Movin' On Up

Guess who slept 10 hours straight last night...My adorable little baby boy! (Which means that now I will be too!)
We moved Luke upstairs to his big boy crib and have spent the last 5 nights working on getting him to sleep all night without waking up for feedings. Many tears have been shed on his part and mine, but it was all worth it to finally have him sleeping through the night!

Storytime

I took Luke to Storytime at Barnes and Noble. Even though he's too young to read, I thought it would be good for us to get out and be around other children (and adults).
He was by far the youngest kiddo there, but I could tell he was having a good time because his eyes were SO big while he sat on my lap and took it all in.



I bought him two books while we were there. Here are some pics of him "enjoying" one of his new books.

Strictly Strength

It's been almost a year since I've gone to the gym and I've been really anxious to get back in there to lose this baby weight. 'Strictly Strength' is one of the classes offered and it sounded like a good one to start with on my first day back. How ironic, it seems that both Luke and I needed just that...emotional strength.

As soon as I made the reservation for him this morning, the butterflies started. I kept thinking of excuses why I should stay home, but knew that it would be best for both of us if we went.

I dropped him off at the nursery (after going through my million instructions for the cute little college girls that work there). I got to my class, started sweating and calming down a little bit, only to look over and see a young girl from the nursery holding a big dry erase board with my name written on it!
She informed me that Luke had been screaming for the past 20 minutes and that I would have to leave class and come get him.

As soon as I got to the nursery and picked him up, he stopped crying and even started smiling...such a toot! He fell asleep immediately in the car on the way home and once we got home, was only awake long enough for his bath. I read him a book right before putting him to bed and I started nodding off myself...I guess I got more of a workout than I realized.

I snapped a picture of him in his car seat right after I picked him up. Hopefully I will get to stay for the entire class next time.

What's Up, Doc?

I took Luke back to the doctor this morning...he went a week ago because he was sneezing and coughing and had drainage in his eyes. He is no longer sneezing or coughing, but he still wakes up with goopy eyes. The doctor is thinking that it might just be a blocked tear duct but if it doesn't clear up soon with ointment, he will need to go see an opthamologist.



The true reason that I took Luke back this morning though was because he has been spitting up and refusing to eat. (I quit breastfeeding last week so now he is exclusively on formula and ever since, he has been super fussy and spitting up A LOT!) I was certain that he had reflux, but the doctor said that Luke should have been spitting up with breastmilk this whole time if he had reflux. So....after giving me a guilt trip for not breastfeeding any longer, the doctor suggested that we try some different formulas. He thinks that Luke is having a hard time adjusting to strictly formula and we need to switch to one that is more gentle on his tummy. I'm hoping this works because I would really like to be able to stay in the same shirt all day...laundry has really been piling up.

He weighed 12 lbs. 1 oz and was 24" long. He should start putting on weight too now since he no longer has diarrhea from his cold and will hopefully start to eat with this new formula.

Here's a picture of him laying in the doctor's office after having his height measured...hence the pen marks above his head.

Separation Anxiety

This week marked a huge milestone in Luke's life and in Mama's as well.

I attend a Bible study at my church every Tuesday evening for two hours. The church provides childcare during the Bible study for children ages 3 months and older. I usually leave Luke with his daddy on Tuesday nights, but now that he is old enough I thought I would try putting him in the church nursery.
It sounded like a good idea at the time, but as the day got closer, the knot in my stomach grew bigger!

I'm not sure who cried more when I left him, me or him.

I don't think I heard a word of our lesson that night...It was still the same two hour lesson, but it honestly felt like an eternity! I must have looked at the monitor a hundred times to make sure Luke's name wasn't scrolling across it. I think I was secretly hoping that his name would appear so that I would have to leave early and go get him. I had no idea how hard it would be...I missed him so much!
I did manage to sneak out once to peek in on him and it was the cutest thing ever! The ladies that work in the nursery were singing "Jesus Loves Me" to all the babies while one of them was rocking Luke.

We both made it through and I am planning on trying again next week, but I'm not promising that there won't be any tears. And honestly when we got home, Luke was so pooped out...I gave him his bath, fed him and sang to him, and he slept the longest he's ever slept...6 hours straight!





Here he is waking up after 6 straight hours of sleep.

4th of July

Brent and I took Luke to his great grandparents' house on Lake Buchanan for the 4th of July. Luke hadn't been feeling well so he wouldn't let anyone hold him but mama...these are just a few shots I was able to get of Luke when he wasn't crying or wanting mama.

Foot Fetish

Luke's latest fascination is his feet.















He curls his toes just like his daddy does.

Visiting The Green's in Gruene

To start our weekend off with a 'bang', we took Luke to Brent's dad's for an early 4th of July celebration. Brent's dad, Gary, and his wife Cate live in an AWESOME house right on the Guadalupe river in Gruene. They have a gourmet outdoor kitchen with all the bells and whistles, a huge dock on the river to watch tubers go by, an outdoor T.V., and a swimming pool with a volleyball net.
Needless to say, we love trips to Gruene.

We were only there a few minutes, before we decided to test out Luke's swimming skills. Brent and I have been anxious to get Luke into the pool to see how he would like the water; so I went out earlier this week and bought him a swimsuit and a baby float with a canopy. Luke wasn't sure what to think at first...but after a few minutes, he and Daddy were cruising around the pool smiling and making funny faces at each other.