Christmas 2011 - Lucas' 1st Christmas

The best Christmas gift ever:


Look at these blue eyes:



Spoiled Boy:

Lucas - 2 Months Old

Lucas turned 2 months old on 12/10. He is becoming increasingly more alert with each day. He is starting to smile a lot, make lots of noises through cooing. Each morning when he wakes up, he stretches really big, makes the funniest scrunched up faces and expels a bunch of gas. He will kill me for writing this someday but it is hilarious and makes me laugh everyday. Lucas loves to lay on his play mat and swat at the toys. However, he still hates tummy time. In terms of sleeping, he still wakes up every 2-3 hours. Occasionally we get a 4 hour stretch but when this happens he usually wakes up every 2 hours after the 4 hour stretch. Oh sleep, how I miss you. I hope Lucas will soon learn how much his mommy and daddy love to sleep and takes on our sleeping pre-baby sleeping habits. Each day is new and exciting and we love watching him grow.

Bundled Up

We bundled up Lucas a little too much for our walk today! It reminded us from the scene in A Christmas Story. Poor thing couldn't move his arms!

Smiles

Smiles - Lucas is finally starting to smile a lot! It melts our hearts when we get big smiles from this boy!



Lucas in one of his many Christmas themed onesies. This one reads "What Santa Doesn't Bring Me, Grandma Will".

December is here!

Christmas is my favorite holiday and I just love decorating! With a newborn, we have decided to put off decorating the outside of the house this year(besides a flag). I have done some decorating inside and here are a few pics of the decorations. Happy Holiday Season!

Thanksgiving 2011 - A Year of True Blessings

We have a lot to be thankful for this year. Having a healthy baby boy this year was the answer to our prayers. I try to remind myself of how blessed we are when I get upset with my weight or start complaining over a lack of sleep. I keep trying trying to remind myself to not sweat the small stuff! It is definitely a lesson both Josh and myself need to constantly remind ourselves of as we both have a tendency to get stressed easily.

Lucas - 1 Month Old

1 Month Old:


1 Month, 1 week:


We are almost at the 6 week mark. I go to the doctor next week for the standard post-birth 6 week check up. I feel like I am finally starting to get the hang of the parenthood thing. Well, maybe not getting the hang of it, but each day feels a little more comfortable than the last. Lucas spent the first 3-4 weeks sleeping all day and staying UP ALL NIGHT. He is finally staying awake during the day and getting up about 3 times during the night. This makes me very happy! Those first few weeks were so exhausting that words really can't describe it. I was a zombie. I seriously don't know how I was functioning. Nobody really prepares you on quite how hard those first few weeks are. Oh well, we are surviving. We were blessed with a beautiful baby boy and that is all the matters.