight, and head size. He is now 23 inches long and a whopping 11 pounds 9 ounces! Way to go Luke! :) He was so happy and smiley throughout the appointment until the very end when he had to get his shots. :( I was holding his arms, looking at his face to distract him. He looked at me with a huge smile on his face but as soon as the first shot happened, his lips pouted out and he let out a wail. It broke my heart! Surprisingly, though, as soon as I got him dressed and in his car seat he settled down and was pretty happy the rest of the day. That's my boy!

Luke's Two Month Picture

Starting Him Young

Smiley Boy

Luke's favorite new thing to do now is smile. It's so cute! Sometimes I think he's going to start laughing, but he hasn't yet. Here are some pictures of his adorable smile. (Sorry, Jonathan has his shirt off yet again...the guy never wears one!)

Do You Believe This?

Labor Day Weekend

For Labor Day, we headed up to Jonathan's parents' place in northern Michigan. We had beautiful weather and a great time hanging out with his family. On Monday, we decided to do the annual Mackinaw Bridge Walk. It was a little crowded and chaotic, but we were glad we did it. Luke successfully made the five mile walk (in his stroller) and even got a certificate to prove it! :) He actually slept through most of the walk except for the last 1/2 mile or so, when he decided he'd had enough and was ready to eat!Is this supposed to be fun?

Starting the walk

Halfway there!

We made it!

Man am I glad that's over!

Luke and his cousin, Julia.

Handsome boy!

Fo' shizzle

Jonathan and his brother playing a little Dance Dance Revolution.

Updates

Just a couple updates. My mom starts her six month chemo treatment this week. Please continue to keep her in your prayers, as she isn't sure how she will react to the medicine.

Peyton came through her surgery okay. She is recovering well now, though we can't keep the bandage on her for the life of us. She keeps messing with it. My husband, being the cheapskate that he is, didn't want to forge over the $12 for one of those cones to put around her head to keep her from touching her leg. So this was his solution:

Poor Peyton

Tomorrow Peyton has to have surgery on her back right leg. It's been bothering her for a while and when we took her to the vet, he said she has a torn ligament which can only be fixed with surgery. Hopefully everything goes well and she has a quick recovery!