Little Stinker

So Luke has been doing this thing lately where he blows bubbles and spits everywhere. It is absolutely hilarious but the little stinker will not do it for the camera. He will be going to town and as soon as I pull out the camera, he stops. I will keep trying to get it but here's a cute video of him laughing at me blowing bubbles. :)

Thanksgiving in Indiana

All decked out in his Colts gear, ready to cheer them on to victory!
Touchdown Colts!
Naps with Grandpa are the best!
Grandpa is so funny!
Hanging out with Auntie Em

Relaxing with Uncle Jacob
Helping Uncle Jacob get ready for Thanksgiving.
Luke and his second cousin, Brookelyn
Peyton can't wait til Luke is old enough to really play with her! :)

The Many Looks of Luke

Superhero Luke
Eskimo Luke
Silly Luke

Absolutely adorable Luke!

Relaxing With My Boy

More Video of Luke

Sorry it's so dark, Jonathan's body was blocking the light. You get the idea, though, Luke loves to laugh! :)

Video of Luke

A Boy and His Dog

Four Month Stats

Luke had his four month check-up today. He is 13 pounds, 13.5 ounces and 25 inches long. He's still right around the 50th percentile for both, but a little under in weight and a little over in length. He had more shots :( but actually did very well with them. Other than the initial scream when they poked him, he hasn't been too upset since! (Knock on wood--we'll see how the rest of today and tonight go.) Some fun facts about Luke: he loves his toes and can actually put them in his mouth. He has discovered his voice and enjoys laughing and making high-pitched shrill sounds when he is excited. He thinks his daddy is hilarious and laughs the hardest around him. He can roll from side to side and holds his head up with ease when on his tummy. It won't be long before he's moving and then I'll really have my hands full! :)

Talking to Grandma

Luke loves to hear his Grandma Moore's voice on speaker phone!

Luke's Four Month Pictures

Luke turned four months old yesterday! We cannot believe how fast the time is going by. We love him so much!!

Outtakes

Now that Luke is more mobile, taking a good picture is getting harder and harder to do! He seems to think it's pretty funny, though. :)

Silly Boy!

Here are some funny and cute moments from the past couple days. :)

Luke is very flexible! He has discovered his toes recently and loves to play with them during diaper changes. It's cute, but also makes it very difficult to change a diaper! :)

Watching some tv together (the black blob is Peyton).

He seriously fell asleep like this!

Before & After

Here is how Luke was laying before I got into the shower:

And this was him after I got out! Sorry there are so many--I couldn't pick just one. He's so darn cute!!

So Happy to Be Well Again!

As you can see, Luke is back to himself and we are so thankful! We're pretty sure it was the baby powder that caused everything, which is good to know. The rash and swelling are now completely gone! :)

Luke Is Feeling Better!

Praise the Lord! Luke's temperature is gone and his rash is much much better. The swelling in his feet is gone, although his hands are still pretty red and swollen. Does anyone know if you can be allergic to baby powder? I have never used it on Luke, but my mother-in-law just remembered that when she watched Luke Tuesday evening, she used baby powder on him, which she'd never done before. That's the only thing different that Luke's come into contact with. Hopefully we can figure out what the cause of all this was so we can avoid it in the future! Thanks to everyone who was praying for our little boy. Here's a picture of Luke and daddy reading the paper together this morning. I'm so glad to see him getting back to normal--I never thought I could miss a smile so much!

A Trip to the ER

Well, we had an eventful, not so fun night. After his appointment yesterday morning, Luke had an okay day. He became more fussy last night. After nursing him around 11pm, I changed his diaper once more and got ready to put him down for the night. I decided to take his temperature and it was 101.4 under the arm, which usually means you have to add a degree, so 102.4. Jonathan called the after hours number and they told us to head to the ER. So, off to the ER we went around midnight. The on-call doctor looked at Luke and told us basically the same thing--he has hives and it could be an allergic reaction to just about anything. He thought it may be a reaction to a cold virus Luke has, since he's been coughing, sneezing, etc. for a while. Basically, it just has to run its course. He did order some x-rays done because Luke sounded a bit congested in his lungs and they wanted to make sure it wasn't pneumonia or bronchitis. Thankfully, the x-rays were okay. His fever was down to 101.6 by the time we left and they gave him some Tylenol at the hospital. We were told to keep up with the Benadryl and Tylenol and to keep watching him for any signs of worsening. We got home around 3:30am. Luke slept fairly well throughout the night. He's thrown up three times today, though, he's been really cranky, and his feet are so swollen. He still has soaking wet diapers, though, so it doesn't look like he's getting dehydrated, which is good. I just want this whole thing to be over with! I hate seeing him like this.

Update on Luke

I was up most of the night with Luke, as he did not sleep more than an hour's stretch at a time. This morning his rash had spread to his back, he had a slight temp and he threw up everything after I nursed him, so back to the dr. we went! This time, Dr. DeLapp had a med student and two other doctors (different from the ones yesterday!) look at Luke. Everyone was still stumped. They were pleased the rash seemed to be getting better around his face (where it was most concentrated yesterday) and the swelling was gone too. Once again I was asked a million questions about new foods, soaps, detergents, clothes, etc. Nothing new has happened. They ended up telling me to give Luke some Benedryl (2 mL every 8 hrs.). So far he's had one dose and I haven't seen any improvement. I just hope he feels and looks better soon. :(

Luke's First Halloween

Poor Lukey did not have the greatest first Halloween. When he woke up this morning to nurse around 7:30, he seemed his normal self. I put him back to bed and he slept til nearly 10. When I got him up then, I noticed his face seemed a little red. As the morning went on, it kept getting redder and redder and looked to be turning into some sort of rash. Wouldn't you know it, I had pictures at Wal-Mart scheduled for today, which I had to reschedule.

Jonathan worked from home for a half day, then we went into his office for trick-or-treating. By the time we finished with that, Luke's face and left foot were swollen and he was quickly becoming covered in this rash. I called the doctor and they were able to get us in relatively quickly. Three doctors looked at him (poor kid probably felt like a lab rat) and none of them were quite sure what it was. It looks to be some sort of allergic reaction to something he came into contact with. Dr. DeLapp thinks it may be a latex allergy that has developed, which would be from bottle nipples and pacifiers. Luke had a bottle last night and today. We're eliminating anything latex until the rash goes away and then we will experiment to see if that is the true cause. Luke goes back to the doctor on Friday.

After our appointment, he seemed to be getting better and the rash seemed to be clearing up. We went to Jonathan's sister's for dinner and trick-or-treating with Luke's cousins. As you can see from the pictures, he wasn't really in the mood. :( Once we got him home and out of his costume, he was covered in the rash again! The costume is 100% polyester, so I don't know if that's causing the reaction??? But he hadn't worn it when he first broke out this morning. We are stumped as to what is causing this. Poor baby did not have the greatest day, but we are hoping and praying it gets better. Here are some pictures from our evening.

Poor little duck!

Daddy and Lukey

Snow White, Junior Aspauragus, Luke the Duck, Princess Julia, Spiderman, Batman. a mouse and a frog make for one fun group of trick-or-treaters!

More Pictures and An Update

Here are some more pictures of Luke (hope you aren't getting tired of seeing him yet...we sure aren't!). Last night Jonathan took pictures of Luke in his car seat. He was getting Luke to laugh so hard--it was adorable! We pulled out the exersaucer for the first time and Luke loved it! He just needs a little cushioning in the back to help stabilize him.



Just a couple updates. Some of you have been asking about my mom. She is doing pretty good overall. She's about a third of the way through her treatment. She had a port put in last week, which should help treatment go smoother. We appreciate everyone's continued prayers. And for those of you wondering about my glasses in recent posts...I have a ruptured blood vessel or something nasty on my left eye, so I'm avoiding contacts for a while until it goes away. That's all the updates for now! :)