We Survived!

We all survived my trip out of town. I think that Luke and Richard probably handled it better than I did, but we all made it. I'm glad that I have done my first trip so that all of the other ones are easier. Luke turned 3 months old last week. He is really turning into his own little person and you are able to really see his personality now.


As some of you know, I have been worried because Luke keeps his fists closed most of the time. He never seems interested in toys or wants to reach out and grab for things. However, he is slowly starting to seem intersted in things besides his fists. So, I had to get a picture of him actually holding on to something.
Guess who picked the socks out to go with this outfit? They don't quite match, but are at least the same color, right?

Like Mother, Like Son

After 3 months, we have found the key to Luke's Tummy Time. He loves to watch TV. We've noticed that when we have him laying on the floor, he turns his head to watch the TV. When we picked him up at daycare this week, they had on a Baby Einstein video and he was laying on his tummy watching it. So, we tried it at home. Yes, that is American Idol on in the background and he was very content watching it for about 10 minutes or so. For those of you wondering, we do actually comb his hair - it just has a mind of its own.


American Idol brought out Luke's inner rock star...
I leave on Tuesday to go out of town until Thursday night. I know that Richard and Luke will be fine, but I am very nervous. I've been trying to let Richard know Luke's morning "routine" (if you can call it that yet), so hopefully all will go smoothly. Luckily, both Grandmas and Grandpas are close by if he needs any help.

Jayhawks and Royals

Wow! What a weekend for sporting events. I almost had a heart attack during the KU vs. North Carolina game on Saturday when we nearly blew our 28 point lead and then another one during the KU vs. Memphis game last night. That shot by Mario Chalmers was AMAZING! Luke was so excited to wear all of his KU gear to daycare on Monday and was even more excited when he got there and several of the other kids were Jayhawks fans also. Today was Opening Day for the Royals and they pulled off a victory over the Yankees. As hard as I am trying to brainwash Luke to be a KU fan, Richard is trying equally hard to make him a Royals fan, and a Chiefs fan, and a Blues fan, and really pretty much any type of sports fan. To celebrate the start of baseball season, we had to get him dressed in his Royals gear today.

Luke turned 12 weeks old yesterday and according to Richard's fairly unscientific calculations, he weighs 12.5 lbs. He is also getting VERY tall! We have had to stop swaddling his legs because he is too long for the swaddling blanket. This weekend we went to buy him some new sleepers and had to get some that were 6-9 months just to get the right length. We are estimating that he may be 25 inches long or so now. We still love to take his pictures and think he is too cute. Not that we are biased or anything.


I'm sure that most of you aren't interested in his feet, but I absolutely love these socks. My friend Kara got them for us as a baby gift and they come in a set of 6. They are all different colors and look like tennis shoes. Last Friday Richard and I went out to dinner to celebrate Richard's 32nd b-day and we found some socks that are the same brand, but have golf balls and golf tees on them. Even though I am not much of a golfer, they were too cute to pass up. Plus, my Dad found a toy golf cart that comes with a set of clubs for Luke. It is for ages 3 and up, so it will be a while before he is ready to use it, but he can at least dress the part for the time being.

Rollin, Rollin, Rollin

Watch Luke's new trick...

Back to Work

Well, today was my first day back to work and we all survived. I think that Luke handled it a lot better than I did, but we both made it. Actually, once I made it to work, my day was great. My co-workers had made a "Welcome Back" sign and attached a picture from the blog of Luke. Also, it helped that I worked a pretty short day. I'm trying to ease back into it this week. But, the drop-off at daycare was so much harder than I ever imagined that it could be. Some of my girlfriends had warned me that it would be difficult and very emotional. I didn't think that I would have the same problem since I was really looking forward to going back to work and having some adult interaction and something to challenge my brain. But, I was WRONG!! Luke started crying on the way to daycare (just because he wanted his pacifier and it had fallen out of his mouth), but that made me start crying. The teachers in his room were very nice and said that all first-time moms are this way, but I think they might have thought I was a basket case. We called to check on him over lunch and they said that he was doing fine. He had taken a short nap in the morning and had only cried when they didn't get his bottle heated up fast enough. That made me feel better and the afternoon went by really quickly. He seemed really excited to see me when I picked him up. They were feeding him and as soon as he heard my voice, he looked around. So, that made me feel better. I'm sure tomorrow will be even easier. The next big test will be in two weeks when I take my first trip out of town.